Google Workers Discussed Tweaking Search Function to Counter Travel Ban – WSJ

Days after the Trump administration instituted a controversial travel ban in January 2017, Google employees discussed how they could tweak the company’s search-related functions to show users how to contribute to pro-immigration organizations and contact lawmakers and government agencies, according to internal company emails.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/google-workers-discussed-tweaking-search-function-to-counter-travel-ban-1537488472

Ex-Scalia Law Clerk Says Kavanugh Will Be Cleared | Law & Crime

At least one defender of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh believes it won’t be long until the embattled judge is exonerated of wrongdoing and confirmed to his post. Kavanaugh has, of course, been named by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as the person who attempted to sexually assault her at a party in high school.
— Read on lawandcrime.com/high-profile/fmr-scalia-law-clerk-makes-bombshell-claim-compelling-evidence-will-exonerate-kavanugh-soon/amp/

A Strategy to Fight Digital Disinformation: Digital Communicators Network | DipNote

Last week in Thessaloniki, Greece, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsored the Digital Communicators Network (DCN) Influencers Forum, teaching frontline communicators tactics to push back against disinformation. I had the pleasure of addressing the forum and met with many of the attendees during my visit, which coincided with the 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair at which the United States was the “honored country.”
— Read on blogs.state.gov/stories/2018/09/20/en/strategy-fight-digital-disinformation-digital-communicators-network