Cindy Harper
Cindy Harper blogs mostly about social media censorship and culture stories. [email protected]
Facebook’s Copyright Filters Are Silencing Journalism Through Overzealous Automated Takedowns
Algorithms meant to police piracy are now deleting the news about it before anyone can read it.
UK Government Emails Reveal Push to Pressure Tech Platforms to Remove Lawful Speech on Immigration and Policing
UK officials leaned on tech firms with blunt demands to erase speech that broke no rules.
Irish High Court Rejects X’s Challenge to Online Censorship Law
The court sides with the state as X’s defiance collapses under the weight of Europe’s tightening grip on online speech.
Congress Probes Spotify Over Global Censorship Pressure
Spotify faces a transatlantic squeeze as lawmakers probe whether foreign censorship laws are steering what Americans hear.
Oppose Censorship Laws and You’re Supporting Predators Claims UK Labour Minister
Kyle collapses a complex debate into a false binary that silences dissent.
Reform UK Vows to Repeal New Online Censorship Law
Farage’s free speech crusade pivots Reform’s crime briefing into a full-throated attack on digital censorship.
Congress Calls Out the EU’s Censorship Laws for Crossing the Line
US lawmakers warn that EU speech rules are creeping across borders, reshaping what billions can say online.
Itch.io Deindexes NSFW-Tagged Games Amid Pressure from Payment Processors and Activist Campaign
Game devs watch their work vanish as faceless financial networks redraw the boundaries of what art is allowed to be seen.
The UK’s Online “Safety” Act Is Already Causing Protests To Be Hidden
Unsurprising: A law meant to shield kids from adult content is now hiding protest footage from adults.
Allentown Sued for Retaliating Against Man Who Filmed Police from Public Sidewalk
A sidewalk, a camera, and a sarcastic quip were all it took to summon the full weight of Allentown’s police force.
Santiago Summit: Boric, Lula, Petro, and Sánchez Call for Global Digital Speech Regulation in Name of Democracy
Democracy was the brand, but censorship was the business plan.
Brazilian Feminist Isabella Cêpa Faces 25-Year Sentence as Supreme Court Retroactively Applies Racism Law to Gender Speech
A feminist’s remark is now the crucible for Brazil’s most radical test of speech and state power.