youtube Banned from Youtube, Chinese propagandists are using Pornhub to publish anti-Hong Kong videos Cory Doctorow

web theory Authoritarians used to be scared of social media, now they rule it Cory Doctorow

web theory China's new army of nationalist trolls is an all-volunteer force Cory Doctorow

censorship Quackspeak ascendant: China's subject-changing astroturfers rule the Chinese internet Cory Doctorow

china Three kinds of propaganda, and what to do about them Cory Doctorow

twitter Where the #trumpwon trend came from (not Russia) Cory Doctorow

surveillance China's online astroturf is mostly produced by government workers as "extra duty" Cory Doctorow

clueless commanders Without Musk, know-nothing Trump falls flat on his face in news conference (video) Carla Sinclair

History Atlas Obscura found 13 places that have cannonballs stuck in them Popkin

politics Condoms blow up in Trump's face, Elon's space rescue, and other stupid things Jason Weisberger

video games The next DOOM game will be medieval-themed Grant St. Clair

charity Rare coins and other valuables found in Salvation Army donation buckets across the US Allan Rose Hill

crime Las Vegas must pay $34m to woman jailed 16 years on evidence fabricated by police Rob Beschizza

cars Rebels post video of Assad's collection of luxury cars Rob Beschizza

social media Bluesky's bot invasion: AI accounts argue with everything you post Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Egyptian cartoonist jailed over critical cartoons Ruben Bolling

politics Sadly, Boebert shuts down her Cameo site Jason Weisberger

law Korean man jailed after gaining weight to avoid military service Rob Beschizza