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Techdirt
TechdirtOct 9, 2026
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Like Herding Chats
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation's Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes with additional coverage, support us on...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 22, 2026
America Last: Trump FCC Rubber Stamps Major Saudi, Chinese Investment In Paramount Merger
There was a four year span where Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr simply couldn't stop hyperventilating about the fact that TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, was Chinese. Carr would appear on cable news pretty much every week to endlessly rant about the potential propaganda, privacy, and NatSec impact of what was (at best) fairly murky Chinese...
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Civic Responsibility
Civic ResponsibilityAug 15, 2026
Former CIA Officer on the Mechanics of Information Warfare: An Exclusive for ALLATRA
Deconstructing narrative laundering, targeted stigmatization, and how civil society can withstand hybrid pressure.
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 11, 2026
The Censorship Industrial Complex Didn’t Exist Until The People Who Invented It Took It Over
For many, many years now we've been calling out how the entire narrative around the "censorship industrial complex" was absolute bullshit, made up by a group of either deliberate misinformation peddlers or confused "contrarian" journalists too stupid to understand how basic things work. And I say that as someone who has long been critical of...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 4, 2026
Gavin Newsom Makes An Ass Of Himself On Antitrust, Paramount Merger
It's hard to not have noticed that a key enabler of U.S. authoritarianism was our consolidated corporate media, which (with scattered exception) was more than happy to throw the entirety of journalistic integrity in the toilet for a chance to please a mad, idiot king. In large part because our press is increasingly owned by...
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IM Cultural Institute
IM Cultural InstituteJun 14, 2026
Effectiveness of Training Actions Aimed at Improving Critical Thinking in the Face of Mis- and Disinformation: A Systematic Review
The effectiveness of training interventions aimed at improving critical thinking to counter mis- and disinformation is the focus of this systematic review. While critical thinking is widely recognized as a crucial aspect, the authors state that more evidence is needed to identify which approaches are most effective. Following PRISMA guidelines and a pre-registered protocol, the...
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Jason Butterfield
Jason ButterfieldJan 2, 2026
Rage Bait Disguised as Patriotism
How It Spreads, Why It Works, and Why It Hurts Canada
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Jason Butterfield
Jason ButterfieldNov 15, 2025
The Alberta Sovereignty Crisis
Alberta’s sovereignty movement has entered a new and more dangerous phase. What began as political rhetoric has evolved into legislation, policy, and a coordinated challenge to the foundations of Canadian federalism. With the passage and repeated use of the Alberta Sovereignty Act, ideas once confined to activist manifestos are now shaping real governance.
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Jason Butterfield
Jason ButterfieldOct 22, 2025
Chronicle #011: Post-Launch Signal Drift
It’s been a month since Pejorative left my desk and entered the noise. The algorithms have already decided who should see it and who should not. Every click feels like a vote of confidence, or a funeral rite.
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Jason Butterfield
Jason ButterfieldOct 7, 2025
The Grievance Gateway
When outrage is the invitation, manipulation is the goal. The Campus “Conversation” Defence Guide helps students and educators recognise emotional hijacking — how frustration, fear, and belonging are used to turn dialogue into recruitment. Learn how to spot the playbook before it plays you.
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Activation Layer
Activation LayerFeb 19, 2023
Generative AI and Disinformation- a Reading List
A little outdated now, but a decent place to begin if you are interested in the intersection of genAI and information disorder.
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