The New York Times isn’t happy that Meta and Twitter may be scaling back their censorship of “election misinformation” during the 2022 US midterm elections. Read More.
Meta Platforms Inc. said UK online safety legislation “risks people’s private messages being constantly surveilled and censored” unless it’s changed, adding to a long list of complaints recently lodged against the proposed law. Read More.
Researchers emphasized they were just reviewing self-reported results, but preprint server ResearchGate said the paper violated its terms of service. Read More.
Twitter's board of directors has unanimously approved SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's bid to take over the company for $44 billion, recommending that shareholders approve the deal. Read More.
The US authorities are trying to shore up the global power of their fiat currency, with central bank digital currency (CBDC) now under consideration as one of the tools. Read More.
Eric Greitens, the former governor of Missouri who is running to replace Roy Blunt to represent the state in the U.S. Senate, has been censored by Twitter and Facebook for using a metaphor about "hunting RINOS" — Republicans In Name Only. Read More.
Facebook has come under criticism for not extending its mass censorship of topics related to Covid, which was in full swing in 2020, to another issue that is actively promoted by a part of the political scene in the US: climate change. Read More.
Invite-only Bilderberg Meeting in D.C. publishes list of participants but bans press coverage to protect "highest level of openness and dialogue." Failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Trump supporter Peter Thiel sit on its steering committee. Read More.