Blacklist – THE OVAL CIRCLE

New chief of Pegasus spyware firm quits after two weeks

Posted on November 14, 2021November 14, 2021By Editor

The recently appointed CEO of the Israeli company behind the Pegasus spyware allegedly used to monitor activists has quit less than two weeks after a US decision to blacklist the group. … Read More >New chief of Pegasus spyware firm quits after two weeks

World

Israeli spyware giant NSO group added to US trade blacklist along with three others

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021By Editor

The US has added NSO Group, the Israeli spyware giant behind the infamous Pegasus software used to spy on journalists and human rights activists, to a trade blacklist, along with three firms charged with similar acts. … Read More >Israeli spyware giant NSO group added to US trade blacklist along with three others

USA

Hitler, Hamas and… Hillbilly Militia Squad? Facebook’s secret blacklist EXPOSED

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021By Editor

The just-leaked Facebook list of ‘dangerous individuals and organizations’ has over 4,000 entries. Among them are entities sanctioned by the US as terrorists, historical villains, cartels, militia groups, as well as dissidents. … Read More >Hitler, Hamas and… Hillbilly Militia Squad? Facebook’s secret blacklist EXPOSED

US blacklists tech giant Xiaomi & major oil producer CNOOC in Trump’s final push against Chinese firms

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

The outgoing Trump administration is using its final days to further escalate tensions with Beijing as it blacklists more Chinese firms, including one of the biggest global smartphone makers, Xiaomi, and oil giant CNOOC. … Read More >US blacklists tech giant Xiaomi & major oil producer CNOOC in Trump’s final push against Chinese firms

EU

No beer for the Chancellor: Iconic Berlin political pub blacklists Merkel and cronies for ordering new lockdown

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020By Editor

The German officials behind the country’s month-long partial lockdown, during which all restaurants will be closed, are no longer welcome at the ‘Standige Vertretung,’ an iconic Berlin pub catering to the political class. … Read More >No beer for the Chancellor: Iconic Berlin political pub blacklists Merkel and cronies for ordering new lockdown