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Nonilex<p>An hour after staff were informed, Secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a> published a blog announcing the news on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Federalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federalist</span></a>, one of the outlets that sued <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GEC</span></a> over allegations of *censorship*. He then discussed in an interview w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightWing</span></a> Internet personality <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeBenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeBenz</span></a> plans for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarrenBeattie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarrenBeattie</span></a> to lead a “transparency effort.”</p><p>“What we have to do now—&amp; Darren will be big involved in that…is…document what happened…because…people who were harmed deserve to know…,&amp; be able to prove…they were harmed.”</p>
Nonilex<p>Both <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GEC</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFIMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFIMI</span></a>, its pared-down successor office, focused on tracking &amp; countering foreign <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> efforts from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>, among others, but GEC was frequently accused—&amp; was even sued—by *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a>* critics who claimed that it enabled *censorship* of conservative Americans’ views. A judge threw out one of those claims against GEC in 2022 (while finding that other parts of the Biden admin did exert undue pressure on tech platforms).</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The document, dated March 11, 2025, focuses specifically on records &amp; communications from the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation &amp; Interference (R/FIMI) Hub, a small office in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept’s Office of Public Diplomacy that tracked &amp; countered foreign <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> campaigns; it was created after the Global Engagement Center (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GEC</span></a>), which had the same mission, shut down at the end of 2024. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIT</span></a> Technology Review broke the news earlier this month that R/FIMI would be shuttered.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
VOST Portugal<p>ℹ️ <a href="https://trombas.vost.pt/tags/ATerraTreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATerraTreme</span></a> <br>Se estás no Sudoeste Asiático <a href="https://trombas.vost.pt/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://trombas.vost.pt/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a>, foste afetado pelo <a href="https://trombas.vost.pt/tags/Sismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sismo</span></a> de Magnitude 7.7 e precisas de ajuda, contacta o <a href="https://trombas.vost.pt/tags/GabineteDeEmerg%C3%AAnciaConsular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GabineteDeEmergênciaConsular</span></a> <a href="https://trombas.vost.pt/tags/GEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GEC</span></a><br>+351217929714<br>+351961706472<br>gec@mne.pt<br>bit.ly/gecpt</p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down<br><a href="https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/26/us-agency-focused-on-foreign-disinformation-shuts-down/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hongkongfp.com/2024/12/26/us-a</span><span class="invisible">gency-focused-on-foreign-disinformation-shuts-down/</span></a></p><p>The Global Engagement Center, a State Department unit established in 2016, shuttered on Monday at a time when officials and experts tracking propaganda have been warning of the risk of disinformation campaigns from US adversaries such as Russia and China. Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Republican criticism.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DISINFORMATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DISINFORMATION</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GEC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PROPAGANDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PROPAGANDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KEWLNEWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KEWLNEWS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>
Tuta<p>Tomorrow is Global Encryption Day! 🥳🎉 Celebrate with us and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>win</span></a> ONE year of Legend for free!!! 🎁</p><p>Can you guess how many % of Tuta emails are sent end-to-end encrypted? Comment below! 🔒</p><p>We'll announce the numbers and the one who guessed it on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GEC</span></a> Day. ❤️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GED2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GED2023</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalEncryptionDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEncryptionDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Win</span></a></p>