Dan Frieth
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Europe demands disinformation code partners Google, Facebook, Twitter, Mozilla “do more”
More censorship orders.
Instagram censored California governor candidate Kevin Paffrath who called Gavin Newsom a “weenie baby”
The video was temporarily removed for “harassment.”
India demands Twitter stop labeling lawmakers’ tweets as “manipulated media”
The government wants Twitter to be “neutral and unbiased.”
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New open letter asks Trudeau to stop plans to harm the internet
The Canadian government’s censorship proposal faces further scrutiny.
Kazakhstan Instagram user arrested for satirical posts about the government
Temirlan Ensebek’s devices were also seized.
Duke neuroscience professor banned from discussion forum for saying there are two sexes
Professor John Staddon was removed.
Biden Secretary of Defense adviser pick once said online misinformation is a digital “plague”
Who gets to decide “misinformation?”
“Free speech” lawyer argues “lying” should be an impeachable offense
Censorship justification is increasingly common.
Clubhouse bans Laura Loomer hours after talk about censorship
Loomer was on the platform for less than a day.
Senator Klobuchar says Facebook’s Trump ban doesn’t go far enough
Klobuchar is doing the rounds promoting her new book on antitrust, breaking up Big Tech and is calling for more censorship.