#cyberattack hashtag

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24 consejos para no ser estafado/a en Internet Aquí tienes algunos consejos para evitar ser víctima de estafas, especialmente en internet: 1) No respondas a correos electrónicos que soliciten datos personales y no hagas clic en enlaces sospechosos. 2) Protege tu información con contraseñas seguras y cámbialas regularmente. 3) Desconfía de mensajes de texto, WhatsApp o redes sociales que parezcan fraudulentos. 4) Verifica la autenticidad de los organismos públicos o bancos que te contacten. 5) Comprueba las transferencias y operaciones bancarias que realices. 6) Presta atención a la redacción de los mensajes y busca errores que delaten fraudes. 7) Corrobora la veracidad de ofertas promocionales o descuentos. 8) Investiga la reputación de tiendas o sitios antes de comprar en línea. 9) Utiliza el doble factor de autenticación siempre que sea posible. 10) Cambia contraseñas solo a través de sitios oficiales. 11) Verifica el logo de autenticación en contactos de WhatsApp de organismos públicos. 12) No compartas códigos de verificación recibidos por email o mensaje. 13) Mantén actualizado el sistema operativo, navegador y aplicaciones. 14) Usa antivirus y antimalware. 15) Desactiva ubicación, cámara y micrófono cuando no sean necesarios. 16) Nunca envíes dinero a desconocidos. 17) Observa errores ortográficos y gramaticales en comunicaciones. 18) Ten cuidado al compartir información personal o multimedia. 19) Baja la velocidad y no actúes bajo presión; los estafadores suelen urgir a sus víctimas. 20) Revisa la autenticidad de sitios web y correos electrónicos. 21) Evita páginas falsas que imitan a sitios legítimos. 22) Infórmate sobre las últimas estafas digitales y cómo operan. 23) No confíes en páginas que causen desconfianza o parezcan demasiado buenas para ser ciertas. 24) Denuncia cualquier actividad sospechosa a las autoridades competentes. Espero que estos consejos te sean útiles para protegerte de posibles estafas. Siempre es mejor prevenir y estar informado. 😁 💳 👮‍♀‍

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Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape: Protecting Our Digital World 🛡️

Hey everyone! Today, let's dive into the crucial topic of cybersecurity and explore how we can safeguard our digital assets and privacy in an increasingly connected world. 🔒

Cybersecurity refers to the practice of protecting computers, networks, and data from unauthorized access, cyberattacks, and malicious threats. As we rely more on digital technologies for work, communication, and entertainment, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. From securing personal devices and online accounts to defending critical infrastructure and businesses, cybersecurity plays a vital role in ensuring trust, safety, and resilience in our digital ecosystem. 🌐

Here are some key aspects and practices of cybersecurity:

Risk Management: Cybersecurity involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to prevent potential security breaches and data compromises.

Multi-Layered Defense: Effective cybersecurity strategies employ multiple layers of protection, including firewalls, antivirus software, encryption, and intrusion detection systems.

User Awareness: Educating users about cybersecurity best practices, such as strong password management and recognizing phishing attempts, is essential for preventing cyber threats.

Incident Response: Rapid response and incident handling protocols are critical for minimizing the impact of cyberattacks and restoring normal operations.

Compliance and Regulations: Cybersecurity standards and regulations ensure organizations adhere to security guidelines and protect sensitive information.

Let's prioritize cybersecurity awareness and resilience in our digital lives! Are you interested in learning more about cybersecurity or have tips to share for staying safe online? Join the conversation below! 🛡️💬

Using hashtags to connect with cybersecurity advocates: #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #DataProtection #Privacy #CyberAware #ITSecurity #OnlineSafety #CyberDefense #DigitalSecurity #StaySafeOnline 🔐

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Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs...

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs within three years of a cyberattack. But are they really the ones to blame? https://krnfy.bz/3GIdCef #jobs #cyberattack #tech

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs...

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs within three years of a cyberattack. But are they really the ones to blame? https://krnfy.bz/3GIdCef {hashtag|\#|jobs} {hashtag|\#|cyberattack} {hashtag|\#|tech}

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Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs...

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs within three years of a cyberattack. But are they really the ones to blame? https://krnfy.bz/3GIdCef #jobs #cyberattack #tech

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs...

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs within three years of a cyberattack. But are they really the ones to blame? https://krnfy.bz/3GIdCef {hashtag|\#|jobs} {hashtag|\#|cyberattack} {hashtag|\#|tech}

Korn Ferry Connect

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Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs...

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs within three years of a cyberattack. But are they really the ones to blame? https://krnfy.bz/3GIdCef #jobs #cyberattack #tech

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs...

Nearly one-third of cyber pros lose their jobs within three years of a cyberattack. But are they really the ones to blame? https://krnfy.bz/3GIdCef {hashtag|\#|jobs} {hashtag|\#|cyberattack} {hashtag|\#|tech}

Korn Ferry Connect

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What really happens when your company falls...

What really happens when your company falls victim to a cyberattack? Join us on this eye-opening episode of Briefings Podcast, where we delve into the world of small firms fighting back against ransomware. Discover how they're addressing the top concern of the C-suite! https://krnfy.bz/3SrtVTE #cyberattack #podcast #kornferry

What really happens when your company falls...

What really happens when your company falls victim to a cyberattack? Join us on this eye-opening episode of Briefings Podcast, where we delve into the world of small firms fighting back against ransomware. Discover how they're addressing the top concern of the C-suite! https://krnfy.bz/3SrtVTE {hashtag|\#|cyberattack} {hashtag|\#|podcast} {hashtag|\#|kornferry}

Korn Ferry Connect

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Popular Twitter account "Anonymous" warned history "will not be kind" to "Russian asset" Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The famous hacktivist group account boasting 7.9 million followers, which is waging a "cyber war" against Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, sent an ominous message to the congresswoman, who has been accused of being a "useful idiot" for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Russian asset Marjorie Taylor Greene will go down in history as one of the dumbest politicians ever. History will not be kind to you, nor will we," the account tweeted Thursday, along with a hashtag for Anonymous.

The tweet canme in response to Greene chastising Bill Kristol, editor-at-large of The Bulwark, who accused her of recommending "betting against America."

Greene, a firebrand Republican from Georgia, has described Putin's actions in Ukraine as "despicable" and "evil." The congresswoman has also cautioned against the United States becoming directly involved and criticized President Joe Biden's approach to the foreign conflict. Particular comments from Greene, such as her attributing Biden's "failed leadership" to the war and casting the conflict as one in which "peace agreements have been routinely violated by both sides," led to retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Rep. Liz Cheney calling her a "useful idiot" for Putin and the Kremlin.

Anonymous, which has multiple social media accounts associated with the group of hackers, has claimed responsibility for disabling Russian websites, putting video footage of the war in Ukraine on Russian state TV, and hacking a Russian censorship agency while releasing 360,000 files.

"Anonymous has proven to be a very capable group that has penetrated some high value targets, records and databases in the Russian Federation," wrote Jeremiah Fowler, the co-founder of cybersecurity company Security Discovery, in a blog post summarizing an examination of the cyberattacks against Russia.

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Week 11, Blog Post Due 11/4

Q1. How often do you see online activism? 

Online activism is very prevalent in my social media. This is most likely due to the fact I follow activist accounts, and the majority of the other people I follow repost and share activism-related posts. I use social media as my main source for flow of information, so I am informed to a greater extent than I would be should I not follow these accounts. Although I do more to support organizations, my following is a form of support for the organization. Sandor Vegh notes, “Activists now take advantage of the technologies and techniques offered by the Internet to achieve their traditional goals,” as they should (Vegh, 2013). Technology- as we have seen- can heavily influence a movement. Positive steps toward a goal can be achieved with the help of technology and using it for the spread of information, calling out injustices, organizing online and in-person protests, along with countless other purposes. 

Q2. What are factors to consider when differentiating between cyberattacks?

To get to the root of cyberattacks- similar to almost every offensive incident- one must look at specifics to investigate the issue. These factors that need to be surfaced include the attacker and victim, how and how often these attacks occur, why the cyberattack happened, and the resulting impact of the attack (Vegh, 2013). Investigating these I can imagine is challenging, because there are no two occurrences that are the same. The goal of cyberattacks vary, with some goals being to “gain dominance by causing damage or compromising the opponent's information and communication  system, to express disapproval, or simply to raise public awareness” (Vegh, 2013). 

Q3. What role does Black Twitter play?

Black Twitter plays an enormous role in publicizing the truth of victims of police brutality. They clear misconceptions of victims being perceived as poverish criminals. Black Twitter shows that men including Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin are human. Media tries to shift the focus of the reality of the event to the victim’s “past” based on pictures pulled from social media, which is crippling and detrimental. Thankfully Black Twitter has cleared misconceptions and reached a large audience to shed light on the truth about injustices. Though like Lee states, there needs to be redefining of sorts, because while there are hashtags that have the intent to spread information, they are misperceived widely (Lee, 2017).  This goes without saying that the news media needs to reform immensely. Their methods of sharing stories are crooked.

Q4. Did you play any online games when you were younger that resembled the capitalistic country we live in?

If I remember correctly, in the early Sims games, characters work to gain money. Or cheat to gain. In today’s society this is a similar structure, because obviously people work, but when faced with the challenge of blocked opportunities to work, crime may occur to gain items they cannot afford. It reflects a similar form of domestic life in our physical world although lacking several limitations we as society face. It can be played as an escape from one’s personal daily life, and create a virtual life of how they wish their life to be (although this can be harmful). 

Lee, L. A. (2017, March 5). Black Twitter: A response to bias in mainstream media. MDPI. Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/6/1/26.

Vegh, S. (2013, August 21). Classifying forms of online activism: The case of cyberprotests again. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203954317-9/classifying-forms-online-activism-case-cyberprotests-world-bank-sandor-vegh.

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Monday, May 17, 2021

Colonial shutdown shows how Americans pay the price of efficiency (Washington Post) The drivers stuck in gas lines after the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, the Texans freezing in their homes after the February grid collapse, the Californians sweltering through their own power failures last summer—all were paying the unintended and unexpected price of efficiency. The market-driven energy sector has spent a decade or more cutting costs, streamlining and digitizing. Four big oil refineries have shut down in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2010 because it’s cheaper to bring in gasoline by pipeline from the Gulf Coast, 1,500 miles away—as long as that pipeline stays in operation. Texas and California have driven the price of electricity down by throwing out the old regulatory structure—the structure that made sure utilities earned enough to invest in backup resources. In the name of efficiency, “resilience was assumed,” said Daniel Yergin, a historian and author of “The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations.” But even as American fossil fuel producers proudly declared the country to be energy independent once more in recent years, the energy sector has stripped redundancy out of its systems, at the risk of leaving customers in the lurch when things go wrong. Some companies have declined to take the precautions needed to survive the unexpected, whether it’s bad weather or a cyberattack.

Police in Cities Across U.S. Brace for a Violent Summer (WSJ) Police departments in New York City and other large metro areas across the U.S. are bulking up patrols and implementing new tactics to prepare for what they say could be a violent summer. States lifting Covid-19 restrictions and more people out in public spaces in warmer weather increase the likelihood of more shootings, as well as less-serious crimes, officials say. Many crimes, including violent ones, normally rise in summer. Gun purchases also rose during the pandemic and cities have seen an increase in guns being used in crimes. Shootings and homicides in big U.S. cities are up this year again after rising last year. In the last three months of 2020, homicides rose 32.2% in cities with a population of at least one million, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Quarterly Uniform Crime Report. In New York City, the number of homicides has reached 146 for the year so far, an increase of 27% from 115 during the same period in 2020. In Dallas, police have counted 75 homicides this year, up from 58 during the same period last year. Chicago police have recorded 195 homicides, up from 160 in the year-ago period.

Tensions Among Democrats Grow Over Israel as the Left Defends Palestinians (NYT) With violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories forcing the issue back to the forefront of American politics, divisions between the leadership of the Democratic Party and the activist wing have burst into public view. While the Biden administration is handling the growing conflict as a highly sensitive diplomatic challenge involving a longstanding ally, the ascendant left views it as a searing racial justice issue that is deeply intertwined with the politics of the United States. For those activists, Palestinian rights and the decades-long conflict over land in the Middle East are linked to causes like police brutality and conditions for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Party activists who fight for racial justice now post messages against the “colonization of Palestine” with the hashtag #PalestinianLivesMatter. With President Biden in the White House, traditional U.S. support for Israel is hardly in question from a policy perspective; he has made his support for the country clear throughout his nearly 50 years in public life. Still, the terms of the debate are shifting in Democratic circles. On Thursday, a group of leading progressive members of Congress offered a rare break from party unity, giving fiery speeches on the House floor that accused Mr. Biden of ignoring the plight of Palestinians and “taking the side of the occupation.” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York directly challenged the president, who had asserted that Israel had a right to defend itself. “Do Palestinians have a right to survive?” she asked in an impassioned address. “Do we believe that? And if so, we have a responsibility to that as well.” “The base of the party is moving in a very different direction than where the party establishment is,” James Zogby said. “If you support Black Lives Matter, it was not a difficult leap to saying Palestinian lives matter, too.”

Bleak futures fuel widespread protests by young Colombians (AP) Thousands of young people and college students have been at the forefront of Colombia’s antigovernment protests for more than two weeks, armed with improvised shields made from garbage cans and umbrellas. They have taken the brunt of the tear gas and gunshots from security forces, and dozens have paid for it with their lives. The young men and women have become the voices for Colombians fed up with a government they say has mismanaged the coronavirus pandemic and crushed hopes of a better future. “To a large extent, we found that there was no fear of death. Sometimes it is the only thing that remains when the system is starving us and there are no opportunities,” said Yonny Rojas, a 36-year-old law student who also runs soup kitchens in one of the poorest areas of Cali, the city where the government response has been especially violent.

Pandemic triggers new crisis in Peru: lack of cemetery space (AP) After Joel Bautista died of a heart attack last month in Peru, his family tried unsuccessfully to find an available grave at four different cemeteries. After four days, they resorted to digging a hole in his garden. The excavation in a poor neighborhood in the capital city of Lima was broadcast live on television, attracting the attention of authorities and prompting them to offer the family a space on the rocky slopes of a cemetery. The same plight is shared by other families across Peru. After struggling to control the coronavirus pandemic for more than a year, the country now faces a parallel crisis: a lack of cemetery space. The problem affects everyone, not just relatives of COVID-19 victims, and some families have acted on their own, digging clandestine graves in areas surrounding some of Lima’s 65 cemeteries. The desperate lack of options comes as the country endures its deadliest period of the pandemic yet. More than 64,300 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in Peru, according to the Health Ministry, but that figure is almost certainly an undercount. A vital records agency estimates that the true figure is more than 174,900, counting those whose possible infection was not confirmed by a test.

UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry (AP) Travelers in England were packing their bags, bartenders were polishing their glasses and performers were warming up as Britain prepared Sunday for a major step out of lockdown—but with clouds of worry on the horizon. Excitement at the reopening of travel and hospitality vied with anxiety that a more contagious virus variant first found in India is spreading fast and could delay further plans to reopen. On Monday, people in England will be able to eat a restaurant meal indoors, drink inside a pub, go to a museum, hug friends and visit one another’s homes for the first time in months. A ban on overseas holidays is also being lifted, with travel now possible to a short list of countries with low infection rates. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are following similar but slightly different reopening paths.

Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews (AP) Turkey’s interior ministry on Sunday lifted a full lockdown that had ordered people to stay home to fight COVID-19 infections, shifting to a less-restrictive program that still involved curfews on weeknights and weekends. Shopping malls will be able to reopen. Some businesses will remain closed, including gyms and cafes, but restaurants will be able to offer take away in addition to delivery. Preschools will resume in-person education but upper grades will continue remote learning. Turks can return to their workplaces but will have to stay home from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday, with the exception of walking to a market to buy food. Civil servants will continue working remotely or in shifts in offices. Foreign tourists and workers with special permits are exempt.

Syria’s Surprising Solar Boom: Sunlight Powers the Night in Rebel Idlib (NYT) When the Syrian government attacked their village, Radwan al-Shimali’s family hastily threw clothes, blankets and mattresses into their truck and sped off to begin new lives as refugees, leaving behind their house, farmland and television. Among the belongings they kept was one prized technology: the solar panel now propped up on rock next to the tattered tent they call home in an olive grove near the village of Haranabush in northwestern Syria. “It is important,” Mr. al-Shimali said of the 270-watt panel, his family’s sole source of electricity. “When there is sun during the day, we can have light at night.” An unlikely solar revolution of sorts has taken off in an embattled, rebel-controlled pocket of northwestern Syria, where large numbers of people whose lives have been upended by the country’s 10-year-old civil war have embraced the sun’s energy simply because it is the cheapest source of electricity around. Solar panels, big and small, old and new, are seemingly everywhere in Idlib Province along Syria’s border with Turkey. “There is no alternative,” said Akram Abbas, a solar panel importer in the town of al-Dana. “Solar energy is a blessing from God.”

India to start evacuating parts of west coast as cyclone approaches (Reuters) India is preparing to evacuate thousands of people from low-lying areas along its western coast as a powerful cyclone is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning in the state of Gujarat. Cyclone Tauktae, which formed in the Arabian sea, is expected to cross Gujarat with wind gusts of up to 175 kmph (109 mph) and is expected to make landfall in the state the following morning. The meteorological agency warned that there could be destruction of houses and flooding of escape routes. Disruption to railway services was also expected until May 21.

Israel stages new round of heavy airstrikes on Gaza City (AP) The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (nine miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine alleged Hamas commanders. Residents of Gaza awakened by the overnight barrage described it as the heaviest since the war began a week ago, and even more powerful than a wave of airstrikes in Gaza City the day before that left 42 dead and flattened three buildings. There was no immediate word on the casualties from the latest strikes. A three-story building in Gaza City was heavily damaged, but residents said the military warned them 10 minutes before the strike and everyone cleared out. Gaza’s mayor Yahya Sarraj told Al-Jazeera TV that the airstrikes had caused extensive damage to roads and other infrastructure. He also warned that the territory was running low on fuel and other spare parts. The U.N. has warned that Gaza’s sole power station is at risk of running out of fuel. The territory already experiences daily power outages of 8-12 hours and tap water is undrinkable.

Ethiopia again delays national election amid deadly tensions (AP) Ethiopia has again delayed its national election after some opposition parties said they wouldn’t take part and as conflict in the country’s Tigray region means no vote is being held there, further complicating Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s efforts to centralize power. The head of the national elections board, Birtukan Mideksa, in a meeting with political parties’ representatives on Saturday said the June 5 vote in Africa’s second most populous country would be postponed, citing the need to finish printing ballots, training staffers and compiling voters’ information. The board said she estimated a delay of two to three weeks.

Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say (AP) Sharks use the Earth’s magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world’s oceans, scientists have found. Researchers said their marine laboratory experiments with a small species of shark confirm long-held speculation that sharks use magnetic fields as aids to navigation—behavior observed in other marine animals such as sea turtles. The study sheds light on why sharks are able to traverse seas and find their way back to feed, breed and give birth, said marine policy specialist Bryan Keller, one of the study authors. “We know that sharks can respond to magnetic fields,” Keller said. “We didn’t know that they detected it to use as an aid in navigation ... You have sharks that can travel 20,000 kilometers (12,427 miles) and end up in the same spot.”

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Week 11 Blog Post Due 11/4

How has the Black Lives Matter movement positively effected advocacy and awareness throughout social media platforms?

Without a doubt 2020 has been a year like no other. Living through a pandemic, fighting for basic human rights, and experiencing an election that will affect so many people’s lives drastically. With that being said, social media has played a key role in creating awareness of current events and none the less exposing the systematic racism that occurs. Alluding to, the BLM movement they have created a platform of advocacy and awareness shaping unions an educating those of what is happening in their own backyard. Uploading videos and content of police brutality against colored people specifically  black males angered people, this led to numerous protests across the country urging officials for change and justice to be served. Although, in many cases justice has not been served the BLM has created a community for people to lean on and support one another. The BLM movement will fight every day until change happens and the innocent victims and their families receive the proper apology and justice of the unmoral acts committed against them. 

Have you participated in creating awareness through social media platforms using hashtags, reposting posts, or creating your own forms of advocacy?

 I am glad to say that over the past couple months I have been very active on my social media and have used my voice and privileged to advocate for my family, friends, and strangers who do not have a voice. I am a daughter of an immigrant mother who came to the United States from Peru when she was sixteen years old. As a mixed child who has a lighter complexion I am not ignorant to the fact that I have privilege in this country because of  the color of my skin. That is why it is my duty and in my heart to fight for my family, friends, and strangers that do not have that privilege. During these past few months I have been reposting posts in regard to current events to inform people of what is happening and ways we can help to stop the horrible discrimination that is taking place. I also donated to many organizations that support BLM, women’s rights, and immigration. Recently, I have been posting a lot about the election and how it is crucial to vote because people’s lives are at stake. My advocacy on social media is strongly correlated to the support of BLM, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, Immigration, Health Care, and basic human rights that no one should be stripped away from.

What is online activism?

Online activism is defined as a politically motivated movement relying on the Internet. In other words, the Internet is the platform used in order for users to express their views on certain topics such as health care, women’s rights, BLM, and etc. In regard to, “politically motivated” I would like to highlight that unfortunately we live in a country that incorporates politics and religion in many topics influencing the way people argue against and argue for. With online activism many users create a virtual environment that expresses the need for basic human rights and the need to acknowledge white supremacy and find ways to diminish it and one day completely get rid of it. 

What are the three categories that offensive online actions fall into?

Alluding to, the question above the three categories that offensive online actions fall into are the following: cyberattack, cybercampaign, and cyberwar. Although, the Internet provides online activism there are risks at play. Those risks can be very detrimental and caused by cyberattacks which are isolated and cyber wars that have a mutual engagement. in many cases we see hackers across all platforms involving technology. These hackers can steal all your personal information to posting random things on your social media accounts. When using the Internet it is important to be aware of these risks and do your best to avoid them. It is also important to be safe because there are bad people out there that use the Internet as a way to be predators. This ties in with previous posts about “internet trolling,” it is important to be aware of the negative sides of the Internet but also not to take away from creating advocacy and awareness. 

Fuchs, C. (2014). Social media and communication power. In Social media: A critical introduction (pp. 69-94). London: SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9781446270066.n4

Lee, L. (2017). Black Twitter: A Response to Bias in Mainstream Media. Social Sciences, 6(1), 26. doi:10.3390/socsci6010026

Vegh, S. (2003). Classifying Forms of Online Activism The Case of Cyberprotests against the World Bank.

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‘Moscow Mitch’ Tag Enrages McConnell https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/moscow-mitch-mcconnell.html

‘Moscow Mitch’ Tag Enrages MCCONNELL (GOOD LET'S KEEP IT UP) and Squeezes G.O.P. on Election Security

#MoscowMitchMcTreason #MoscowMitchMcTraitor

#MoscowMitch

By Carl Hulse | Published July 30, 2019 | New York Times | Posted July 30, 2019 6:32 PM ET |

WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell is usually impervious to criticism, even celebrating the nasty nicknames that have been bestowed on him by critics. But Mr. McConnell, the Senate majority leader, is incensed with his new moniker, “Moscow Mitch,” and even more miffed that he has been called a “Russian asset” by critics who accuse him of single-handedly blocking stronger election security measures after Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

Democrats had been making the case for months, but it was supercharged last week by the testimony of Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, who told the House Intelligence Committee that the Russians were back at it “as we sit here.”

Mr. McConnell cites several reasons for his opposition — a longstanding resistance to federal control over state elections, newly enacted security improvements that were shown to have worked in the 2018 voting and his suspicion that Democrats are trying to gain partisan advantage with a host of proposals. Republican colleagues say that Mr. McConnell, a longtime foe of tougher campaign finance restrictions and disclosure requirements, is leery of even entering into legislative negotiation that could touch on fund-raising and campaign spending.

But whatever Mr. McConnell’s reasoning, criticism of him for impeding a number of election proposals has taken hold — even back home in Kentucky, where the majority leader faces re-election next year.

“Democrats want more aggressive legislation to protect America’s elections after Robert Mueller’s stark warning about Russian interference,” began one report aired on a Louisville television station last week. “Mitch McConnell blocked it.”

Even President Trump felt compelled to come to his defense — as only he could.

“Mitch McConnell is a man that knows less about Russia and Russian influence than even Donald Trump,” the president told reporters Tuesday as he was leaving for a speech in Jamestown, Va. “And I know nothing.”

That did not relieve the heat on the majority leader, who on Monday had appeared to open the door ever so slightly to doing more on election preparedness.

“I’m sure all of us will be open to discussing further steps Congress, the executive branch, the states and the private sector might take to defend our elections against foreign interference,” he said as he seethed on the Senate floor over what he described as McCarthy-style attacks on his integrity and distortions of both his position on election security and his hawkish history of challenging Russia.

Throughout his political career, Mr. McConnell has made opposition to the Kremlin a hallmark of his foreign policy stands.

For once, Democrats seemed to be getting to a man who has embraced his portrayal as Darth Vader and the Grim Reaper overseeing a Senate graveyard for legislation that he opposes. When an unsubstantiated West Virginia Senate campaign ad in 2018 called him “Cocaine Mitch,” he began answering his Senate telephone with that identifier.

“Moscow Mitch”? Not so much: “I was called unpatriotic, un-American and essentially treasonous,” he fumed on the Senate floor.

Democrats pressed their advantage. And why not? The hashtag #MoscowMitchMcTraitor was trending on Twitter, and Senate Republicans of all stripes were being asked about the blockade.

“So long as the Senate Republicans prevent legislation from reaching the floor, so long as they oppose additional appropriations to the states, so long as they malign election security provisions as, quote, partisan wish lists, the critics are right to say Leader McConnell and Republican senators are blocking election security,” Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, said on the floor Tuesday.

Mr. Schumer has in the past suggested that another potential reason behind Mr. McConnell’s position is the thought that interference emanating from Russia could aid Republicans. “I hope it’s not because he thinks it will benefit him, because Putin could turn around in a minute, and then do things that he doesn’t like,” Mr. Schumer said in June.

Lawmakers in both parties have election security proposals waiting on the sidelines, and the furor has caused some to step up demands for Congress to take up their bills.

Senators Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, and Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, wrote on Monday to colleagues reconciling the annual House and Senate military policy bill to request that they include stalled sanctions legislation meant to deter Russia or other foreign actors from interfering in American elections. House lawmakers included a similar provision in their military policy bill, but the senators want to see it strengthened to slap Russia’s economy with intense sanctions if it is found to interfere in a future election.

“This conference committee represents this Congress’ best — potentially last — opportunity to enact meaningful legislation aimed at deterring Russia from a repeat performance of its 2016 presidential election interference,” the senators wrote. “We ask that you seize this opportunity and include the provisions outlined above in the final conference report.”

On Tuesday, Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, signed on to a measure by Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the committee’s top Democrat, that would require campaign officials to report to federal authorities any offers of campaign assistance from foreign entities.

“Russia’s efforts to interfere in our elections remain relentless,” said Ms. Collins, who is also up for re-election next year, in a statement.

Mr. McConnell’s opposition to any and all election legislation has bottled up the bills in the Senate Rules Committee. The panel’s chairman, Senator Roy Blunt, Republican of Missouri, has hesitated to advance any of the measures since they would go nowhere on the floor.

Mr. Blunt said he repeatedly had been assured by the F.B.I., the Department of Homeland Security and the federal intelligence agencies that they were not lacking resources to combat election interference.

“They always say, ‘No, we don’t need anything,’” Mr. Blunt said Tuesday. A former state elections official himself, Mr. Blunt said he agreed with Mr. McConnell that the federal government should not gain more authority over state elections.

“Mitch would not want to see us further federalize the process and that’s where I am, too,” Mr. Blunt said.

Proponents of the bills say they are devised to keep the states in the lead. A Democratic measure approved by the House would send more than $1 billion to state and local governments to tighten election security, but would also demand that states use the money for machines with backup paper ballots and require a national strategy to protect American democratic institutions against cyberattacks. States would be required to spend federal funds only on federally certified “election infrastructure vendors.”

A bipartisan measure in both chambers would require internet companies like Facebook to disclose the purchasers of political ads. Another bipartisan Senate proposal would codify.

cyberinformation-sharing initiatives between federal intelligence services and state election officials, speed up the granting of security clearances to state officials and provide federal incentives for states to adopt backup paper ballots.

Backup paper ballots got an endorsement Tuesday from an unlikely source: Mr. Trump. He took to Twitter to call for “Paper Ballots as backup (old fashioned but true!).”

With the focus on the issue intensifying, Mr. McConnell and Senate Republicans will face more pressure to act.

If they do, the most likely result would not be advancing stand-alone bills but instead using the annual spending bills that must pass this fall to funnel more money to states to secure their elections and to make certain they have a paper-ballot trail that can be audited if questions arise about the legitimacy of an outcome. Ten states now lack full capacity to do so, according to the Rules Committee.

Mr. Schumer encouraged that idea Tuesday. “If McConnell wants to address election security in the appropriations process, we would welcome his support on an amendment to send more funding to the states,” he said. “We want to get something done on election security because this is not about party, this is a matter of national security.

Mr. McConnell said Monday that he would not be intimidated into acting on election interference.

He also will probably not be answering his phone “Moscow Mitch.”

Nicholas Fandos contributed reporting.

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CPJ charges FG to unfreeze Sahara Reporters bank account

A United States based organisation; Committee to Protect Journalists has charged Federal Government of Nigeria to desist from intimidating journalists working with Sahara Reporters, after a report by some staff of the news website told CPJ that their Nigerian bank account was frozen without advance notice in October. According to the report, the action of the government to freeze the account is significantly hindering the operation of the news website. CPJ charged the government in a press release on Tuesday. According to the statement, Sahara Reporters was separately disabled twice due to allegations of copyright infringement, and staff report cyberattacks and increased surveillance outside their Lagos office. “Sahara Reporters must be permitted to keep the Nigerian public informed without intimidation,” said Angela Quintal, CPJ’s Africa program coordinator. “Surveillance, cyberattacks, and copyright notices against Sahara Reporters mark a concerning pattern of interference and harassment of an investigative news outlet.” Sahara Reporters’ Nigeria-based account with Guaranty Trust Bank was frozen without warning in October, La Keisha Landrum Pierre, Sahara Reporters’ chief operating officer, told CPJ. The outlet has struggled to pay operating costs and salaries and was unable to publish for a day on November 10, Pierre said. Pierre told CPJ the bank said the account was subject to “a government hold” and “not able to be operated,” but would not elaborate. When CPJ requested comment by email, Ijeoma Nwachukwu, a relationship manager with Guaranty Trust Bank, declined to reveal details about specific accounts because of “duty of confidentiality.” In mid-September, Sahara Reporters documented three vehicles carrying security officers parked outside the outlet’s Lagos office. Those officers banged on the gates and called for journalists to come out before departing, Sahara Reporters news editor Senami Kojah told CPJ. Staff in Lagos have repeatedly seen vehicles with tinted windows outside the outlet’s office with occupants wearing black clothes characteristic of DSS agents, Kojah said. Abiodun Sanusi, a reporter with Sahara Reporters, told CPJ by phone that he saw two men wearing black uniforms and caps in a van outside the office on November 5. Calls CPJ made to DSS spokesperson Peter Afunaya in early December went unanswered. Pierre told CPJ that Sahara Reporters’ website has also been subject to cyberattacks and takedown requests. She described at least three incidents since August where exceptionally high traffic consistent with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks threatened to disable the website, though without success. The entire site was separately taken down for several hours each on October 16 and November 17 in relation to a copyright complaint under U.S. law, Pierre said. A U.S.-based company involved in hosting the website said that a Nigeria-based complainant had flagged a Sahara Reporters article for violating the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), according to notifications reviewed by CPJ. The 1998 DMCA incentivizes intermediaries to remove or disable access to content subject to copyright complaints to avoid liability, according to CPJ reporting on Ecuador.

Confusion as DSS official attempts to rearrest Omoyele Sowore inside the court room Pierre told CPJ that the notifications referenced a 2010 story on political corruption allegations that another website appeared to have republished with an earlier date. Though Sahara Reporters’ site was restored each time, the article was unavailable when CPJ attempted to view it in December; Pierre said they continue to challenge the complaint. Several Sahara Reporters investigations have alleged senior Nigerian officials’ involvement in wrongdoing. One May example based on leaked audio recordings alleged that Godwin Emefiele, governor of Nigeria’s central bank, sought to cover up the theft of 500 billion Naira (US$1.38 billion) in public funds. Central bank spokesperson Isaac Okorafor told local media the audio was authentic but misleading, since no money was missing. Documents released during the prosecution of whistleblower George Uboh, who accused the banker of taking the money, suggest Emefiele asked Nigeria’s police chief to investigate Sahara Reporters’ source, according to the outlet’s July report. CPJ called a number listed for Okorafor on December 9 but the person who answered did not respond to questions before the line disconnected; subsequent calls rang unanswered. CPJ’s calls to Frank Mba, spokesperson for the Nigerian police, also went unanswered. DSS agents arrested Sahara Reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore on August 3 after he planned nationwide protests under the hashtag #RevolutionNow; he is charged with treason, cybercrime, and money laundering, including for transfers allegedly made to Sahara Reporters’ Nigerian bank account, according to a U.S.-based legal team’s submission to the U.N. working group on arbitrary detention. Sowore has been jailed ever since, aside from one overnight release on bail in early December, according to Pierre and media reports. CPJ has documented Nigerian security forces repeatedly attacking journalists, including those reporting on the August demonstrations or related protests against Sowore’s detention. Following the reelection of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in February, journalists told CPJ they worried that his government would feel less restrained in curbing press freedom. Read the full article

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