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.
Bethesda responds to Fallout 76 ban controversy and doubles down against testers
In a statement, the company suggested that players who use third-party software to discover and report exploits may still be banned.
No Safe Spaces gets 45% divide on Rotten Tomatoes as critics slam yet another well-received movie
The movie about free speech in America has a 99% Fresh audience rating while critics have given it a 45% Rotten rating.
David Pakman hit with NBC News Content ID claim on YouTube video containing none of their footage
Yet another example of YouTube’s broken copyright system.
YouTube gives a vague response to the P-Score controversy
As with a lot of YouTube updates, the response is vague and confusing.
Instagram tests hiding public engagement metrics worldwide
Instagram has announced that it will test hiding likes for all of its users.
New Sword and Scale Daily podcast review bombed by online outrage mob before even the first episode
Despite not being live, the podcast has been hit with multiple one-star reviews.
Facebook deletes conservative outlet’s Pages, 3.4M followers, including staff personal accounts
The deletion comes on the eve of the Impeachment inquiry to a news outlet battling Facebook over its policy of banning the name of the whistleblower from being used on the platform.
Joe Rogan says conservatives should be “extremely concerned” about censorship on social media
Rogan also criticized the wider impacts that left-leaning ideologies have on these social media platforms.
Reddit says it won’t censor impeachment whistleblower’s name
Reddit’s decision comes after Facebook and YouTube said they were banning mentions of the name on their platforms.
YouTube responds to claims it will delete channels for not making enough money
The new terms caused panic among creators who believed that YouTube would be deleting accounts that it believed were no longer commercially viable.
AOC suggests her questioning of Mark Zuckerberg led to Twitter banning political ads
When asked about her questioning of Zuckerberg, Ocasio-Cortez said: “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Twitter announced that they were going to be pulling political ads the following weeks.”
iPhone bug shows Facebook app accessing camera while users browse Facebook
A video of the issue shows Facebook actively using the camera during and after users open photos and videos in the app.