Posts Tagged ‘France’

16
Feb
2021

QAnon goes European

categories: information literacy, media literacy

QAnon goes European

https://www.politico.eu/article/qanon-europe-coronavirus-protests/

In France, the Yellow Jacket movement has embraced the American movement. In Italy, backers hail from the anti-vaccine community. In Britain, adherents draw from Brexit followers.

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What’s behind the rise of QAnon in the UK?

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-54065470

The FFTCUK Facebook group has now amassed more than 13,000 members.

People were dressed in QAnon shirts or ones displaying the slogan “WWG1WGA”. Short for “Where we go one we go all”, it is the best-known rallying cry for QAnon believers.

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How QAnon Went Global

https://slate.com/technology/2020/09/qanon-europe-germany-lockdown-protests.html

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QAnon Gains Traction in Russia

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/30/qanon-gains-traction-in-russia-a72180

Alexandra Arkhipova, an anthropologist at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration who tracks the spread of online conspiracy theories, has found that while there are fewer explicit references to QAnon on Russian-language social media than Covid-19 denialism and 5G fears, its prevalence is spreading.

Data gathered by Arkhipova since August reveals thousands of Russian-language social media posts about QAnon. On VKontakte and Telegram — an encrypted messaging service popular in Russia – groups dedicated to spreading the conspiracy theory in Russia have grown to include tens of thousands of members.

 

23
Jan
2019

History of Syria

categories: information literacy

Syria: proxy theatre of war

Never in the interests of the ordinary citizen

The Syrian people’s uprising began as a struggle over social and economic conditions, a fight for democracy in place of repression. Now it has been hijacked by regional and global conflicts

Karim Emile Bitar 21 January 2019

https://mondediplo.com/2013/06/02syria

If there is a constant in the history of the countries of the Levant, it is the conflict between the aspirations of their inhabitants for freedom, and the realpolitik that has led to the sacrifice of those aspirations to the geostrategic interests of foreign powers.

06
Jan
2018

WhatsApp privacy France

categories: digital identity, Digital literacy, Facebook, information technology, privacy, social media, WhatsApp

French privacy watchdog raps WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing

Julia Fioretti DECEMBER 18, 2017 / 11:18 AM / 18 DAYS AGO
 France’s data privacy watchdog may fine messaging app WhatsApp if it does not comply with an order to bring its sharing of user data with parent company Facebook into line with French privacy law.
Separately, Germany’s cartel office said on Tuesday it had found Facebook had abused its dominant market position, in a ruling that questioned the company’s model of monetizing the personal data of its users through targeted advertising.
My note: it seems the EU is gearing toward in increase scrutiny of social media giants regarding users’ privacy:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2018/01/05/tinder-dating-privacy/ 

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more on privacy in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=privacy