Author: Fabrizio Bulleri
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Survey: most students support campaigns to block “controversial” speakers from campus
Students often take to social media to get speakers deplatformed.
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9-year-old Louisiana kid threatened with expulsion for having a toy gun in his bedroom during online learning
Schools are increasingly applying in-school rules to people’s own homes during lockdowns and virtual learning.
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YouTube will age-restrict more videos, killing virality, and some users will need to hand over ID to watch
Creators will be concerned about how this impacts their views and livelihood.
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Faced with censorship, Kashmir residents turn to encrypted messaging
But, even then, they’re worried their messages may still be read by authorities.
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New Australian “pre-crime” bill allows authorities to arrest citizens for dissent, online “conspiracies”
Citizens who haven’t even commited a crime can be locked away under new proposals.
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Spotify employees reportedly call for Joe Rogan censorship
The People Vs Spotify.
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Robbie Coltrane defends JK Rowling against Twitter mob
“…there’s a whole Twitter generation of people who hang around waiting to be offended.”
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UK Councillor faces calls for resignation for downplaying pandemic
A Twitter mob descended.
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Wales leaks data of COVID-19 test patients online
The database was online and open to the public for an entire day.
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Sports commentator Matt Le Tissier faces backlash over tweet
He’s getting used to it by now.
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Twitter to add “context” to Trending topics
Who doesn’t love some added Twitter “context?”
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AT&T supports Trump’s executive order, says social media platforms should be politically neutral
Executives say that’s the real “net neutrality” that should be sought.