(2020-12-12). FTC sues Facebook: What does it mean for social media users? liberationnews.org 
The complaint is not about privacy or speech.
(2020-12-12). Yet Another Major Escalation In Establishment Internet Censorship. popularresistance.org YouTube, whose corporate owner Google is arguably the most powerful company on earth, is now deleting user videos which claim the US election was fraudulent. | YouTube's official statement on its decision to do this is very revealing, not so much for what it says as for what it does not say. | At no point does the video publishing platform attempt to argue that it is removing these videos because they jeopardize anyone's health or safety, as it did when it began deleting videos deemed to be spreading misinformation about Covid-19. | At no point does it attempt to argue that these videos are inciting violence, as…
(2020-12-11). Trustbusters target Facebook, but anti-monopoly effort shores up capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
Coming on the heels of a Justice Department lawsuit against Google filed in October, social networking giant Facebook is now in the crosshairs of the trustbusters at the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of more than 48 state and territorial governments. Anti-monopoly momentum is picking up as regulators, long regarded as asleep at the …
(2020-12-11). Critics Pan Time's Choice of Biden-Harris for 2020 Person of the Year Award. mintpressnews.com 
"This is Joe Biden's year. He not only managed to stay alive until the election, he also did other things, presumably." — YouTube creator Shaun…
(2020-12-11). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia — You've Long Earned It. counterpunch.org All political eyes are on Georgia's runoff election on January 5th, 2021. Two Senate seats are up for grabs and will decide whether the evil Trumpster and corporatist Senator Mitch McConnell stays in total control of the U.S. Senate or not. If the Democrats win both seats, the Senate would be split, 50-50. Vice President
(2020-12-11). Twitter Acquires Screen-Sharing and Video Chat App Squad. sputniknews.com Squad is a social networking app that allows users to share their screens with friends and family as part of a video call. The app was launched last year.
(2020-12-11). US Federal Trade Commission sues Facebook over monopolistic acquisitions and anticompetitive practices. wsws.org The FTC, along with 48 US attorneys general, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the social media giant Facebook on Wednesday, seeking to split off its popular Instagram and WhatsApp properties and regulate the firm's business practices.
(2020-12-10). Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking. middleeasteye.net 
Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking | The lawsuit was brought against Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed over alleged operation against Oueiss because of her reporting on Gulf states | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 12: 25 | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss says she was hacked in the operation (Facebook) | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss has fi…
(2020-12-10). Consumer Price Index: Rental Inflation Has Slowed Sharply Since the Pandemic. cepr.net (This is a compilation of Dean Baker's quick-take analysis over Twitter. Follow @DeanBaker13 on Twitter to get his quick-take analysis of government data immediately upon release.) Overall and core CPI both rose 0.2 percent in November. Overall CPI is up 1.2 percent year-over-year. Core CPI is up 1.6 percent year-over-year. Store bought food prices fell …
(2020-12-10). Thursday 12/10: Human Right's Day Virtual Gathering w/ National Union of the Homeless & NWRU. indybay.org Online via livestream: YouTube & FB…
(2020-12-10). Federal and state lawsuits brought against Facebook calls for an end to BigTech's predatory practices. nationofchange.org "[Facebook] used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition, all at the expense of everyday users."
(2020-12-10). "Wrath of Mark": Antitrust lawsuits against Facebook accuse Zuckerberg of stifling competition. salon.com 48 attorneys general joined the federal government in antitrust lawsuits against Facebook…
(2020-12-09). The new-style pop histories making socialism cool again. mronline.org 
Online and on social media, popular historians are helping young Chinese reframe the country's leftist past in a more positive light.
(2020-12-09). Bipartisan Accountability for Facebook's Anticompetitive Tactics. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-09). Viral Michigan witness won't quarantine after Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis test positive for COVID. salon.com Melissa Carone, whose testimony last week went viral, says she won't get tested unless OANN and Newsmax tell her to…
(2020-12-09). 'Big Step' for Antitrust as FTC and State AGs Sue Facebook as Illegal Monopoly. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/105074018-gettyimages-669889778.1910x1000_0.jpg …
