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Facebook, Google Outline Unprecedented Mass Censorship at US Senate Hearing

The hearing was called to review what technology companies are doing to shut down the communications of oppositional political organizations.

January 18th, 2018

By Andre Damon and
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Facebook, Google Outline Unprecedented Mass Censorship at US Senate Hearing

Behind the backs of the US and world populations, social media companies have built up a massive censorship apparatus staffed by an army of “content reviewers” capable of seamlessly monitoring, tracking, and blocking millions of pieces of content. The character of this apparatus was detailed in testimony Wednesday from

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David North, Chris Hedges and WSWS.Org on Organizing Against Internet Censorship

The World Socialist Web Site hosted a discussion on Internet censorship, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and WSWS International Editorial Board Chairperson David North, moderated by WSWS reporter Andre Damon.

January 17th, 2018

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David North, Chris Hedges and WSWS.Org on Organizing Against Internet Censorship

On January 16, 2018, the World Socialist Web Site hosted a discussion on Internet censorship, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and WSWS International Editorial Board Chairperson David North, moderated by WSWS reporter Andre Damon. The webinar explored

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Number Of People Killed By Police This Year Surpasses 1,000

The growth of police violence, like the attack on democratic rights more broadly, expresses the fact that under conditions of ever-greater social inequality, the financial elite that dominates American society responds to mounting opposition and unrest by systematically building up its police force and arming it to the teeth.

November 05th, 2015

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Number Of People Killed By Police This Year Surpasses 1,000

The number of people killed by police officers in the United States topped 1,000 Monday, as the reign of police violence and terror in the United States continues unabated. As of Wednesday evening, 1,006 people had been killed by US police forces since the beginning of the year, according to killedbypolice.net, an aggregator of local news

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