April Featured Case: Gui Minhai
Gui Minhai, a Swedish book publisher, is currently in detention in Ningbo, China. He has been held against his will since October 2015, when Chinese security agents kidnapped him… More
DARE: Sinclair-owned TV station chooses not to air media bias promo
Debate rages over Sinclair Broadcasting's forced recitation of an anti-mainstream news mantra by local anchors, with one station openly rebelling and President Trump tweeting his support for the right-leaning… More
DARE: New York Threatens to Sue if the Trump Administration Moves Forward with “Religious Protections” for Medical Workers
Nineteen Democratic Attorney General's wrote to Trump Administration to challenge proposed rule allowing medical workers to deny health care based on religious grounds. Walmart removes Cosmopolitan magazine from check-out… More
DARE: Why Facebook users’ data obtained by Cambridge Analytica has probably spun far out of reach
Revelations continue about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and the massive passing around of user data. Read PEN America’s assessment of the free expression issues raised and the criticality of transparency… More
DARE: Zuckerberg Breaks Silence, Promises To Protect Facebook Community
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg goes public with a limited mea culpa and pledges to remedy gaps in security and information controls as some users close their accounts. Zuckerberg offers… More
DARE: Allegations from Women in His Past Shadow Trump
Two women in court seeking paths to tell their stories of alleged affairs with President Trump. Fox News analyst quits citing outrage at the network’s denigration into a “propaganda… More
DARE: Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse Sets Off Storms on Two Continents
Facebook under fire for not protecting its users after new reveals on how a political data firm with links to the 2016 Trump campaign was able to harvest private… More
Forbidden Feeds: Government Controls on Social Media in China
Forbidden Feeds: Government Controls on Social Media in China lays bare the destructive impact of the Chinese government’s vision of “cyber sovereignty” on netizens who dare to dissent. More