Showing posts with label weaponized information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weaponized information. Show all posts

Thursday, November 8, 2018

White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta; The Washington Post, November 8, 2018

Drew Harwell, The Washington Post; White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta

"The video has quickly become a flashpoint in the battle over viral misinformation, turning a live interaction watched by thousands in real time into just another ideological tug-of-war. But it has also highlighted how video content — long seen as an unassailable verification tool for truth and confirmation — has become as vulnerable to political distortion as anything else."

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Apple’s Tim Cook blasts Silicon Valley over privacy issues; The Washington Post, October 24, 2018

Tony Romm, The Washington Post; Apple’s Tim Cook blasts Silicon Valley over privacy issues

"Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday warned the world’s most powerful regulators that the poor privacy practices of some tech companies, the ills of social media and the erosion of trust in his own industry threaten to undermine “technology’s awesome potential” to address challenges such as disease and climate change."