The internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. Yasha Levine traces the origins of the web in his book and how its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today.
It’s hard for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty to sell the USA as a shining example of civil liberties and democracy when the internet is drowning in pics of police violence, writes Yasha Levine.
Not only did it happen, it was written up as fact by establishment papers and outlets as varied as Yahoo, Politico and The Financial Times, reports Yasha Levine.
Edward Curtin writes about the fabricated world of engineered emergencies and digital alerts.