Whistleblower exposes Meta, Bolsonaro, and Cerimedo election meddling partnership
On Mexican TV, assassination target of jailed disinformation merchant Fernando Cerimedo explains how he worked with the Bolsonaros and Meta to reduce Lula’s visibility on its platforms.
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Netanyahu orders investigation and prosecution of Israeli soldiers in NAZA
NAZA reveals how Israel’s AI-based systems have been used to execute remote killings of thousands in Israel’s genocide.
Meta acknowledges the reduced reach of Lula’s profiles
The company, which controls WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, claims that “technical issues” affected the reach of Lula’s presidential campaign, and rejects accusations of favoring Flávio Bolsonaro.
AutoZone workers won a union. Then the company fired them.
Workers in White Plains, New York, won the first union at any of AutoZone’s nearly 7,000 US stores, despite an aggressive anti-union campaign. The next day, the company fired a lead organizer. Then another.
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Fighting big money in politics: California’s Community News Act
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