Mapping Reveals Rising Use of Social Media Monitoring Tools by Cities Nationwide
The technology can be used to monitor political and social justice movements, posing risks to First Amendment-protected activity.
The Intercept: Feds Regularly Monitored Black Lives Matter Since Ferguson
Joseph: “What they [the DHS] call situational awareness is Orwellian speak for watching and intimidation,” said Azmy. “Over time there’s a serious harm to the associational rights of the protesters and it’s an effective way to chill protest movements.
Matt Ehling: The Marv Davidov files | A life under surveillance
Ehling: Among Twin Cities peace activists, Marv Davidov was a long-time fixture. A proponent of nonviolent direct action, Davidov was heavily involved in the civil-rights movement and later actively opposed the Vietnam War through protests and pickets. Starting in the late 1960s, his anti-war activism focused on the Honeywell Corp. — then a Minneapolis-based armaments manufacturer.
Chelsea Manning: We’re citizens, not subjects. We have the right to criticize government without fear
Manning: After 9/11, a dedicated office of lawyers specializing in novel applications of law for national security issues, the National Security Division (NSD), was created and now, with a small caseload and an enormous amount of resources, this division of the Department of Justice has been waging a quiet war against the media, their sources and the right to free speech and a free press, using the growing national security and surveillance apparatus to prosecute various cases and, occasionally, target the media.
Chris Hedges: Monitoring of AP Phones a "Terrifying" Step in State Assault on Press Freedom
[youtube=http://youtu.be/0iWrjVmUzU4] democracynow Published on May 15, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins us to discuss what could mark the most significant government intrusion on freedom of the press in decades. The Justice Department has acknowledged seizing the work, home and cellphone records used by almost 100 reporters and editors at the Associated Press. More
Chris Hedges: Monitoring of AP Phones a “Terrifying” Step in State Assault on Press Freedom
[youtube=http://youtu.be/0iWrjVmUzU4] democracynow Published on May 15, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins us to discuss what could mark the most significant government intrusion on freedom of the press in decades. The Justice Department has acknowledged seizing the work, home and cellphone records used by almost 100 reporters and editors at the Associated Press. More
Moyers> Media Giants Fight Proposal That Could Shed Light on Who’s Buying Our Elections
Moyers: Media Giants Fight Proposal That Could Shed Light on Who’s Buying Our Elections The new rule would require the ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates in the top 50 markets to make their files on political advertising available on line immediately. by Bill Moyers April 18, 2012 BillMoyers.com By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship More