Big Brother has just shifted into high gear.Tech giants Facebook and YouTube announced on Friday that they are removing all content that mentions the name of Eric Ciaramella, the CIA analyst and former National Security Council staffer reported to potentially be the whistleblower whose complaint led to Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
In a statement, Facebook defended its decision by claiming that naming Ciaramella violates the platform’s “coordinating harm policy,” suggesting the intelligence official’s life could be endangered due to the publicity.
YouTube followed suit, confirming to CNN that it will use a combination of machine leaning and human review to take down videos that feature Ciaramella’s name in the title, description, or in the video itself. ...