Naga Pramod
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Cyber attacks increase, attempt to take down Black advocacy groups and US government agencies during protests
DDOS attacks are an increasing form of censorship.
Trump campaign says Snapchat is trying to “rig” the election after it decides to hide Trump from Discover but not Biden
Snapchat says Trump incites “racial violence and injustice.”
Appeals court in Australia confirms news publishers are liable for users’ comments on their Facebook pages
It’s hard to see how the ruling is feasible.
Netflix faces backlash for censoring pork in India
Users say they’ll cancel their accounts. Netflix says it complies with local customs.
Internet Archive sued over National Emergency Library
Publishers think they should be paid license fees.
Is Facebook about to censor on behalf of the Singapore government again?
The government has ordered Facebook to censor a news outlet’s Facebook page and Facebook usually complies.
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales says social platforms should “tell Trump to go away”
Wales doesn’t think platforms should be unbiased.
Meet Terry-cotta, the new animated face of China’s propaganda campaign on Western social media
China’s trying a new tactic.
Twitter faces backlash after chief “integrity” officer’s anti-Trump past is scrutinized
Users push back as Twitter puts questionable individuals in positions of immense power on the platform.
China threatens UK after reconsidering Huawei 5G deal, says UK will “pay a price”
China’s state propaganda outlets tell Britain there will be consequences.
Twitter accused of retaliating against journalists by removing verified status
This isn’t the first time Twitter has been accused of this.
Bill and Melinda Gates bet heavy on Big Tech, buy up stock in Amazon, Apple, Twitter
Corona lockdowns have boosted Big Tech.