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Censorship marches on. Pinterest, the social media website known for bookmarking recipes or fashion ideas, was used to spread Russia-linked political posts during the 2016 presidential election.Pinterest became a repository for political posts created by Russians actors after other users on the web "pinned" the content to the scrapbook-like site, the company acknowledged to The Washington Poston Wednesday.It does not appear that the Russian operatives posted directly on the site, but...

In a furious tweetstorm this weekend, Facebook's Chief Security Officer warned interfering desperate politicians and triggered letfists that the fake news problem is more complicated and dangerous to solve than the public thinks. Everything changed after 9/11 and the suspension of constitutional rights and civil liberties.  This is just another iteration in the slide down the slippery slope into tyranny.Zero HedgeFacebook Security Chief Lashes Out: "Censorship Is Easy If You Don't Worry...

They know at the very least they'll be spied upon and become permanently unemployable.  Russia Insider RT Employees in the US Are Quitting en Masse Over Security Fears

YouTube Rejects Appeal, Holds ‘Original Decision’ To Censor Southfront’s Channel Gives "googling" a new meaning in addition to searching and providing intel to the US government. Now it inclues censorship. (Google owns YouTube.) What are the alternatives to YouTube to avoid the censor?SouthFrontYouTube Is Adamant About Censoring Southfront ikb22