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#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #socialmedia / #criticism / #censorship

„A sweeping crackdown on posts on #Instagram and #Facebook that are critical of Israel — or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians — was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by Drop Site News. The data show that Meta has complied with 94% of takedown requests issued by Israel since October 7, 2023.“

dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-data

Drop Site News · Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and InstagramBy Waqas Ahmed

The #Trump administration is currently engaged in the first phase of an #aggressive #terror #campaign to undermine the #firstamendment They’re bullying #news outlets and #lawfirms and public figures into bending the knee and refraining from #criticism which will pave the way for harsher crackdowns to come.
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Charlotte's Web Thoughts · You Are Not Special in a Fascist StateBy Charlotte Clymer

France's #research minister Philippe Baptiste said a #French #scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an #airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed #criticism of the #US administration. A diplomatic source told that the incident occurred on 9 March.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump foundBy Robert Mackey

Explainer: Breaking down Trump’s executive order targeting Palestine activists

mondoweiss.net/2025/02/explain

Last month Donald Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at canceling the visas of foreign students who advocate for Palestine. Mondoweiss talked to legal experts about its anti-constitutional impact and the wider attacks on Palestine advocacy in the U.S.

Tech critics are used to being disingenuously denigrated, but Casey Newton’s screed against AI skeptics illustrates a deeper problem with tech journalism.

It needs to be confronted if some of the most powerful people in the world are ever to be properly held to account.

disconnect.blog/dismissing-cri

Disconnect · Dismissing critics has “real and dangerous” consequencesCasey Newton’s diatribe against AI skeptics illustrates a broader issue in tech journalism

I occasionally see memes lifted from Red Letter Media and I very strongly feel that they have one of the worst gigs in all of film criticism:

Being incredibly sneery and dismissive of IP movies and Hollywood's creative bankruptcy on one hand and then doing loads of videos about IP movies and shitty films on the other hand.

So are you insincere about hating this stuff or are you just reviewing stuff you hate because you want the clicks?