Jon Festinger

DIGITAL Did a U.S. Court Just Disrespect the Supreme Court of Canada’s Global De-Indexing Decision? US judge says “global de-indexing order” against Google threatens free speech: Canada’s highest court sought to alter search results, but it won’t apply in US. Equustek No-Shows Legal Challenge Of Canadian Court Order Demanding Google Delist Sites Worldwide Company that […]

DIGITAL It’s 11 p.m., do you know where your ads are?: B.C. businesses and schools hurry to distance themselves from controversial media organizations after activists raise alarm over advertising with Breitbart and others An open letter to Mr Bezos, Mr Pichai and Mr Zuckerberg to tear down Breitbart News New Whistleblowers Highlight How Russia’s Information […]

DIGITAL Bad Info Follows Every Tragedy. Don’t Fall For It Google’s Top Stories Promoted Misinformation About the Las Vegas Shooting From 4Chan  Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news: 4chan was, for some reason, counted among Google News’ “authoritative” sources. The Death Loop This “Ghost Gun” Machine Now Makes Untraceable Metal Handguns […]

DIGITAL Russian operatives used Facebook ads to exploit divisions over Black Lives Matter and Muslims Facebook’s Frankenstein Moment Facebook Can Absolutely Control Its Algorithm Facebook revamps political-ad rules after discovering Russian ad buys: Shadowy Russian group spent $100,000 on political ads during the 2016 election. Mark Zuckerberg Is Still Pissed That We Know About His […]