On July 29th the Stanford Internet Observatory, arguably a Potemkin village by design, released the following PR statement: Announcing the Journal of Online Trust and Safety… The journal was conceived from a recognition that much of the cutting-edge research on online harm lacks an appropriate journal for publication. An “appropriate journal”? What was wrong with … Continue reading Is Facebook Using Stanford to Silence Its Critics?
When we look at American internment of Americans of Japanese descent, there’s a very strange footnote that nearly everyone tends to overlook: it’s really all about racism in California, especially Stanford. Take for easy example that in 1941 there were 150,000 Americans of Japanese descent living in Hawaii (compared with 130,000 on the mainland). Although … Continue reading Stanford Racism Precipitated “National Policy of Exclusion” and Internment Camps
A search on the Internet for “Stanford genocide” brings up a long list of references. Some initial hits are these, all very promising: Genocide: A World History – Stanford University Genocide | Center for Comparative Studies… Preventing Genocide | Stanford Libraries However, as you scroll down the list, perhaps the most interesting hit of all … Continue reading Stanford = Genocide
A “Potemkin Village” is made from fake storefronts built to fraudulently impress a visiting czar and dignitaries. The “front organization” is torn down once its specific message/purpose ends. Step one (PDF): Facebook sets up special pay-to-play access (competitive advantage) to user data and leaks this privileged (back) door to Russia. (October 8, 2014 email in … Continue reading Is Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) a Front Organization for Facebook?