Media
In Australia, Google Makes Deal to Pay Mainstream News Outlets
A stronger alliance between the media and Big Tech.
Two Journalists in Ireland Sue Twitter to Find Person Behind Account Who Accused Them of “Fake News”
The journalists say it’s defamatory.
Former CNN White House Correspondent Shocked to Hear Governments Would Lie
Journalists asleep at the wheel.
PayPal Bans Independent News Outlet Rebel News
The dominant payment processor gave no reason.
BBC Admits It Flagged Twitter Accounts Posting Trump’s Statements
Journalists playing activist.
Hillary Clinton Backs Online Censorship, Calls for “Global Reckoning” on Big Tech
Clinton wants government intervention.
Facebook Bans Russia Today’s Berlin-Based News Outlet Redfish
Russia Today’s editor-in-chief says she will campaign to get Facebook banned in Russia if it doesn’t reinstate the page.
An Update on the Project Veritas Lawsuit Against the New York Times
The New York Times attempts to say its reporting is “opinion” to avoid liability.
YouTube CEO Compares Boosting of “Authoritative” Sources to Scientific Process
Some of the processes she described sound anything but scientific.
Project Veritas Sues CNN
CNN is accused of defamation for reporting that Project Veritas’ Twitter ban was due to “misinformation.”
Satire Site Babylon Bee Considers Legal Action Against New York Times for Trying to Frame It as “Misinformation” Spreader
Framing something as misinformation is the latest tactic to get something deplatformed.