• Culture • Democracy • Disinformation • Europe • Social Media

    ‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture

    Ashifa Kassam

    The Guardian (December 27, 2025)

    ‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
    Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’

    Published On: 01/09/2026

  • Artificial Intelligence • Cyber Security • Disinformation • Social Media • Surveillance

    My Final Message Before I’m on an FBI Watchlist: Palantir, Epstein, & The New York Times

    Juan Sebastian Pinto

    Ziggurat

    ICE brings the hybrid warfare and terror we brought to Gaza back home. It's time to learn where it comes from, how it works, who enables it, and how to fight back.

    Published On: 01/09/2026

  • Artificial Intelligence • Disinformation • Social Media

    Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

    Robert Booth

    The Guardian

    Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years

    Published On: 11/27/2025

  • Disinformation • Journalism • Press Freedom • Social Media

    Dark Forces are Preventing us from Fighting the Climate Crisis

    George Monbiot

    The Guardian

    Of the world’s 10 most popular online shows, a Yale study shows eight have spread climate science denial.

    Published On: 11/14/2025

  • Recommended • Resistance • Social Media • Technology

    Civic Works: Two Projects, One Theme

    George Polisner

    civ.works

    civ.works will be a subscriber-supported, ad-free social network that does not betray subscriber trust by selling or sharing data with marketers or sinister political operatives.

    Published On: 11/07/2025

  • Cyber Security • Press Freedom • Social Media • Surveillance

    As Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party Media

    Ari Paul

    FAIR (9/19/2025)

    This TikTok deal is not just about money. It’s about control of the political narrative.

    Published On: 11/03/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation • Press Freedom • Social Media

    American Oligarchs: The Media Consolidation Timeline

    Christopher Armitage

    The Existentialist Republic

    The sequence documented in Hungary, Russia, and Turkey followed identical steps: media consolidation, implementation of authoritarian policies, controlled information redirecting blame for consequences.

    Published On: 10/21/2025

  • Journalism • Press Freedom • Social Media

    I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media

    Mark Jacob

    Stop the Presses

    The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F

    Published On: 10/14/2025

  • Social Media • White Supremacy

    ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

    Jason Beeferman and Emily Ngo

    Politico

    Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

    Published On: 10/14/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Social Media • Surveillance

    ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

    Dell Cameron

    Wired

    Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Featured • Social Media • Technology

    All the President’s Tech CEOs

    Brian Barrett

    Wired

    One by one, Trump asked the executives how much they were investing in the United States. One by one, they obliged, praising Trump’s leadership along the way.

    Published On: 09/05/2025

  • Culture • Recommended • Resistance • Social Media • Technology

    Gavin Newsom on Why He’ll Keep Trolling Trump

    Intelligencer Staff

    New York Magazine

    "It’s humiliating, it’s embarrassing. So this is a mirror, and it’s a mirror not just to Trump himself, but to these networks. These are the chatbots for the administration. And it’s not just Fox, it’s One America News, it’s Newsmax, and it’s all the folks in the right-wing media."

    Published On: 08/29/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Social Media • Technology

    Why the Internet is Turning to Shit

    Alex Skopic

    Current Affairs

    Cory Doctorow’s new book is an insightful diagnosis of how Big Tech is making every app and website worse—even if his solutions leave something to be desired.

    Published On: 08/22/2025

  • Cyber Security • Democracy • Europe • Social Media

    Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance

    Riley Stuart and Anna-Maria Tesfaye

    The New York Times (Gift)

    The Kremlin has begun a campaign to sway the parliamentary election in Moldova in what could become a new model of election interference online.

    Published On: 08/22/2025

  • Cyber Security • Europe • Featured • Journalism • Original • Press Freedom • Resistance • Safety • Social Media • Threat Management

    The Resistance Will Be Reported

    Ron Williams

    Resistance Media

    The environment for press freedom in the United States is entering a perilous new phase. The attacks have been unprecedented, widespread and continue to escalate.

    Published On: 07/24/2025

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