At RightsCon in Toronto, Anger Swells at a Sponsor: Facebook
With the constant flood of headlines about Russian meddling in the U.S. election, many forget that nation-state manipulation of Facebook...
Shining electric light on Facebook at RightsCon 2018 in Toronto
"Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman," Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis...
Book Announcement: "Günaydın from New York"
In his essay “It Is the Dark We Have to Fear,” Edward Albee wrote: “People don’t like the light — it reveals too much.” As true for...
Interview with Turkish outlet Artı Gerçek: "Journalism is not a crime."
The Turkish news outlet Artı Gerçek published reporter Esra Tur's interview with me today on threats to press freedom internationally and...
Reflections on Covering the Zarrab Trial
During my coverage of the case of Reza Zarrab, a gold trader whose arrest created a geopolitical firestorm for U.S.-Turkish relations, I...
B.S. Detector: After It Hits the Fan
Roughly a week ago, the creators of the B.S. Detector app -- a cheeky Google Chrome plug-in that attempts to identify suspicious...
Donald Trump, The Times and the "Non-Denial Denial"
After the New York Times published an extensive, on-the-record, post-election interview with Donald Trump, the president-elect's...
Facebook's Nixon-Goes-to-China Moment
When President Richard Nixon traveled to China, the Cold War-rapprochement became a symbol for hardliners reaching an accord. In this...
Make Facebook Transparent Again
When Facebook first launched, it forced users to register under their real names to "keep our community safe." It urgently needs to...
