Punching Down: How the "anti-disinformation" movement worked with Big Tech to protect Big Pharma
Punching Down: How the "anti-disinformation" movement worked with Big Tech to protect Big Pharma Guest essay by Andrew Lowenthal, expert in digital rights and open technology. Paul D. Thacker 10 minute read Hello readers, from the time my editor and I started The DisInformation Chronicle, we always planned to host essays from experts on corporate and government influence in science and medicine. Our first essay comes from Andrew Lowenthal who is the co-founder and former executive director of EngageMedia , an Asia-Pacific digital rights, open technology, and social documentary non-profit. Lowenthal is also a former fellow of the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and the MIT Open Documentary Lab. Most people now understand that something went terribly awry with censorship during the pandemic, and Lowenthal has a unique perspective on this. You can find more of his writing at Network Affects . ....................................................