- From Pseudoevents to Pseudorealities Marvellous lecture by Renee DiResta on propaganda from Walter Lippmann’s time to the present. Puts ‘fake news’ into an intelligent historical context.
- I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb Fascinating account of a large-scale scam and on Airbnb’s strange inability to deal with it.
- WhatsApp sues Israeli firm, accusing it of hacking activists’ phones Interesting lawsuit against the Israeli company NSO. The suit is funded by Facebook, which has deep enough pockets to see it through.
- This Is No Ordinary Impeachment Terrific column by Andrew Sullivan about what’s at stake in the Impeachment hearings.
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John Naughton's online diary
