Ransomware gangs are now expanding to physical threats in the real world

Growing number of victims threatened with physical violence

TechRadar

https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/martinez_zogo_cameroon_press_freedom.php

#EliminatingWitness to #corruption: Biya’s allies #stiflefreespeech, including, one local #journalist told me, by manipulating ad placements; in recent years, #physicalthreats facing reporters have intensified, with the deaths of Zogo and Bébé following that of Samuel Wazizi, who died in custody.

#Assange, #Khashoggi, #BrunoPereira, #DomPhillips #RomanProtasevich #ShireenAbuAkleh #FredidRoman #ArshadSharif

A murdered journalist, the media mogul, and an epic reporting project in Cameroon

<p>In January, Martinez Zogo, the director of the Cameroonian radio station Amplitude FM, was found dead near Yaoundé, the capital. His body reportedly showed signs of torture: his foot was broken, several of his fingers had been cut off, and his tongue was deformed. A few weeks later, a suspect named Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga—whom Zogo […]</p>

Columbia Journalism Review
Drag has always been about resistance, and performing in Idaho is no exception - Idaho Capital Sun

Idaho drag performers say they feel the political, verbal and even physical threats against them, their lifestyle and their art form.

Idaho Capital Sun

#TruthSocial
mid-2022, Truth Social was reported to be facing financial and #regulatoryissues. The Truth Social app was originally not available on #GooglePlay because of #violations of Google policies prohibiting content with #physicalthreats and#incitement to #violence, but was approved for Google Play in October 2022 after agreeing to enforce policies against incitement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social

Truth Social - Wikipedia