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.
Apple announces new iOS 13 location settings with enhanced privacy features
The new features will give iOS users more control over their location data and help to prevent abuse of this location data by third parties.
House Judiciary Committee launches antitrust investigation into big tech
Reports are indicating that the DOJ and FTC will also soon be launching antitrust probes into Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.
Man doxed by The Daily Beast over slowed down Pelosi video plans to take legal action
The man says most of the information in The Daily Beast article is fabricated and that he intends to take legal action against everyone involved with its publication.
Facebook starts funding university research projects to “counter hate speech”
Facebook is now turning to academia to get make the subjective term “hate speech” more credible.
Apple says the App Store “welcomes competition” in the wake of antitrust ruling
Apple is facing numerous allegations that the App Store is a monopoly and that it engages in anti-competitive practices.
Twitter permanently bans another journalist: this time, Nick Monroe
Many journalists, commentators, and YouTubers relied on Monroe’s tweet threads which focused on breaking news and debunking fake news.
CNN’s Ana Navarro, Congressman Ted Lieu, and others duped by fake Trump quote on Twitter
It seems that legacy media outlets will only challenge misinformation if it negatively impacts Democrats.
Hodge Twins censored: Facebook takes down two videos and issues three-day suspension for “hate speech”
In the videos, The Hodge Twins shared their pro-life views and said that TV shows shouldn’t be used to socially engineer kids.
CrossFit shuts down its Facebook and Instagram pages, citing concerns over Facebook’s deletion of Banting 7 Day Meal Plans
CrossFit also said that Facebook’s censorship, concerns around the privacy and security of user data, and Facebook deleting accounts and groups that call out “corrupted nutritional science” were factors in its decision.
Snapchat employees reportedly used their data access privileges to spy on users
Multiple employees allegedly used their data access privileges for illegitimate reasons in order to spy on users.
Steam starts allowing some “positive review bombs” to be included in Review Scores
After removing “off-topic review bombs” from the Review Score calculation, Valve is now backtracking and saying that some “positive review bombs” will be allowed depending on the “context.”
Facebook lists EU political candidate Carl Benjamin as a potential “hate agent”
This is likely to add to the many allegations of election meddling Facebook is currently facing.