v-Fluence Faces Backlash for Secretly Profiling Environmental Advocates
#Pesticides #EnvironmentalAdvocatesv-Fluence, a US company profiling critics of pesticides and GM crops, faced backlash and shut down its service after revealing details of over 500 environmental advocates. Backlash led to staff cuts and contract cancellations. Legal concerns arose over data protection. read more
Government-funded private network targets critics of pesticides
#Pesticides #CriticismA private social network funded by the US government is targeting critics of pesticides, generating derogatory profiles of figures such as UN experts and food writer Michael Pollan. This effort aims to downplay pesticide dangers and discredit opponents read more