A Brief History of Online Influence Operations
What does the history of online influence operations reveal about how to tackle disinformation?
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What does the history of online influence operations reveal about how to tackle disinformation?
>> tammy: big tech continues mission to silence voices one by one. this time naomi wolfe was the latest victim twitter for sharing opinions about the coronavirus. called out the free speech crack down tweeting quote there is a virtual industry of operatives funded by the atlanta counsel is funded by gulf state despot nato governments whose purposes is to in and the internet be purged of anyone dissenting from their orthodoxy. joining me now is pulitzer prize winning journalist and author of security democracy glenn greenwald. glenn, thank you very much for coming on. you are very much in deman...
Two voting advocacy groups weigh in on Texas voting bill Democrats say they were locked out of the legislative process, so they walked out on the voting bill. But can both parties find common ground on reform? Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 9:54 PM CDT June 1, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats walked off the house floor Sunday night to prevent a quorum and kill Senate Bill 7. At a press conference afterwards, several said they didn't have a spot at the table on the voting bill, so they used the last option they had. "They were prepared to cut us off and t...
The West and its allies have re-launched their own version of the China Belt and Road A new submarine fiber-optic data cable over southern Europe and the Latin American ocean is set to be networked this month – and the schedule is unlikely to be. The EllaLink 150 million euro project is backed by public loans, including from the European Investment Bank. The China Belt and Road Initiative will be launched when the EU and its allies renew their impetus for cooperation in international infrastructure projects, according to which Beijing has spread its influence around the world. The aim is t...
China Learning From Russia’s “Emerging Great Power” Global Media Tactics April 12, 2021 02:00 PM Age: 2 hours Image: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterpart Sergei Lavrov speak to the press after their meeting in Moscow, Russia on September 11, 2020. The two sides agreed to “make comprehensive preparations for future high-level interactions and…further cooperation in various areas” including cyber and information security (Image source: Xinhua). Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers observed that China has employed newly asse...