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Amnesty International: Facebook Plan To Target Children “Incompatible With Human Rights”

Facebook itself “poses one of the biggest threats when it comes to children’s privacy,” according to the human rights organization.

by Alan Macleod

Big Tech Firms Are Joining Trump’s All Out War Against Iran

Deleting messages of support for Iran may seem a petty, childish retaliation for opposing the Trump administration, but it has profound ramifications for freedom of access to information.

Big Tech Firms Are Joining Trump’s All Out War Against Iran

Silicon Valley giant Facebook announced Friday that it would be deleting all positive posts about recently assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on its platform and its

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Alan Macleod

Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

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Spotlighting Cruelty Of Trump’s Muslim Ban, World Embraces #BannedGrandmas

A viral Instagram account shows who Trump’s travel ban is “actually keeping out.”

Spotlighting Cruelty Of Trump’s Muslim Ban, World Embraces #BannedGrandmas

When the Supreme Court partially reinstated President Donald Trump's ban last month, it included in its ruling an exemption for those who have "a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States." The State

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During Baltimore Uprising, City Officials Criminalized Hashtags & Labeled Social Media Postings As ‘Threats’

Under the guise of preventing domestic terrorism and violent rioting, all talk of protest became suspect and the surveillance state essentially criminalized efforts to organize in support of Freddie Gray.

Originally published at Shadowproof. In the early moments of the uprising in Baltimore after police killed Freddie Gray, Baltimore city officials monitored social media. The officials labeled activists and other

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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Instagram Temporarily Blocks #SandraBland In Attempt To ‘Control Hate Speech’

Instagram also temporarily restricted the #CaitlynJenner hashtag when it was flooded by trolls during an award speech.

Instagram Temporarily Blocks #SandraBland In Attempt To ‘Control Hate Speech’

AUSTIN, Texas --- From the Lone Star State to New York City and beyond, activists have rallied to share their outrage at the circumstances surrounding the death of Sandra Bland, the woman police say killed herself in jail three days after being arrested for a minor traffic violation in Waller County, Texas. Earlier this week, many

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Kit O'Connell

Kit O'Connell

A gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas and Staff Writer for MintPress News, Kit O'Connell's writing has also appeared at Truthout, the Texas Observer, and The Establishment.

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Instagram Shuts Down Popular Account That Intimidated Witnesses

Twitter account rats215 identified and intimidated more than 30 witnesses who testified in violent-crime cases.

Instagram Shuts Down Popular Account That Intimidated Witnesses

The photo-sharing social media site Instagram has deactivated an anonymous, but popular account after it was discovered last week that the account was identifying witnesses who testified in cases involving violent crimes.

According to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the account had nearly
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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

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