A new investigation published on Monday by France’s Mediapart, along with its partners—Drop Site News from the US, Il Fatto Quotidiano from Italy, and Reporters United from Greece—has revealed a surprising secret: the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the largest investigative journalism network in the world, is being
Apple has removed an app from its App Store in Russia. The app, which was created by the US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was taken down after a request from Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor. This action has sparked a lot of attention and raised questions about censorship and
A UK-based organization called the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is facing serious accusations. A pro-Republican legal group, America First Legal (AFL), claims that the CCDH has been secretly working with the U.S. government to censor American voices and influence the presidential election in favor of Democrats. They believe
In early 2020, deepfake expert Henry Ajder made a shocking discovery: he found one of the first Telegram bots that could use artificial intelligence to “undress” photos of women. This bot generated over 100,000 explicit images, some of which were of children. Ajder described this as a turning point, highlighting
Russia’s media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has banned Discord, a popular messaging app used by gamers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The ban was enforced because Discord allegedly posted “illegal information” and didn’t follow a court order. What Is Discord? Discord is more than just a messaging app. It allows users to send instant
On August 23, a terrorist group called Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked the town of Barsalogho, located in Sanmatenga province, central Burkina Faso. This horrific event left up to 200 people dead and many others injured. The community was shaken, and the aftermath led to a series of serious actions
Credit ratings play a huge role in the financial world. They help investors, both big institutions and regular individuals, understand how likely it is that a country or company will be able to repay its debts. When it comes to bonds and other forms of debt, credit ratings give investors
Recently, there have been serious terrorist attacks in Mali, including one at a gendarmerie school in the capital and another at Bamako Airport. In response to these incidents, prosecutors from the Alliance of Sahel States—made up of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—have launched an investigation against Wassim Nasr, a journalist
A well-known economist in China has been put under investigation and removed from his jobs after he allegedly criticized the country’s leader, Xi Jinping. Zhu Hengpeng, who worked for over ten years as the deputy director at the Institute of Economics within the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), reportedly
