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How Wikipedia’s Pro-Hamas Editors Hijacked the Israel-Palestine Narrative
a powerful group of editors is hijacking wikipedia, pushing pro-palestinian propaganda, erasing key facts about hamas, and reshaping the narrative around israel with alarming influence
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a group of anonymous 𝕏 accounts are shaping narratives by influencing industry leaders, public intellectuals, and politicians — we asked them how they got here
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honduras' new government has reneged on its 50-year commitment to charter cities like próspera. now, the city's founders are waiting to find out if their project will be deemed illegal.
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the “donald trump and fascism” wikipedia page appeared the same day the guardian published a 4,000-word article called “is donald trump a fascist?” — and it’s still up
Ashley RindsbergStripe’s Acquisition of Bridge is a Stroke of GeniusOct 26
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Bridget HarrisBehind the Mask of 𝕏's Anonymous InfluencersOct 25
a group of anonymous 𝕏 accounts are shaping narratives by influencing industry leaders, public intellectuals, and politicians — we asked them how they got here
Kevin ChaikenHow Wikipedia’s Pro-Hamas Editors Hijacked the Israel-Palestine NarrativeOct 24
a powerful group of editors is hijacking wikipedia, pushing pro-palestinian propaganda, erasing key facts about hamas, and reshaping the narrative around israel with alarming influence
Ashley RindsbergInside the Government’s Attempt to Destroy Election Markets in the Name of DemocracyOct 21
what accounts for the cftc’s “sheer hatred” of political prediction markets that has led it to conduct a years-long campaign to ban them from the united states?
Jack SoloweyWhat Happens When Your City is Deemed Illegal?Oct 18
honduras' new government has reneged on its 50-year commitment to charter cities like próspera. now, the city's founders are waiting to find out if their project will be deemed illegal.
Kevin ChaikenWikipedia Editors at War Over Calling UK Grooming Gangs “Moral Panic”Oct 10
we've known for years from mainstream reporting that british-pakistani men perpetrated some of the UK's worst child grooming gang scandals. why is wikipedia now calling it a moral panic?
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