TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Did you know that earlier this spring, many U.S. tech megacompanies including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft all signed a “code of conduct” pledge promising the European Union they would work with an unelected EU commission to “sanction” and “criminalize” “individual perpetrators” of “hate speech” online. In addition, these companies have signed up to “promote Read More…
Fresh off the recent controversy surrounding its censoring of the iconic Vietnam-era “Napalm Girl” photo, Facebook finds itself in the midst of another censorship controversy surrounding yet another iconic photograph — this time of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. The historic picture of Rosa Parks being booked into jail in 1955, after being arrested for her Read More…
When a student complained of being hungry, this driver learned that he was refused lunch because he was 40 cents short. Speaking out about it, however, resulted in his termination. Approximately 22% of all children in the United States live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level – $23,550 a year. Those that do qualify Read More…
Houma, LA – In Terrebonne Parish, if you want to expose corruption of local politicians, don’t be surprised when cops invade your home and seize your property. The owner of a Facebook page called “ExposeDat” (similar to the New Orleans Saints’ motto WhoDat) was apparently getting too close to the truth, so Sheriff Jerry Larpenter – one Read More…
Facebook, already increasingly known for widespread censorship of controversial content, just joined Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft in agreeing to a European Commission “Code of Conduct” that’s even more Orwellian in scope than it sounds. Under the guise of battling hate speech, illegal in the European Union, these incredibly popular online platforms have agreed not only Read More…
Apparently, and to no one’s complete surprise, Facebook has been wielding indiscriminate censorship yet again — this time by manipulating the “trending news” feature to suppress pertinent news stories presented by both conservative and independent media sources, according to an insider turned whistleblower. As Gizmodo reported, a former journalist who worked in that division “says that workers Read More…