Is Uncle Sam a Peeping Tom?
Thomas Jefferson argued, “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and for government to gain ground.” The events of the last weeks seem to confirm it
- 11 June 2013
PRISM: A horrible, awkward paradox for the right
Until we know the whole story, scepticism of all involved is the only safe position to hold
- 11 June 2013
South Korea to block North's new online propaganda platform
South Korean authorities are set to request the blocking of recent North Korea propaganda efforts on Facebook
- 7 June 2013
A Facebook update for your real life
If you thought Facebook's constant updates were bad, just try and imagine them in real life...
- 14 May 2013
"How to wink at a Muslim" image goes viral... and not in a good way
A Tennessee official has landed in hot water after sharing an anti-Muslim "joke" on his Facebook feed
- 1 May 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked documents reveal Tory spinners in intensive anti-UKIP media briefings
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has slammed the "shallow" Conservative Party after documents show nasty attacks emanating from Tory HQ
- 27 April 2013
Palestinian jailed for Facebook like
A Palestinian man has been sentenced to six months in prison for 'liking' a Facebook status criticising a Palestinian leader
- 30 March 2013
Woman breaks in to house to use Facebook, takes the piss
A woman has apparently broken into a house in Georgia in order to use Facebook. And that's not all..
- 26 March 2013
Jose Manuel Barroso... not the most popular politician on Facebook
Jose Manuel Barroso has only 560 'likes' on his Facebook page. Who could imagine why?
- 19 February 2013
The mind of a Facebook troll
What is going on with these people who spend their whole time trolling on Facebook and Twitter? It's really very sad...
- 18 February 2013
VIDEO: Tech author slams BBC for "irresponsible... crap"
Looks like we're not the only ones frustrated with a lot of the BBC's coverage...
- 16 February 2013
Obama only wants military leaders who 'will fire on U.S. citizens', says ‘leading humanitarian’
A 'respected' humanitarian has claimed that a military source has informed him of radical changes to the US military under a new Obama doctrine
- 23 January 2013
Facebook responds to banning of Arab journalist
The Commentator brings you a statement from Facebook about the banning of Khaled Abu Toameh
- 16 January 2013
Facebook 'censors' Palestinian writer posting anti-corruption articles
Khaled Abu Toameh has had his Facebook account suspended after a flurry of threats, seemingly simply for posting anti-corruption articles implicating the Palestinian Authority
- 15 January 2013
The Pollster's election
Over the past few months people who couldn’t name the state capital of Texas have been able to tell me the daily tracking of CNN’s state-wide numbers
- 7 November 2012
Latest on the blog
- NY Democrat pleads with Republican not to share document proposing confiscation of guns
- Sunday Times blood libel cartoon, on Holocaust Memorial Day no less
- Oregon woman raped after police refuse to send out response unit
- Palestinian jailed for Facebook like
- 'Muslim Patrol' vigilantes attempt to control London streets
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