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.
India to introduce social media regulations that combat “fake news” and “misuse of social media”
Yet another government that wants to be the arbiter of truth.
Facebook to start revealing Page owners, forcing them to make their private information public
The changes mean many popular anonymous and pseudonymous meme pages and political pages will be forced to leave the platform.
AOC, Ted Cruz, and Ron Wyden slam Apple’s censorship “at the behest of the Chinese government”
Apple rejected the app from its App Store last week after telling Senator Josh Hawley that it would be made available.
Senator Hawley remains skeptical of Zuckerberg’s alleged “free speech” awakening
Zuckerberg has recently been attempting to position Facebook as a company that champions and protects free speech.
Twitter hides James O’Keefe tweet about CNN investigative report behind “sensitive media” notice
O’Keefe’s previous investigative reports have been censored by other tech giants after they responded to questionable privacy complaints.
Ethical hacking channel Null Byte outlines changes in response to YouTube’s ambiguous anti-infosec rules
Null Byte had multiple videos removed and received channel strikes earlier this year when YouTube added “instructional hacking and phishing” to its list of “harmful or dangerous content” examples.
Carpe Donktum’s ban for 2 year old copyright “violation” came moments after sharing video exposing CNN bias
Some are speculating over the timing of the ban.
Facebook deletes the largest Donald Trump fan page with over 3 million followers
Facebook says it removed the page for violating the company’s rules around “impersonation and pretending to be an individual or business” – something the owner denies.
Gamers aren’t convinced by Blizzard’s blitzchung ban response: “China had no influence on our decision”
Blizzard’s response isn’t going down well with Hearthstone fans.
Pro-democracy version of Blizzard’s Mei Overwatch character reaches the frontlines of the Hong Kong protests
The movement to position Mei as a pro-democracy symbol started a few days ago in response to Blizzard’s decision to ban professional Hearthstone player blitzchung from the 2019 Hearthstone Grandmasters Official Competition after he showed support for the Hong Kong protestors.
Apple Safari browser sends some user IP addresses to Chinese conglomerate Tencent by default
It’s unclear when Apple started allowing Tencent and Google to log some user IP addresses.
Official Disney website page for Winnie the Pooh blocked in Hong Kong
It appears that the official Disney Winnie the Pooh page has been blocked in Hong Kong for more than a year.