Canadian government proposes that news media outlets need a license
The proposals could also include a Canadian government body mandating what “sources of accurate, trusted, and reliable sources of news” are.
Month: February 2020
Woman says she was body-shamed after cops shared viral ice-rescue video on Facebook
Police shared the video on Facebook.
Chinese authorities finally release doctor who was arrested for predicting coronavirus epidemic
Dr. Li Wenliang was made to sign a statement suggesting that his behavior was illegal.
Cops posting mugshots of criminals online is the “facilitation of bullying,” activists say
Apparently it promotes trolling.
Twitch streamer Jinnytty’s creepy interaction with an entitled fan highlights a downside to IRL streaming
The fan wanted to take her home.
Gab Chat is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted Discord alternative for growing censorship-proof communities
Gab has entered the chat world.
Twitter gives university access to student’s parody account after administrators complained about its tweets
The student was locked out of the account, the associated email was changed, and some of its tweets were deleted.
Stephen King quits Facebook, unhappy with “false information” – will stick to Twitter instead
Apparently, Twitter is fine.
Twitter user’s background check report highlights the “dystopian” practices of the modern era
“Problematic” tweets, even the ones that were only ‘liked’, were documented.
