Wikipedia Loses Major EU Speech BattleAug 19
in a precedent-setting case with far-reaching implications, a portuguese court rules that wikipedia published defamatory claims masquerading as fact, forcing a global takedown order
Censorship for Profit
inside the quietly growing industry of companies dedicated to fighting “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “narrative attacks,” whose primary customers are western governments and global brands
Ashley Rindsberg
Sep 16, 2024
Demand for countering misinformation has exploded since 2016, with startups having raised over $300 million, often with governments as their first and primary customers
The company NewsGuard, with over $21 million in funding, pressures advertisers, as well as third-party vendors, to blacklist outlets it deems untrustworthy
Blackbird.AI, which last year raised a $20 million Series B, says it protects 2,000 companies and “national security organizations” from “narrative attacks created by misinformation and disinformation”
The company Storyzy provides “round-the-clock monitoring” of major social platforms, and will “track and identity disinformation trends and false actors,” for the UK government
There is little — if any — data showing a causal effect between misinformation and altered electoral outcomes
When Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested by French authorities at the end of August, the move came as a shock. But among the few who could (or, at least, should) have seen the arrest coming is Durov himself. For months, European Union rhetoric around the platform had been ramping up, especially around the June 2024 EU elections when officials began raising the alarm about being “flooded” with disinformation.
Wikipedia Loses Major EU Speech Battle
A Eulogy for Dial-UpAug 15
aol announces it's shutting down dial-up, marking the end of an era when the internet was a new frontier. soon the sound of dial-up will be a curious relic, like the telegram. rest in power.
American PowerAug 6
feature // scott nolan, general matter, and the resurrection of america’s nuclear enrichment capacity; from el segundo to paducah, a history of decline and rebirth