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New Leaks Reveals How Facebook Targets Emotionally Vulnerable Youth

The secret document was put together by two Australian Facebook execs and includes information about when young people are likely to feel excited, reflective, as well as other emotions related to overcoming fears.

By Nick Whigham | May 1, 2017 MintPressNews

Facebook has come under fire over revelations it is targeting potentially vulnerable youths who “need a confidence boost” to facilitate predatory advertising practices.

The allegation was revealed this morning by The Australian which obtained internal documents from the social media giant which reportedly show how Facebook can exploit the moods and insecurities of teenagers using the platform for the potential benefit of advertisers.

2017/05/032017/05/02

Stephen E. Arnold: #GoogleGestapo – Dealing with “Deplorable” Content — Google Decides, Badly, without Legal Due Process Never Mind the First Amendment…

IO Impotency

Revealing the Google Relevance Sins

I was surprised to read “Google’s Project Owl”. Talk about unintended consequences. An SEO centric publication reported that Google was going to get on the stick and smite fake news and “problematic content.” (I am not sure what “problematic content” is because I think a person’s point of view influences this determination.”

The write up states in real journalistic rhetoric:

Project Owl is Google’s internal name for its endeavor to fight back on problematic searches. The owl name was picked for no specific reason, Google said. However, the idea of an owl as a symbol for wisdom is appropriate. Google’s effort seeks to bring some wisdom back into areas where it is sorely needed.

Right, wisdom. From a vendor of content wrapped in pay to play advertising and “black box” algorithms which mysteriously have magical powers on sites like Foundem and the poor folks who were trying to make French tax forms findable.

Read full post.

2017/05/012017/04/30

Robert Parry: Existential Question – Who Can We Trust?

Commerce, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, IO Impotency

The Existential Question of Who to Trust

Special Report: An existential question facing humankind is who can be trusted to describe the world and its conflicts, especially since mainstream experts have surrendered to careerism, writes Robert Parry.

The existential issue before us is whether – blinded by propaganda and disinformation – we will stumble into a nuclear conflict between superpowers that could exterminate all life on earth or perhaps leave behind a radiated hulk of a planet suitable only for cockroaches and other hardy life forms.

Phi Beta Iota: A full read is recommended — documents the deceit of all so-called experts, the prevelance of lies as the standard. This web site has been focused on information pathologies for some time.

See Especially:

Graphic: Information Pathologies

2017/05/012017/04/30

Mongoose: False Flag on NYC Predicted

IO Deeds of War

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2017/04/292017/04/29

Bruce Schneier: NSA & CIA Cyber Leaks – Blaming Russia [Robert Steele Disagrees, Suggests Inter-Agency Warfare]

IO Impotency, IO Secrets, Officers Call

Who Is Publishing NSA and CIA Secrets, and Why?

Lawfare as produced by Brookings Institution

For both of these leaks, one big question is attribution: who did this?

My guess was, and is still, Russia in both cases.

Phi Beta Iota: Worth a full read. Many flawed assumptions. Robert Steele's long comment is below.

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2017/04/292017/04/28

Patrick Buchanan: Has Trump Abandoned His Base and Turned Foreign Policy Over to Neo-Conservatives and Their Captive Generals?

02 China, 02 Diplomacy, 04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Iran, 06 Russia, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, IO Deeds of War, Military, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence

WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS

The rise of the generals

Pat Buchanan on foreign policy: ‘What happened to the Trump of 2016?'

President Trump’s seeming renunciation of an anti-interventionist foreign policy is the great surprise of the first 100 days, and the most ominous. For any new war could vitiate the Trump mandate and consume his presidency.

Who is behind the seeming conversion of Trump to hawk?

The generals, Bibi Netanyahu and the neocons, congressional hawks with Cold War mindsets, the Saudi royal family and the Gulf Arabs – they are winning the battle for the president’s mind.

2017/04/262017/04/24

Stephen E. Arnold: China Is An Innovation Gold-Mine

02 China, Advanced Cyber/IO, Commerce, Cultural Intelligence

China is a gold mine for innovation, says head of Chinese robot firm

“I've been to the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Israel, and the opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in China are just as good — in some respects it's actually better,” Yu told CNBC. That's because China is already a pretty tech-savvy place and firms continue investing in R&D, according to Yu, who added that the country's giant manufacturing machine means everything can happen in one place.

Category: Information Operations (IO)

Mongoose: Facebook as MindControl – Targetting Vulnerable Youth