Topic: CIA
The CIA plays a significant role in surveillance and censorship practices that threaten free speech and privacy. Recent revelations highlight the agency’s involvement in monitoring communications and influencing social media policies, raising concerns about government overreach and the erosion of individual liberties. These actions highlight the need for vigilance against state-sponsored censorship and the protection of civil rights.
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FBI flagged so many tweets, Twitter execs had to find a way to process stream of requests
Many flags weren’t based on foreign influence operations, but domestic tweets from US citizens.
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Mike Pompeo is served with lawsuit alleging Fourth Amendment violations for spying on journalists
The former CIA director has been accused of spying on reporters covering Julian Assange.
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Pompeo, CIA sued for spying on journalists and Assange lawyers
New surveillance allegations.
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Congressman Eric Swalwell says Apple and Google should decide what’s allowed on people’s phones
The congressman echoed Big Tech’s talking points.
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Senators: CIA has secret surveillance program that collects American’s private data
The senators said documents about the program “reveal serious problems associated with warrantless backdoor searches of Americans.”
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The revolving door between Amazon and The White House
Cementing Big Tech power.
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Reddit says it won’t censor impeachment whistleblower’s name
Reddit’s decision comes after Facebook and YouTube said they were banning mentions of the name on their platforms.
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YouTube is using machine learning to ban all mentions of impeachment whistleblower’s name
Facebook is also scrubbing all mentions of the name from its platform.
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Facebook confirms that it’s censoring “any and all mentions” of impeachment whistleblower’s name
Numerous social media users and publishers were reporting that their posts naming the alleged CIA whistleblower, whose complaint kickstarted the…