The FCC received lots of comments opposed to network neutrality generated by bots, not submitted by human beings. Saboteur Ajit Pai suggests he will treat them as valid.

This sort of two-step falsification is the essence of astroturf. One party creates a lot of smoke. Another sees the smoke and claims there's a fire. In effect, they combine to promulgate a lie, but neither of them can be held responsible for lying.

Oxfam finds that opening new coal mines will only worsen [global heating] and drive poor nations deeper into poverty.

A report on business surveillance of employees, and avenues to limit such surveillance.

In general, we should not allow any businesses to excuse surveillance of the public based on nominal "consent". To protect privacy and democracy we need to get rid of most of the existing massive surveillance.

Business surveillance of employees can be oppressive even when they are on the job. For instance, if they are not allowed moments to rest between calls, or if they are impeded from going to the toilet.

One of the troll's cabinet saboteurs stated his admiration for the absence in Salafi Arabia of any protests against the troll's visit.

When Erdoğan's bodyguards attacked protesters in Washington DC, the world got a glimpse of Turkey's standard repression.