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.
Twitter scrubs Tulsi Gabbard from trends during presidential debates while she’s the top searched candidate
Gabbard also gained more followers than all but one of the other candidates during the debate and her exchange with Kamala Harris was one of the most talked-about moments of the event.
YouTube deletes Soph’s channel after her latest video was removed for “hate speech”
Soph has had multiple videos removed and faced temporary suspensions after she was the subject of a BuzzFeed hit piece in May.
Joe Biggs banned from Instagram
This comes after Biggs was banned from Twitter, Shopify, PayPal, and Venmo earlier this month.
Just 4% of big tech employee 2020 candidate donations go to Donald Trump
An analysis of the twelve 2020 presidential candidates who received the most donations from big tech employees between January and June showed that over 50% of these donations went to Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris.
DNC lawsuit against WikiLeaks dismissed, judge rules publishing stolen emails is protected by First Amendment
The lawsuit sought to hold WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, the Trump campaign, the Russian Federation, and others liable for the 2015/2016 hacks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) computers which led to thousands of emails being leaked.
Twitter notifies users to “support a culture of respect”
Yet another example of Twitter stepping up its efforts to police speech on the platform.
Twitch streamer Anomaly banned for accidentally showing less than two seconds of Hitler Minecraft skin
This is the latest controversial ban that highlights Twitch’s inconsistent application of its rules.
Tulsi Gabbard: to protect free speech online, break up big tech monopolies
Gabbard has consistently spoken out against censorship and promoted free speech online.
Amazon’s Ring home security company has reportedly partnered with at least 200 law enforcement agencies
This follows wider concerns around how Ring is creating a corporate surveillance network and the plans Amazon has for this growing network.
Instagram mass suspends 30+ meme accounts with over 33 million total followers
Instagram previously mass-purged meme accounts from its platform at the end of 2018.
Some Siri recordings are sent to Apple contractors who hear sensitive information
This follows reports of Google contractors being able to hear confidential details when reviewing Google Assistant and Google Home recordings.
Babylon Bee founder Adam Ford calls out Snopes for its dishonest “fact-checking”
This comes after Snopes has “fact-checked” the popular satire site many times over the past few years.