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IREX staffer Haratounian wrongly imprisoned for spying in Iran

Forum One

While much of the US media has focused on the recent release of Roxana Saberi after being falsely accused of spying in Iran, other cases similar remain unresolved. Haratounian's family has set up a web site and invited the public to sign an appeal to Iran?s 19, 2009, she was sentenced to three years in jail.

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An online propaganda campaign used AI-generated headshots to create fake journalists

The Verge

Examples of AI-generated faces, not connected with the network of fake authors described in this news story. At least 19 fake personas were used to author op-eds published in dozens of mainly conservative publications, with AI-generated headshots of would-be authors used to trick targets into believing the writers were real people.

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Go read this story about how Telegram evaded its Russian ban

The Verge

Earlier this month, the Russian authorities lifted their ban on the Telegram messaging app , citing the company’s willingness to help with its counterterrorism efforts. Telegram initially gained the attention of the Russian authorities because it had reportedly become one of the apps of choice for the country’s opposition groups.

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Twibbon: A Twitter Tool That Puts a Ribbon on Your Profile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My friend, Manny Hernandez, founder of Tuiabetes Community and author of Ning for Dummies, let me know that today, November 14 is World Diabetes Day. Remember the sea of green avatars last summer in support of the Iran ? What do you think?

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Russian hackers are targeting vaccine development, officials say

The Verge

Hackers from Russian intelligence services are targeting organizations that are involved in COVID-19 vaccine development, according to US, UK, and Canadian authorities. Photo by Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) denounced the attacks in an advisory issued Thursday.

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Internet shutdowns by governments have ‘proliferated at a truly alarming pace’

The Verge

As governments across the globe learn this authoritarian tactic from each other, it has moved from the fringes to become a common method many authorities use to stifle opposition, quash free speech and muzzle expression.”. As a result, an estimated 93 percent of Egyptian networks were blocked for five days.

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Workera double downs on AI for upskilling with $23.5M infusion

TechCrunch

“Equitable learning has always been close to my heart as my parents were students during the 1970s revolution in Iran, and were unable to follow through on their educational and career dreams,” Katanforoosh said. “Workera disrupts this model of skills intelligence by using AI to generate [richer] skill signals.

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