World News Trust - Internet

The Dawn Of The Post-Literate Society
...and the end of civilization James Marriott -- Substack Sept. 19, 2025 What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book because ...
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WATCH: Yanis Varoufakis: 'Something Serious Is About To Hit America'
Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, author, and former finance minister of Greece, known for his outspoken critiques of austerity and neoliberal economic policies. A prominent voice in European ...
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When Censorship Kills – Social Media and the War on the Palestinian Narrative -- Ramzy Baroud
Human Rights Watch has accused the social media giant Meta of "systemic censorship" of Palestine content. (Photo: Via HRW) Ramzy Baroud -- Word News Trust Dec. 19, 2024 While the international ...
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The Surgeon General's Fear-Mongering, Unconstitutional Effort to Label Social Media -- Aaron Mackey and Jason Kelly, EFF
Aaron Mackey and Jason Kelly -- Electronic Frontier Foundation June 17, 2024 Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s extraordinarily misguided and speech-chilling call this week to label social media ...
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Embracing AI: How To Stay Ahead Of The Curve -- Aurora Martinez, IJNet
Aurora Martinez -- International Journalist Network March 15, 2024 Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) may fundamentally change how people work. In some ways, it already has – and the ...
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LISTEN: Measuring Money in the Digital Age -- Jim Tebrake, IMF Podcasts
Jim Tebrake -- IMF Podcasts Jan. 24, 2024 Behind any good policy stands good data. As the global economy becomes increasingly digitalized, effective policy and regulation are critical to ensure a ...
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EU Rules Policing Digital Content Start Saturday -- Raziye Akkoc
The DSA is a mammoth law that will force digital giants to aggressively police content online. Image: AI Raziye Akkoc -- AFP Feb. 16, 2024 Digital companies will have nowhere to hide after the EU's ...
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‘Breaking the Mold’: How Facebook Became the NYT of the Digital Age -- Ramzy Baroud
Noam Chomsky 2017 Σ, retouched by Wugapodes, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia CommonsRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 14, 2024 "If you try to break the mold, you’re not going to last long," famed ...
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Journalism, Media, And Technology Trends And Predictions 2024 -- Nic Newman, Reuters Institute
Illustration created with AI-powered tool Dall-E. Nic Newman 9th January 2024 DOI: 10.60625/risj-0s9w-z770 Executive summary The disruptive power of artificial intelligence (AI) will sweep through ...
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Jan. 6 Was An Example Of Networked Incitement − The Danger Of Political Violence Orchestrated Over Social Media -- Joan Donovan, The Conversation
U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021. Brett Davis, Flickr Joan Donovan -- The Conversation Jan. 5, 2024 The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized ...
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Disinformation Casts A Shadow Over Global Elections -- US Institute Of Peace
Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching. His campaign was the target of an audio deepfake in Taiwan. Taiwanese fact-checkers say they are ready to counter Beijing’s meddling in ...
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