Tom Parker
Tom Parker is a founder and lead editor for Reclaim The Net and provides news and analysis on how we can promote free speech, stop censorship, and protect our personal data online.
Poor ratings for Democratic Debates show legacy media is being crushed by independent digital media
Legacy media is fighting for relevancy.
YouTube videos criticizing Batwoman are being hit with Content ID claims from Warner Bros
Yet another example of YouTube’s copyright system being used to target creators that criticize movies or TV shows.
The Donald’s moderators launch new forum after mounting Reddit censorship
The new forum already has thousands of users.
Disney accused of copyright claiming baby Yoda GIFS
Copyright experts argue that GIFs are protected from copyright claims under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Twitter now lets all users censor viral tweet replies
It’s the latest of many “features” which reduce user engagement on the platform.
Google’s updated ad policy may ban political memes
The policy says that “deep fakes” which it defines as doctored and manipulated media are prohibited.
David Pakman impeachment hearing YouTube video blocked again after another bogus copyright claim
This is the third time Pakman’s coverage of the impeachment hearings has been hit with a questionable copyright claim.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov: WhatsApp is consistently being used as a Trojan horse to spy on non-WhatsApp content
Durov added: “It’s very unlikely that anyone can accidentally commit major security errors, conveniently suitable for surveillance, on a regular basis.”
Reddit threatens The Donald with “further consequences” for posts discussing impeachment whistleblower
Last week Reddit said it wouldn’t censor the impeachment whistleblower’s name.
Monero accused of failing to warn website users its download page was compromised with crypto stealing malware
A member of Monero’s core team posted warnings to Twitter, Reddit, and GitHub but there are no warnings on the official website or download page from which the malware was served.
Facebook blocks PragerU post for being “Partly False” despite “fact-check” confirming the claims
PolitiFact agreed that PragerU’s post was factually correct but marked it as “Partly False” and blocked it anyway.