Day archives: April 12th, 2022

OSCE says Russia broke international law

Washington Post: “Russia committed human rights abuses and broke international humanitarian law during its invasion of Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe found. The report from the Vienna-based security body, released Wednesday, dives into attacks on civilian targets in the battered port city of Mariupol and follows President Biden’s declaration for the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

Algorithms, lies, and social media

NiemanLab: Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century. “There was a time when the internet was seen as an unequivocal force for social good. It propelled progressive social movements from Black Lives Matter to the Arab Spring; it set information free and …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

There is little doubt Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine. Do they amount to genocide?

Vox: “…Is what’s happening in Ukraine “genocide?”“Genocide” is not merely a word for mass killing in general. In international law, per the 1948 Genocide Convention, it refers to any of the following five acts if they are “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group:” (a) …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

TikTok, Russia & the emerging Splinternet

Tracking Exposed: “On March 15, 2022, Tracking Exposed released a special report documenting our investigation into TikTok’s content restrictions in Russia, which was picked up by news outlets, such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Vice News, Le Monde, and WIRED Italia. It also gained substantial traction on Twitter. Today we release a …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media