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DHS is sued for censorship records on meetings with Big Tech
After DHS ignored requests for communications. Read More.
Twitter restricts posts featuring Substack after it rolls out rival service
Twitter is limiting any tweets that include links to Substack in an apparent response to the blogging platform's launch of a competitor. Read More.
White House adviser, Ashish Jha, says doctors need to combat online “misinformation”
Ashish Jha, the coordinator of the White House COVID response team, called on doctors to fill the medical information vacuum. He alleged that there was a continuing COVID death toll caused by “misinformation.” Read More.
Twitter slaps NPR with 'US state-affiliated media' labe
The designation comes as NPR struggles to combat financial woes, with the firm announcing in late March that it would slash multiple podcasts and lay off roughly 100 staffers to help close a budget deficit. Read More.
EXCLUSIVE: DHS Panel Courted Left-Wing Agents To Aid In ‘Misinformation’ Crackdown
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory panel helping the federal government crack down on misinformation pushed to enlist left-wing entities and individuals in its efforts, Read More.
European Commissioner that wants to snoop on private messages has no idea how the technology works
Ylva Johansson's confusion about end-to-end encryption is evident. Read More.
Shadowbanning: Twitter’s Algorithm Disclosure Reveals Blacklisting Code
Twitter took its algorithm open source this weekend, allowing users to trawl through the company’s formerly hidden code. In the process, new information about how Twitter’s blacklisting of users and topics has come to light. Read More.
Connecticut plots online censorship board
A newly-introduced bill. Read More.
Revolving door: Big Tech staffed with hundreds of ex-DOJ employees amid antitrust battle
Big Tech is staffed with hundreds of former Department of Justice employees, some of whom have key insight into government antitrust investigative methods, according to a watchdog's "revolving door" analysis. Read More.
Conservatives sour on bipartisan TikTok ban, cite concerns about government overreach
Conservative backlash against the bipartisan RESTRICT Act is growing as some would-be supporters of the anti TikTok legislation signal concerns about the bill's scope, Politico reported Friday. Read More.
Contract shows how the FBI purchases massive amounts of online data
Something the FBI only recently admitted to. Read More.
ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns
Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT. Read More.
‘Patriot Act on Steroids:’ Conservatives Slam RESTRICT Act on Social Media
The outrage over the draconian RESTRICT Act, marketed to the public as a “TikTok ban,” is rapidly rising. Read More.
Politicians, journalists are locked out of Twitter for tweets about trans shooter targeting Nashville Christian school
Twitter alleges the tweets broke its rules. Read More.
