Poynter Institute’s Politifact now censoring social media to “save” you from “false” posts

When you read messages on Facebook, watch videos on Google's YouTube, or peruse Instagram, messages similar to the screenshots above may appear, thanks to tech companies outsourcing censorship of our media. Sometimes people share fake news without knowing it. When independent fact-checkers dispute this content, you may be able to visit their websites to find … Continue reading Poynter Institute’s Politifact now censoring social media to “save” you from “false” posts

Poynter blacklist backlash stops corporate toadies’ initial effort to censor more than 500 websites it doesn’t like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvEmkMNYHY Some three million persons visit the Drudge Report every day. After all, this is the site that broke the Monica Lewinsky intern sexual harassment story of how President Bill Clinton used a closet in the White House to climax his reputation as creepy sex maniac. But you are a bad boy or girl if … Continue reading Poynter blacklist backlash stops corporate toadies’ initial effort to censor more than 500 websites it doesn’t like