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.
PewDiePie backtracks on ADL donation, says he was “advised” to do it, fans could tell “something was off”
“I also didn’t know a lot of things that surfaced throughout this whole thing about the charity…I understand why people had concerns about it and these are things that I would have known myself I had just taken my time,” PewDiePie said.
Facebook fact checkers to face investigation for bias after alleged motive-driven “false” ratings
The investigation is related to Facebook posts from pro-life non-profit Live Action being labeled “False” by “independent fact-checkers.”
Ted Cruz condemns coordinated online deplatforming of Alex Jones, calls the trend “troubling”
Cruz said he’s not a fan of Jones but that free speech protects everyone.
YouTube blocks satire video after request from Indonesian government
This isn’t the first time YouTube has blocked comedic content at the request of a government.
PewDiePie says he will donate $50,000 to the Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has a history of pressuring YouTube to more strictly moderate its creators.
YouTube’s “hate speech” rules claim more casualties, this time modeling and tabletop game communities
YouTube’s “hate speech” rules have led to many innocuous videos being demonetized and deleted.
Snapchat and Instagram down in Europe and the US
Snapchat has acknowledged the outage on Twitter and says it’s looking into the issue but as of yet, it’s unresolved.
Hong Kong starts blocking VPNs as protests continue
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hinted that the country may start blocking certain internet applications to stop the protestors organizing last week.
Apple attacks Google report on iPhone exploit, ignores China involvement and human rights violations
Apple has long been accused of cozying up to the Chinese government.
Millions of exposed Facebook user phone numbers reportedly still online
Around 200 million Facebook user’s phone numbers were initially exposed online.
Justice Department orders Apple and Google to reveal the names and locations of gun scope app users
This is the first time American investigators have demanded personal data from users of a single Apple or Google app.
8chan owner Jim Watkins defends the First Amendment before congress, could be back online within days
8chan owner Jim Watkins previously said he was keeping the site offline until his testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee.