“A primary motivation for multiple key backers of the TikTok ban bill was the desire to mitigate the spread of pro-Palestinian content among young Americans.”

The Pro-Israel Techies Who Got TikTok Banned

The US government is censoring TikTok because of Gaza, not China.

“Every time I document a massacre or event or bombing, I think that maybe through this bombing or this image that the war could stop and this war would end. This drives us to continue in our coverage to our last breath.”

"Until our last breath": Journalist Anas al-Sharif on Documenting Israel's Genocide in Gaza Every Day for 11 Straight Months

The Al Jazeera correspondent has refused to leave northern Gaza, even as Israel has threatened him and killed his colleagues.

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My Substack piece on how we need to stop letting far right influencers cosplay as independent media is featured on Mediagazer!! Read it here:

Stop letting right wing influencers cosplay as ‘independent’ media

We need funding transparency in the political media space.

“The robust financial backing the right wing content creator ecosystem enjoys, allows extremists the ability to fund professional production teams, social media ad buys, and marketing initiatives that give them a competitive advantage online. In contrast, progressive creators are left to rely on meager donations and crowdfunding efforts to sustain their work.”

Stop letting right wing influencers cosplay as ‘independent’ media

We need funding transparency in the political media space.

It’s such an indictment of legacy media that it’s the 10th anniversary of one of what was one of the most influential and impactful moments/movements on the internet (Gamergate), and the only person I’ve seen acknowledge it, much less cover it, is @cedewey

The Links x Hivemind Swarmed reading guide to Gamergate

8 books, movies and readings for understanding the "human side" of one of the internet’s ugliest conflicts

“Repeated studies show in the bluntest terms that the initial acute infection is only the tip of the iceberg. Even a mild bout of COVID can leave a legacy of blood clots, heart failure, diabetes, decreased brain function, long COVID and immune damage that increasingly makes people more vulnerable to a plethora of infectious diseases and possibly cancers.”

The Tyee

As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial | The Tyee

Canada’s health system reels as by one estimate 1,000 die weekly. Each infection carries risks. Where’s the prevention?

Read my latest post on the massive cultural impact of Brazilian stan twitter and how a ban on X could have far reaching implications for the entertainment industry and political landscape

The burning of the Library of Alexandria for fandoms

Brazil blocking X could deal a fatal blow to stan twitter

"There was a pulsating sense of entitlement and unearned self-love that defined many of the assembled writers and media personalities. And there was a fundamental lack of understanding about how to deal with not getting exactly what you want, when you want it."

What I Saw at the 2024 DNC Inflamed My Hatred of the ‘Media Elite’

At the Democratic National Convention, it was clear our industry is once again doing everything it can to fail to meet the enormity of this moment

"There is an incredibly powerful campaign to dismantle UNRWA. I want the public to know what’s happening and the insidious nature of it, especially at a time when civilian lives are under attack in Gaza."

WIRED

Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN’s Top Gaza Aid Agency

The UNRWA calls Israel’s strategy of promoting alleged misinformation “destructive.”