Inside the Fake Copyright Racket Silencing News Outlets

Journalists and civil society are increasingly being silenced by accusations of copyright infringement, says senior researcher Alberto Fittarelli in a report by the OCCRP. Unlike bot comments, falsely reporting videos for copyright infringement is “virtually invisible,” and leaves the burden of proof on victims to challenge accusations. These attacks represent a “global threat to civil society,” says Fittarelli. “With review systems geared towards accepting a claim based on superficial evidence,...