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How ‘sissy men’ became the latest front in China’s campaign against big tech –...
Shuaishuai Wang, University of Amsterdam The Chinese government has recently taken action against what it calls “sissy men” – males, often celebrities, deemed too effeminate. On...
How ‘engagement’ makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on social media – Filippo...
Filippo Menczer, Indiana University Facebook has been quietly experimenting with reducing the amount of political content it puts in users’ news feeds. The move is...
Declassifying the 9/11 Investigation – Tim Golden
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Big Tech War Profiteers Raked in $44 Billion During ‘Global War on Terror’ –...
A new report just ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks offers a scathing analysis of how Big Tech corporations are "complicit...
Video: Danville Fire Department holds 9/11 commemoration Today
Today, twenty years after 9/11/2001), the Danville Fire Dept. held a 20th anniversary commemoration for 9/11. The event was held outside the department’s Lynn...
Biden and Xi speak on phone for first time in seven months – Source...
United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping have spoken by phone, ending a nearly seven-month gap in direct communication between the...