Ben Squires
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ESPN analyst Dan Dakich faces investigation after professor equated his tweets to “violence”
Professor Mellis says she was “violated” by Dakich’s words.
Ireland’s Justice Minister calls on Big Tech to curb anti-lockdown protests through censorship
Ministers are frustrated people are protesting their lockdown measures.
SUNY student suspended for Instagram post saying, “A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman”
Asked to remove the post, he’s not backing down.
School principal suspended after teaching students about Big Tech censorship
He’s fighting back.
Professor suspended for tweets criticizing reparations and bias training
Another brazen cancelation attempt.
Top educator says she was fired for not doing a Wakanda Salute after virtual meetings
She has filed a lawsuit.
12 students quit a professor’s class so she doxed them on Twitter, smeared them as racist
UBC told the professor that it was a breach of privacy rules.
Study says Big Tech billionaires are motivated by pushing their view of democracy and meritocracy
The study concludes they’re in a “class of their own.”
New rule banning financial services from dropping clients for political reasons is at risk under Biden
The Biden administration is likely to drop the rushed rule designed to prevent deplatforming.