News Organizations

DOJ Expands Surveillance of Journalists Covering Administration

2025-01-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Department of Justice implements a new national security data security program that potentially allows for increased surveillance of journalists. Under the program, DOJ creates mechanisms to access bulk data that could be used to track reporters, particularly those investigating administration …

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Google Ad Tech Systematically Takes 30-50% Cut From Publishers

2013-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

By 2013, the systematic exploitation of publishers through Google’s advertising technology monopoly had become evident. Publishers and advertisers discovered that Google was extracting 30-50% of advertising spending that flowed through its platforms—two to three times the take-rate of …

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