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Big Tech Think Tank Pushes for a Post-Election Crackdown on Online Speech
Brookings’ new report pushes for stricter social media controls in the wake of a contentious election, attributing “disinformation” to Trump’s success.
The Big Tech Think Tank Campaigning to Censor Satire
Brookings’ push to classify AI memes as election disinformation frames satire as a threat to democracy.
George W. Bush Institute Senior Advisor Urges Legacy Media Outlets to “Pre-Bunk” “Disinformation”
William McKenzie cites the former Disinformation Governance Board chief Nina Jankowicz.
Researchers Use AI to Flag “Misinformation” in Podcasts, Call for Tech Companies and Regulators to “Meet This Challenge”
Podcasting is becoming a major censorship target.
Think Tank Criticism of Open Source AI Regulation Protects Big Tech
Ulterior motives.
Governments Around the World Are Increasingly Shutting Off the Internet, Putting Citizens at Risk
23 countries deployed internet blackouts 114 times as a control technique in the first six months of 2019 alone.
