Disinformation, Censorship, And Information Warfare In The 21st Century

Disinformation Censorship And Information Warfare In The 21st Century

In recent years, prominent national security officials and media outlets have raised alarm about the unprecedented effects of foreign disinformation in democratic countries. In practice, what they mean is that democratic governments have fallen behind in their command of the methods of information warfare in the early 21st century. As outlined herein, while information warfare is a real and serious issue facing democratic governments in the 21st century, the war on disinformation, as currently practiced, has backfired spectacularly and done far more harm than good, as evidenced most clearly by the response to COVID-19.

Notes From The Digital Gulag

Notes From The Digital Gulag

As the author of Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom, I guess I should not be surprised to find myself squarely in the digital gulag—banished, perhaps permanently, from Twitter and Facebook. Twitter permanently suspended my account several weeks ago, mere days before Elon Musk took over the helm.

How TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists

How TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists

According to Forbes’ initial report from October, ByteDance has admitted that it used TikTok to track the physical locations of journalists using their IP addresses. This is how TikTok spied on Forbes journalists.

How to Download YouTube Videos

Getting your hands on a YouTube video is a great way to enjoy your favorite videos, especially when you’re offline. However, if you have an older mobile device, or a laptop that doesn’t support high-resolution videos, downloading isn’t the easiest process. Fortunately, there are a few solutions that will help you get your hands on your favorite YouTube video without having to sacrifice quality.

The Age of Drones

The Age of Drones

While researching my piece, The Truth about Luciferase, I came across a patent that blew my mind and I absolutely had to write about it.

The War For Eight Billion Minds

The War For Eight Billion MindsThe War For Eight Billion Minds

The heavy perils we face today include centralized governments micromanaging society, the growing prospect of global war, the growing prospect of forced surrender, and the replacement of reasoned debate and free speech with state-sanctioned “narratives” and censorship: totalitarian governance seems not far behind. This is a new kind of war against civilians for control of their minds.