RT America Torched in Witch Hunt ’17

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 12, 2017 Because it had the gall to give airtime to critics of imperialism and U.S. policy, the broadcaster has been forced to register as a foreign agent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tech, Social Media Giants Create Task Force to Identify and Delete Online Terrorist Content

BLANK Dec 7, 2016 YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have announced they will create a database—accessible by only the four companies—that shares "online terrorist content" deleted from their respective sites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

This Powerful ‘Rap Against Rape’ by Two Indian Women Has Gone Viral

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 18, 2015 Two young Indian women, performing under the moniker BomBaebs, have made a captivating -- and now widely played -- video attacking sexual violence and misogyny in their country. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Students in Ukraine and Russia Take to YouTube to Share Their Views on the Ukraine Crisis

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 3, 2015 You may have heard what Presidents Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko have said about the Ukraine crisis, but what do young people whose lives are being affected by the conflict between the two countries have to say about it? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Princess Leia Endures 10 Hours of Harassment on NYC’s Mean Streets

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 13, 2014 Sadly, we are sorry to report that, given the opportunity, even Yoda himself isn't above wolf-whistling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watch This Cat Video (or Anything on YouTube) and Get Hacked

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 17, 2014 When large flows of Internet traffic and information remain unencrypted, seemingly harmless activities like watching YouTube videos can allow security and intelligence agencies and well-funded private parties total access to a person's computer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Knocking Off YouTube’s Populist Halo’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 19, 2014 With the launch of its streaming music service, Google-owned YouTube is revealing itself as the kind of "troublesome, exploitative" intermediary it promised it would never be, Jacob Silverman writes at The Baffler. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Do Yourself a Favor: Watch the British Pathé’s Bizarre and Chilling News Clips Now on YouTube

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 19, 2014 The archive of the Pathé cinema newsreels that documented the "first 70 years of the 20th century" in the United Kingdom and beyond has been released onto YouTube. Some of the videos, such as those of the human fish and the 140-pound 3-year-old, are just too weird not to watch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Top Attempts by Dictators to Shut Down Twitter in Mideast (Including Turkey’s PM Erdogan)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Trying to close down social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube has been a desperate ploy of dictatorial regimes throughout the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Censorship: Turkish PM, President Tangle Over Bruited Ban on Facebook, YouTube

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 8, 2014 President Abdullah Gul has rejected a suggestion by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey might ban Facebook and Twitter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

California Students’ Social Media Being Stalked

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2013 As if the NSA spying on our every move weren’t enough, now kids have to watch what they say online in and out of school. Some 13,000 middle and high school students in Southern California will have their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts scrutinized by social media monitoring service Geo Listening. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google’s $35 Plan to Take Over Your TV

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 25, 2013 Google TV didn't work out so well, but the company just announced a simpler, cheaper way to colonize your living room. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )