Julian Assange cautioned all of us a while back, in the vein of revelations similar to those provided by Edward Snowden, that Google — the insidious search engine with a reputation for powering humanity’s research — plays the dark hand role in furthering U.S. imperialism and foreign policy agendas. Now, as the WikiLeaks founder faces days Read More…
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Ecuador Admits They Silenced Assange Because Clinton Leaks Were ‘Interfering’ With US Election
Julian Assange abruptly had his tether to the outside world purposely cut off Monday, when — as WikiLeaks announced on Twitter — his “internet connection was intentionally severed by a state party.” Several hours later, WikiLeaks added: “We can confirm Ecuador cut off Assange’s internet access Saturday, 5pm GMT, shortly after publication of Clinton’s Goldman Sachs speeches.” WikiLeaks Read More…
Internet Undergoes ‘Biggest Change in a Generation’ (That You Never Heard About)
Though Republican lawmakers have painted this moment in Internet history as ‘doomsday,’ and rallied a last ditch-effort to block it, at midnight on Saturday the U.S. government will cede control of the web’s core naming directory to a multi-stakeholder nonprofit. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California-based group of international stakeholders Read More…
How the Internet Affects Human Thought Process
A team of Canadian scientists released a study this month that offers another unique perspective on the human brain’s synthesis with the collective-information of the internet. Studies have already shown that humans will incorporate their internet habits into their circadian rhythms of the body, and that when used on a regular basis, the brain undergoes Read More…