Propaganda

On The Listening Post this week: as COVID-19 goes global, China's propaganda plan is to turn the tide of negative press in their favour; plus, the B-scheme movie of apartheid South Africa. Controlling the coronavirus narrative: China's propaganda push The coronavirus story took a turn last week when a government…

The USSR really cared about its citizens – well at least about their health – because if they were not strong and healthy, they wouldn’t be productive members of the proletariat! h/t: rbth 1. Soviet authorities regulated all spheres of human life in the country – starting from the very…

The weird thing though, is that the 40% was actually higher at first. YouTube initially saw a 50% decrease in conspiracy theory suggestions, which then jumped to 70%. But because of how inherently popular these videos are without needing to be spread via the recommendation algorithm, the number then dropped…

Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images)A federal judge dismissed outright loooooong-shot Democratic presidential candidate and Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard’s censorship lawsuit against Google this week, writing in a decision dated Tuesday that it had nothing resembling a plausible legal basis.Gabbard’s primary campaign has always been relegated to fringes of the Democratic…

(CNN)For the fourth consecutive year, first lady Melania Trump on Wednesday attended the International Women of Courage Awards at the State Department. "I continue to be inspired by the personal stories that accompany each of these extraordinary women," Trump said during opening remarks. "Courage is something that is not easily…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Super Tuesday primary elections were so far free of any signs of interference, said national security professionals who gathered in Northern Virginia in an unprecedented monitoring effort to counter cyberattacks and foreign disinformation. A man inserts his voter card into a touchscreen voting machine at a…

Bernie Sanders has emerged as the Democratic front-runner in the race for the presidential nomination. Yet even some left-leaning pundits and publications are concerned about what they see as Sanders’ potential lack of electability. Sanders is a Democratic Socialist. And the label “socialist” is a political liability in American culture.…

Last November, Twitter rolled out its Hide Replies feature to all users worldwide. The feature, largely designed to lessen the power of online trolls to disrupt conversations, lets users decide which replies to their tweets are placed behind an extra click. Today, Twitter is making Hide Replies available to its…

Gwyneth Paltrow has a lot of thoughts about what she calls a possible “pandemic,” and she’s advising fans to stay safe and wash their hands. The actor on Wednesday shared a snapshot on Instagram of herself on a flight to Paris, showing her suited up with an eye mask and…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this year’s U.S. election. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a news…