Mongoose: #GoogleGestapo Planning to Deplatform & Terminate Funding (PayPal, Stripe) of Conservative Candidates in 2020

Stripe Deplatforms Independent Candidate Tommy Robinson Days Before EU Election Tommy Robinson, a right-wing activist and independent candidate for the EU elections, was bounced off of Stripe this week, severely limiting his ability to fundraise in the crucial final weeks of the campaign. Robinson is an official candidate on the ballot for the EU Parliament …

Penguin: Adobe Makes Open Source A Priority — This Will Not Save Them

How and Why Adobe is Making Open Source A Strategic Priority In October 2018, Adobe ranked as the 16th largest corporate open source contributor (per Github data), moving up the list from our 32ndranking in 2017. One of the reasons for this growth came from the acquisition of Magento in June 2018 and its open …

Mongoose: Facebook Shuts Down Italian Populists #GoogleGestapo

A RICO action — a Presidential scorched earth response — is long overdue, along with a public class action lawsuit and a Manhattan project to create an Open Source Agency, truth channel, and four nested capabilities that bury #GoogleGestapo. Platforms are utilities. They must be regulated, universally open, and in compliance with the Constitution and …

Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon Reviews – Fake? Robert Steele: Banned, Deleted, Dishonest, & Worthless

Amazon Reviews: Factual or Fakey? Here’s a handy set of tips for the online shopper—LifeHacker tells us “How to Spot Fake Reviews on Amazon.” Writer Brendan Hesse grants there are innocent reasons for incorrect reviews at Amazon, like a user accidentally posting their review in the wrong place, or a software snafu inserting the wrong …