The First Wave: Six Months of Social Media Platforms Responding to COVID-19
As the world rapidly responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, so too did the social media platforms. Here, we share our preliminary findings into the platforms’ responses. More
DARE: Pentagon Testing Mass Surveillance Balloons across the U.S.
Pentagon begins testing use of mass surveillance high-altitude balloons throughout six Midwest states. Apple has announced it is halting practice of... More
DARE: State Department to Launch New Human Rights Panel Stressing ‘Natural Law’
State Department will launch new panel stressing human rights "natural law," feared by some as an attempt to narrow protections for women and members of the LGBTQ community. More
DARE: Lawmakers Warn of ‘Deepfake’ Videos Ahead of 2020 Election
Lawmakers warn of the proliferation of 'deepfakes,' highly manipulated and realistic videos, ahead of 2020 elections. CNN and MSNBC decline to air... More
DARE: Infowars App Downloads Surge After Tech Giants Ban Alex Jones Content from Platforms
Infowars traffic and downloads surge, and controversy rages, as outlet is banned from Facebook and Youtube. Newsprint tariffs strangle local newspapers. More
DARE: Senate Intelligence Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Lying in Leak Probe
Former top Senate aide charged with leaking confidential information to reporters enters plea of not guilty. Apple to plug security backdoor that law enforcement has used to crack open… More
DARE: How America’s Largest Local TV Owner Turned Its News Anchors Into Soldiers In Trump’s War On The Media
The country’s largest broadcaster, Sinclair Broadcast Group, with nearly 200 local TV stations and seeking FCC approval for a deal to gain many more, forces it news anchors across… More
DARE: New Harassment Claims Oust Two WNYC Hosts, ‘Paris Review’ Editor
New harassment allegations roil independent radio and Literary community, with two longtime WNYC hosts suspended and Editor of Paris Review resigning. Judges weigh defamation suit by woman who accuses… More
DARE: The Silence Breakers
“The Silence Breakers” who spoke out and set off national reckoning on sexual harassment named 2107 Person of the Year by Time. And the cases mount... More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Google fires employee who wrote anonymous memo questioning the role of women in engineering; Scientists leak government report on climate change; Agriculture dept. employees stopped from using the term… More
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