RT employees start sending millions to Tenet Media to pay American influencers including Tim Pool and Benny Johnson for pro-Russia content without disclosure, part of $10M influence operation
Under Musk’s control, Twitter was rebranded to X and underwent systematic dismantling of content moderation systems, transforming the platform from a “global town square” into an oligarchic-controlled information warfare infrastructure. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) …
Facebook removed network of 54 accounts, 50 pages, and 4 Instagram accounts linked to Roger Stone in July 2020. Network spent over $308,000 on advertising since 2015, used fake accounts to pose as Florida residents and evade enforcement. Connected to Proud Boys and active during 2016 election when …
On November 17, 2009, just weeks before the crucial Copenhagen Climate Summit, hackers breached servers at the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, stealing thousands of emails and computer files spanning 13 years of climate research. The stolen materials were strategically …
Robert Maxwell acquires Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) from Reed International for £113 million in July 1984, gaining control of six British newspapers including the Daily Mirror. This strategic acquisition significantly expanded Maxwell’s media influence in Britain and triggered an intense …
President Harry S. Truman signs the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402), popularly called the Smith-Mundt Act after sponsor Congressman Karl E. Mundt (R-SD), on January 27, 1948. The Act regulates broadcasting of programs for foreign audiences produced under …