Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Canada: Conservatives’ Attempts to Protect Platform Users’ Speech Online Is Blocked
A bad result for free speech in Canada.
Facebook’s Nick Clegg Accused of Trying to Influence Appointment of UK Regulator
Ofcom refuses to say what their meetings with Clegg entailed.
College Apologizes for Sending a Photo of Prince Philip in Email After “Left-Wing” Staff Complain
The staff complained about “sexism” and “racism.”
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.”
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?”