politics In the USA, Trump supporters are the most prolific users and sharers of "junk news" (a mix of untruth and distastefully presented materials) Cory Doctorow
Business Wells Fargo blackballed employees who refused to commit fraud, forcing them out of the industry forever Cory Doctorow
censorship Libertarian social media site Parler asks government to force private businesses to do commerce with them Thom Dunn
web theory Major corporations blacklist ads on news stories that include the words "Trump," "racism," "gun," "Brexit," "suicide" and more Cory Doctorow
china Hong Kong's #612strike uprising is alive to surveillance threats, but its countermeasures are woefully inadequate Cory Doctorow
Business Patronscan wants cities to require bars to scan your ID with its service so it can maintain a secret, unaccountable blacklist Cory Doctorow
copyright Metal band Arch Enemy bans concert photographer after he complains their fashion designer swiped a shot Rob Beschizza
uk Official UK investigation of $100 billion laundered through Scottish Limited Partnerships ignores all evidence Cory Doctorow
china China's pervasive "social credit" scheme is still in development, but already profoundly shaping public behavior Cory Doctorow
crime London police finally admit they fed intel to UK construction cartel to build illegal blacklist of labour organisers Cory Doctorow
courtesy warnings Actor Paul Sorvino says Harvey Weinstein "ought to hope he goes to jail" or "I will kill the motherf*cker" Mark Frauenfelder
Business After a show of solidarity from America's critics, Disney caves on blacklisting the LA Times from movie screenings Cory Doctorow
corruption LA Times barred from press-screenings of Disney movies after reporting on corporate welfare in Anaheim Cory Doctorow
security Cheating Chinese certificate authorities, caught by Certificate Transparency, will get the death penalty Cory Doctorow
