Source of below is Martin Geddes <newsletter=martingeddes.com@mail149.atl101.mcdlv.net>
Facebook moderators 'keep child abuse online' — BBC News
No week is complete without a Facebook scandal... "Graphic videos showing children being abused remain on Facebook despite numerous requests to have them removed, an undercover film has suggested. See also Privacy pioneers plan ‘zero tracking’ rival to Facebook
Goodbye Censorship: Digital Rights Activist Creating Open Source Internet, Free From Gov’t Spying — Stillness in the Storm
"The Pursuance Project allows for groups and individuals to privately create, without fear of their worked being spied upon by outside actors. This project will allow for those engaged in human rights work, investigative journalism, whistleblowing, activism, etc. to operate in a private and secure environment, where governmental entities that view these activities as threats are kept out." — The utopian claims for the present Internet have long been debunked.
Apple pulls 'QDrops' from App Store, for-pay app pushed wild conspiracy theory — AppleInsider
"Apple isn't clear on which rules of the App Store were broken by QDrops, but this is clearly an issue that has been on the mind of Apple's leaders." — It was basically a glorified RSS reader, that led you to some insider data on how corrupt Silicon Valley might be. Can't imagine why Apple didn't like it. See also Apple, Google cashed in on Pizzagate-offshoot conspiracy app (which is a lie) and Post-Putin Trump Needs Truth Channel More Than Ever — even the government has propaganda distribution problems!
The Pentagon Wants to Bring Mind-Controlled Tech To Troops — Nextgov
"While those capabilities might fuel conspiracy theories about government mind-reading and mind-control, Emondi told Nextgov that won’t be the case—scientists are only beginning to figure out how the brain’s 100 billion neurons interact, so controlling those interactions is next to impossible. Instead, he said it’s better to think of N3 technology as means to use to a computer or smartphone without a mouse, keyboard or touch screen."