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The '''Stanford Internet Observatory''' is a hub created by the deep state for planning and executing [[internet censorship]].
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The '''Stanford Internet Observatory''' ('''SIO''') was a hub created by the deep state to alert, suppress and remove certain online speech in coordination with [[big tech companies]]. It was wound down in [[2024]] after increasing exposure of its activities. <ref name=platformer>https://www.platformer.news/stanford-internet-observatory-shutdown-stamos-diresta-sio/>https://www.platformer.news/stanford-internet-observatory-shutdown-stamos-diresta-sio/</ref> Its activities will most likely continue under other names.<ref name=breit>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/06/15/stanfords-internet-observatory-censorship-machine-crumbles-under-its-own-weight/</ref>
  
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==DHS==
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==History==
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Created by [[Department of Homeland Security]]? Yep.<ref>https://nypost.com/2023/11/06/news/new-emails-show-dhs-created-stanford-disinfo-group-that-censored-speech-before-2020-election/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1666925704334950402?s=20</ref>
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The Observatory was founded in 2019 by [[Alex Stamos]], a former [[Facebook]] chief security officer.<ref name=breit/>
  
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It was created by the [[Department of Homeland Security]]<ref>https://nypost.com/2023/11/06/news/new-emails-show-dhs-created-stanford-disinfo-group-that-censored-speech-before-2020-election/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1666925704334950402?s=20</ref> A 2023 House of Representatives report noted that under the influence of CISA's Countering Foreign Influence Task Force, the federal government's effort was to "censor Americans engaged in core political speech in the lead up to [[US/2020 Presidential Election|the 2020 election]]. DHS noted in May [[2020]], according to the report, that it could not "openly endorse" a type of system to flag misinformation. Stanford's [[Election Integrity Project]] took up the effort two months later, in July 2020."<ref>https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/EIP_Jira_Ticket_Staff_Report_11-6-23_Clean.pdf</ref>
  
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The Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), worked with the [[Department of Homeland Security]]'s [[Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]] (CISA) to alert, suppress and remove certain online speech in coordination with big tech companies. According to 2023 House of Representatives the report, internal communications showed how "the federal government and universities pressured social media companies to censor true information, jokes, and political opinions." A disclaimer featured on several of the CISA emails noted that its requests were "voluntary" and that the agency "neither has nor seeks the ability to remove what information is made available on social media platforms."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/secret-reports-reveal-how-government-worked-censor-americans-prior-2020-election-jim-jordan-says</ref>
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SIO and its researchers were sued three times by conservative groups alleging that its researchers colluded illegally with the federal government to censor speech.<ref>https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2023/06/23/stanford-u-wash-faculty-fought-disinformation-got-sued?ref=platformer.news</ref> [[America First Legal]] sued the lab in [[2023]] over its role with the [[Virality Project]], which sought to crack down on "[[Covid-19 disinformation]]", and the [[Election Integrity Project]], which was founded in [[2020]] to "defend our elections against those who seek to undermine them by exploiting weaknesses in the online information environment."<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/14/big-win-house-judiciary-cheers-reported-dismantlin/</ref>
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The journalist [[Michael Shellenberger]] wrote that [[Renée DiResta]] "spread disinformation exaggerating the influence of Russian efforts to interfere in [[US/2016 Presidential Election|the 2016 election]]" and "successfully pressured social media platforms to censor favored views of [[Covid]] and interfere in the 2020 elections."<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/14/big-win-house-judiciary-cheers-reported-dismantlin/</ref>
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==Closing?==
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The observatory officially was wound down in 2024, although its work will continue under other labels. The remnants of SIO will be reconstituted under [[Jeff Hancock]], the lab’s faculty sponsor. Hancock, a professor of communication, runs a separate program known as the Stanford Social Media Lab. Two of SIO’s major initiatives — the ''Journal of Online Trust and Safety'' and its ''Trust and Safety Research Conference'' — will also continue.<ref name=platformer/>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:42, 25 June 2024

"Disinformation research"
Group.png Stanford/Internet Observatory
(Cut-out, Censor) Twitter WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Formation2019
Founder• Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
• Stanford Law School
• Alex Stamos
Extinction2024
HeadquartersStanford
InterestsInternet censorship, Second Amendment, “disinformation”, US/2020 Presidential election
Sponsored byOmidyar Network
Membership• Jeff Hancock
• Elena Cryst
• Renée DiResta
• Shelby Grossman
• David Thiel
• Riana Pfefferkorn
• Dan Bateyko
• John Perrino
• Karen Nershi
• Ronald Robertson
• Tongtong Zhang
Cut-out for the Department of Homeland Security to censor online speech. Wound down (or activities shifted to other places) in 2024 after increasing exposure.

The Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) was a hub created by the deep state to alert, suppress and remove certain online speech in coordination with big tech companies. It was wound down in 2024 after increasing exposure of its activities. [1] Its activities will most likely continue under other names.[2]

History

The Observatory was founded in 2019 by Alex Stamos, a former Facebook chief security officer.[2]

It was created by the Department of Homeland Security[3][4] A 2023 House of Representatives report noted that under the influence of CISA's Countering Foreign Influence Task Force, the federal government's effort was to "censor Americans engaged in core political speech in the lead up to the 2020 election. DHS noted in May 2020, according to the report, that it could not "openly endorse" a type of system to flag misinformation. Stanford's Election Integrity Project took up the effort two months later, in July 2020."[5]

The Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), worked with the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to alert, suppress and remove certain online speech in coordination with big tech companies. According to 2023 House of Representatives the report, internal communications showed how "the federal government and universities pressured social media companies to censor true information, jokes, and political opinions." A disclaimer featured on several of the CISA emails noted that its requests were "voluntary" and that the agency "neither has nor seeks the ability to remove what information is made available on social media platforms."[6]

SIO and its researchers were sued three times by conservative groups alleging that its researchers colluded illegally with the federal government to censor speech.[7] America First Legal sued the lab in 2023 over its role with the Virality Project, which sought to crack down on "Covid-19 disinformation", and the Election Integrity Project, which was founded in 2020 to "defend our elections against those who seek to undermine them by exploiting weaknesses in the online information environment."[8]

The journalist Michael Shellenberger wrote that Renée DiResta "spread disinformation exaggerating the influence of Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election" and "successfully pressured social media platforms to censor favored views of Covid and interfere in the 2020 elections."[9]

Closing?

The observatory officially was wound down in 2024, although its work will continue under other labels. The remnants of SIO will be reconstituted under Jeff Hancock, the lab’s faculty sponsor. Hancock, a professor of communication, runs a separate program known as the Stanford Social Media Lab. Two of SIO’s major initiatives — the Journal of Online Trust and Safety and its Trust and Safety Research Conference — will also continue.[1]


 

Employee on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobDescription
Renee DiRestaResearch manager"Former" CIA operative

 

Known member

1 of the 11 of the members already have pages here:

Member
Renée DiResta

 

EventDescription
Omidyar NetworkFoundation owned by the the deep state-connected billionaire Pierre Omidyar, financing preferred NGOs

 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndDescription
Call to Action: CSIS-LSHTM High-Level Panel on Vaccine Confidence and Misinformation19 October 202019 October 2020Strategic public-private master plan for medical censorship and vaccine persuasion.
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References

  1. ↑ a b https://www.platformer.news/stanford-internet-observatory-shutdown-stamos-diresta-sio/>https://www.platformer.news/stanford-internet-observatory-shutdown-stamos-diresta-sio/
  2. ↑ a b https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/06/15/stanfords-internet-observatory-censorship-machine-crumbles-under-its-own-weight/
  3. ↑ https://nypost.com/2023/11/06/news/new-emails-show-dhs-created-stanford-disinfo-group-that-censored-speech-before-2020-election/
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1666925704334950402?s=20
  5. ↑ https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/EIP_Jira_Ticket_Staff_Report_11-6-23_Clean.pdf
  6. ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/secret-reports-reveal-how-government-worked-censor-americans-prior-2020-election-jim-jordan-says
  7. ↑ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2023/06/23/stanford-u-wash-faculty-fought-disinformation-got-sued?ref=platformer.news
  8. ↑ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/14/big-win-house-judiciary-cheers-reported-dismantlin/
  9. ↑ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/14/big-win-house-judiciary-cheers-reported-dismantlin/
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