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Activists telling companies to boycott Facebook ads are still running Facebook ads themselves
Do as I say, not do as I do.
Germany thinks Facebook isn’t doing enough to censor “hate speech” and plans to intervene
Stricter regulation could be coming.
United Nations: there needs to be “no place for misinformation on social media platforms”
The UN has a new campaign to deal with social media posts.
Bill Gates: can social media platforms be more helpful in curbing “misinformation” and “crazy ideas”?
Gates doesn’t understand why the rumors spread.
China has been spying on Xinjiang citizens for longer than had been anticipated, research shows
The “digital gulags” of Uighur citizens has been long-documented.
Teacher Mei Duo bypassed censorship and posted to Facebook from Tibet in 2016. She hasn’t been seen since.
The Chinese Communist Party at work.
Only hate against “majority” groups to be allowed under Reddit’s new identity-based hate speech rules
A controversial decision that will have wide-reaching implications.
Documentaries should challenge narratives but in today’s world streaming platforms want to do anything but that
? Platforms are scared of pushback.
South Park episodes featuring Muhammad remain censored in the move to HBO Max
The decision is for the staff’s safety as death threats have been made.
Jack Dorsey’s Square holds up to 30% of businesses’ income, blocks them on Twitter when they complain
Businesses risk going out of business because of Square’s actions. Many can no longer pay salaries.
Instagram is preparing to request government-issued ID from users
It could be similar to how Facebook wants to verify users that go viral.
The North Face to pull ads from Facebook (and Instagram) if it doesn’t agree to its demands to censor more
More brands are expected to join the demands.