Media

YouTube is planning to delete all accounts that aren’t “commercially viable” starting December 10

By Ethan Huff, Content creators everywhere are starting to panic about an upcoming policy change over at YouTube that threatens to eliminate all accounts and channels on the Google-owned video platform that are deemed to no longer be “commercially viable.” In the “Account Suspension & Termination” section of YouTube’s “Terminations by YouTube for Service Changes,” guidelines, … Read moreYouTube is planning to delete all accounts that aren’t “commercially viable” starting December 10

The Fantasy of Opting Out

Those who know about us have power over us. Obfuscation may be our best digital weapon. There are still ways to carve out spaces of resistance, counterargument, and autonomy. Image: Lianhao Qu, via Unsplash By: Finn Brunton & Helen Nissenbaum, Consider a day in the life of a fairly ordinary person in a large city in … Read moreThe Fantasy of Opting Out

FACEBOOK LOSES HALF ITS ACCOUNTS

By Mike Walsh, It was barely a year ago that Facebook lied to advertisers that the platform had more than 2.2 billion monthly users.  This was fake news: Recently, the now relegated social media forum reveals some stunning data, including that Facebook disabled a total of almost 1.3 billion accounts. Were they disabled or did these users simply emigrate … Read moreFACEBOOK LOSES HALF ITS ACCOUNTS

Frustrated ABC News anchor caught on hot mic saying network suppressed Epstein story for years

‘We would not put it on the air’ By Aaron Colen, ABC News anchor Amy Robach said she and her network had the story about Jeffrey Epstein and the extent of his pedophilia ring years ago — but the network refused to run the story for fear of upsetting some powerful people. Robach is seen and heard … Read moreFrustrated ABC News anchor caught on hot mic saying network suppressed Epstein story for years

Wikipedia: Rotten to the Core

By Helen Buyniski, For some time, I’d heard rumors that Wikipedia was not the open-source knowledge utopia it claimed to be. Despite a comprehensive set of rules replete with checks and balances and a seemingly open democratic editing process, stories of pay-for-play editing, character assassinations, ideologically-driven trolling, and other offenses against public knowledge suggested all … Read moreWikipedia: Rotten to the Core

Snowden Says Don’t Use WiFi — Here’s Why

By Naomi Brockwell, Snowden said this: I wouldn’t use WiFi at home, because global maps of every wireless access point’s unique ID—including yours—are free and constantly updated. I would use ethernet; yes, ethernet on a phone. Using ethernet on your phone? I explain why you shouldn’t turn your WiFi router on, and why you shouldn’t turn … Read moreSnowden Says Don’t Use WiFi — Here’s Why

27 Mind-blowing Stats About Google

By Broadbandsearch.net , Google is one company that is always on our minds. Whenever we have a question, or need directions, or want to see a picture of something, almost the entire world first thinks to “Google it.” In fact, this expression has become so common that “Google” has been officially recognized by the Oxford … Read more27 Mind-blowing Stats About Google

Ex-Facebook Chief Sean Parker Warns Site Was Built To Exploit People’s Weaknesses

Facebook. It’s something that over 1.8 Billion people are using on a daily basis — can you believe that? For many of us, it’s the first thing we do when we wake up, and the last thing we do before we go to bed at night. Is this a healthy relationship? There is no doubt … Read moreEx-Facebook Chief Sean Parker Warns Site Was Built To Exploit People’s Weaknesses

Other Countries Have Banned or Restricted Cell and WiFi Radiation to Protect Children and Pregnant Women

By Phillip Schneider, In 2015, France joined a growing list of countries which have banned or restricted potentially harmful radio-frequency radiation (RF-EMF) from schools, nurseries, and other locations where the most vulnerable people in society inhabit. According to the Environmental Health Trust (EHT), France has banned WiFi in “the spaces dedicated to home, to rest and activities … Read moreOther Countries Have Banned or Restricted Cell and WiFi Radiation to Protect Children and Pregnant Women

5G Cell Phone Radiation: How the Telecom Companies Are Losing the Battle to Impose 5G Against the Will of the People

Claire Edwards, BA Hons, MA, 5G Cell Phone Radiation: How the Telecom Companies Are Losing the Battle to Impose 5G Against the Will of the People The telecommunications companies and the mainstream media would have you believe that the race to roll out 5G is unstoppable. That you are nothing and no one in the … Read more5G Cell Phone Radiation: How the Telecom Companies Are Losing the Battle to Impose 5G Against the Will of the People