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News Facebook will bankroll an ‘independent supreme court’ to moderate your content & set censorship precedents

Facebook has unveiled the charter for its ‘supreme court,’ a supposedly independent content moderation board that will take money from, and be appointed by, Facebook itself – while making binding decisions. What could go wrong? … Read More >News Facebook will bankroll an ‘independent supreme court’ to moderate your content & set censorship precedents

US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

The US government is suing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden for his memoir profits not just to punish him, but also to intimidate others into staying silent, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou tells RT. … Read More >US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

‘Israel at historic juncture’: Netanyahu refuses to concede as Gantz claims ‘mission accomplished’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to fight on even as exit polls showed him tied or lagging behind his main opposition rival, with a slim chance of assembling the coalition needed for a fifth term. … Read More >‘Israel at historic juncture’: Netanyahu refuses to concede as Gantz claims ‘mission accomplished’

Oil supply is back to what it was before the attack, but we don’t know yet who is responsible – Saudi energy minister

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said that its oil supplies had resumed and that its oil market would be “fully back online” by the end of September following attacks which Washington blames on Iran while Riyadh is still probing. … Read More >Oil supply is back to what it was before the attack, but we don’t know yet who is responsible – Saudi energy minister

‘Crazy’ for Polish PM to suggest Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a ‘threat’ to European energy security

It is “rubbish” for Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki to claim that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will deliver a supply of cheap gas from Russia to the EU, is a “threat” to European energy security, analyst John Laughland told RT. … Read More >‘Crazy’ for Polish PM to suggest Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a ‘threat’ to European energy security