Mormons The Latest To Make Their Secret Documents More Popular By Trying To...
A couple months ago, in discussing The Streisand Effect with a reporter, the reporter asked if I thought lawyers would one day be accused of malpractice for not informing their clients of the...
View ArticleThousands Of Anti-Scientology Videos Taken Down From YouTube Via DMCA Takedowns
The Church of Scientology is rather notorious for its heavy-handed responses to any critics -- often using copyright claims to stop them from criticizing the organization. The latest is that the EFF...
View ArticleAnonymous Might Not Be So Anonymous; Member Pleads Guilty To Scientology DoS
While I can sympathize with the concerns that some folks have over Scientology, it did seem like the massive denial of service (DoS) attack against the group put on by "Anonymous" (basically a group...
View ArticleAnonymity Online Under Attack: China And Australia
For the most part, the US has recognized that the right to be anonymous is a form of protected free speech -- and yet, anonymity is constantly under attack. Of course, the right to be anonymous is not...
View ArticleDoing Sponsored Content Badly: 'Native Advertising' Isn't Native If It Sucks
There's been an uproar about The Atlantic's decision yesterday to run sponsored content from Scientology, which consisted of a pretty poorly done advertorial about Scientology's "successes" in the...
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This Week's Bad Photoshopping Lesson Comes From Scientology
The universe has a sense of humor. I'm convinced of it. See, as someone who believes that humor is a wonderful way to deal with otherwise disheartening topics, I'm amazed at how often the world around...
View ArticleChurch Of Scientology Uses Copyright, Trademark, And Cyberbullying Laws To...
For faith-based hilarity, you just can't do any better than the Church of Scientology. These photoshop masters have built for themselves the kind of reputation normally reserved for Stasi-style secret...
View ArticleIn 2009, NYPD Issued 'Surveillance Request' To 'Identify' Anonymous Members...
Recently, Adrian Chen tweeted out something interesting: a link to an internal NYPD document detailing a "surveillance request" to stake out a rally by Anonymous at the Church of Scientology. Its...
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Crazy Amazon Seller Threatens the Wrath of Scientology on People Who Give...
I have to admit, I'm kind of thankful the Church of Scientology exists. I mean, between their inability to photoshop their own rallies and their dedication to using IP laws to simultaneously silence...
View ArticleMormons The Latest To Make Their Secret Documents More Popular By Trying To...
A couple months ago, in discussing The Streisand Effect with a reporter, the reporter asked if I thought lawyers would one day be accused of malpractice for not informing their clients of the...
View ArticleThousands Of Anti-Scientology Videos Taken Down From YouTube Via DMCA Takedowns
The Church of Scientology is rather notorious for its heavy-handed responses to any critics -- often using copyright claims to stop them from criticizing the organization. The latest is that the EFF...
View ArticleAnonymous Might Not Be So Anonymous; Member Pleads Guilty To Scientology DoS
While I can sympathize with the concerns that some folks have over Scientology, it did seem like the massive denial of service (DoS) attack against the group put on by "Anonymous" (basically a group...
View ArticleAnonymity Online Under Attack: China And Australia
For the most part, the US has recognized that the right to be anonymous is a form of protected free speech -- and yet, anonymity is constantly under attack. Of course, the right to be anonymous is not...
View ArticleDoing Sponsored Content Badly: 'Native Advertising' Isn't Native If It Sucks
There's been an uproar about The Atlantic's decision yesterday to run sponsored content from Scientology, which consisted of a pretty poorly done advertorial about Scientology's "successes" in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Week's Bad Photoshopping Lesson Comes From Scientology
The universe has a sense of humor. I'm convinced of it. See, as someone who believes that humor is a wonderful way to deal with otherwise disheartening topics, I'm amazed at how often the world around...
View ArticleChurch Of Scientology Uses Copyright, Trademark, And Cyberbullying Laws To...
For faith-based hilarity, you just can't do any better than the Church of Scientology. These photoshop masters have built for themselves the kind of reputation normally reserved for Stasi-style secret...
View ArticleIn 2009, NYPD Issued 'Surveillance Request' To 'Identify' Anonymous Members...
Recently, Adrian Chen tweeted out something interesting: a link to an internal NYPD document detailing a "surveillance request" to stake out a rally by Anonymous at the Church of Scientology. Its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crazy Amazon Seller Threatens the Wrath of Scientology on People Who Give...
I have to admit, I'm kind of thankful the Church of Scientology exists. I mean, between their inability to photoshop their own rallies and their dedication to using IP laws to simultaneously silence...
View ArticleWhy Has Tom Cruise's Reputation Faltered? Pshh, Because Of The Internet, Of...
We gather here today to mourn the passing of one Tom Cruise, gentleman and movie star undone by, you guessed it, the damned internet. As this, ahem, article by Amy Nicholson notes, Tom Cruise has been...
View ArticleFL Senate Candidate Tries To Edit Scientology Links From Wikipedia Page,...
You really would think people would know better by now when it comes to trying to surrepticiously edit Wikipedia pages to hide information, but they don't. There is a long history of people and...
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