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Brazil Court Withdraws Order to Suspend Telegram
SÃO PAULO—A Supreme Court justice Sunday withdrew an order to suspend Telegram in the country after the company complied with directives to block accounts used by President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters to spread false information. Read More.
Twitter Locks Babylon Bee Account for ‘Hateful Conduct’ Mocking Transgender Ideology
Twitter locked the Christian satire site the Babylon Bee out of its account on Sunday for “hateful conduct” over an article satirizing Dr. Rachel Levine, the transgender assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More.
YouTube Censors Tulsi Gabbard Interview on Ukraine as ‘Inappropriate’
YouTube, the Google-owned video platform, continues its campaign of censorship in support of the official narrative on Ukraine, this time censoring a recent Fox News appearance by former Democrat presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, Read More.
Big Tech executives could face jail time under new UK online safety bill
Top executives at Big Tech firms like Google and Meta could face jail time if they don’t comply with a strict new online safety bill introduced in the UK parliament on Thursday. Read More.
Issues and Insights criticize Google censorship
Demonetized.
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‘YouTube Alternative’ Vimeo Bans ‘Fake News’ and ‘Conspiracy Theories’
Vimeo, a video hosting platform that markets itself as an alternative to YouTube, has updated its terms of service to ban “fake news” and “conspiracy theories” that creates “a serious risk of material harm to a person, group, or the general public.” Read More.
Twitter continues to allow Russian accounts to push propaganda while many conservatives are banned
'Twitter has no clear-cut policy about what is allowed except that conservative posts are often targeted,' Dan Gainor said Read More.
Trudeau faces “unprecedented” inquiry into using emergency powers against civil liberties protesters
A committee will look into the unsettling behavior.
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Former Google CEO Says Russia/Ukraine War Shows Need for Tech Giants to Support Military-Industrial Complex
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the Russian/Ukraine conflict shows the need for tech giants to support military-industrial complex propaganda. Read More.
Preprint server accused of censorship for removing “inflammatory” scientific papers
Allegedly refusing to allow dissent.
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Social Media Censorship Particularly Hits Those Without Political Connections
Twice in thirty days, YouTube censored videos of mine on topics that I previously covered for Real Clear Investigations and Real Clear Politics. The video platform blocked me from posting anything for two weeks, and said that the ban would be permanent if another violation occurred in the next 90 days. Read More.
DHS increases efforts to identify “misinformation” and “conspiracy theories” on social media
A new report has been published.
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Zuck’s War: Facebook Says You Can Call for Death of Russians, but Not Putin
Facebook has partially backtracked on its previous announcement that calling for violence against Russians was acceptable on the platform, Read More.
$1.5 trillion federal spending bill allocates $2.6 billion to programs that fight “disinformation” and “hate”
Another federal government crackdown on online speech.
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Secret Surveillance Program Collects Americans’ Money-Transfer Data, Senator Says
Hundreds of federal and local law-enforcement agencies have access to the records, Sen. Ron Wyden says in a letter Read More.
