Eric Schmidt has made news with his latest announcement that Google is working on ways to “derank” Russian media in the search engine’s results. At this weekend’s Halifax International Security Forum in Canada, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and current executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc., discussed Google’s efforts to deal with the apparent rise of fake Read More…
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Your Up-To-Date Guide To Avoiding Internet Censorship & Getting Real Watchdog Journalism
There are lots of good strategies for beating both corporate and government Internet censors and snoops. These range from alternatives to Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter — to direct subscriptions to authors and pubs — to setting up your own VPN. All are worth the effort. While Google’s Information Age dominance has long been recognized Read More…
The Imperative Of Replacing Google And Facebook
Nations are beginning to take more seriously the control of their respective information space after years of allowing US-based tech giants Google and Facebook to monopolize and exploit them. Vietnam, according to a recent GeekTime article, is the latest nation to begin encouraging local alternatives to the search engine and social media network in order Read More…