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.
YouTube fully demonetizes EU political candidate Carl Benjamin
This is the latest in a wave of attacks against Benjamin from the social media giants since he announced his political campaign.
Even private conversations may be categorized as “hate speech” by Facebook
It’s the latest Orwellian rule from Facebook that uses off-site behavior to terminate accounts.
YouTube suppresses PewDiePie in the US
New study shows that PewDiePie is 45 times more likely to trend in Canada and up to 40 times more likely to trend in countries where English is not the primary language.
95% of the time YouTube promotes legacy media in its Trending tab, not YouTubers
This provides evidence of something YouTube creators have long suspected – the Trending tab is merely a tool for pushing traditional media outlets.
Microsoft announces new Xbox content moderation tools to police “hate speech, bigotry and misogyny”
Microsoft is one of the many big tech firms trying to control what you say online.
Facebook’s announces creepy new “Movement Maps” to give selected partners real-time snapshots of users’ movements
Given Facebook’s history with data privacy, is sharing real-time snapshots of user location data with third-parties a good idea?
YouTube creator Mumbo Jumbo says Warner Chappell Music has filed 400+ fake copyright claims against his videos
Warner Chappell is the same company that filed fake copyright claims against Steven Crowder’s Dr. Trump parody video.
Facebook secretly lists Candace Owens and others as “hate agents”
Yet another example of Facebook’s bias against conservatives.
European Consumer Organization network claims that AliExpress terms violate EU law
Six organizations from the network are claiming that a clause which requires disputes to go to a Hong Kong arbitration court goes against EU law.
Facebook starts taking down posts that mention British MEP candidate Tommy Robinson
Big tech continues its efforts to unperson Robinson.
Facebook censors Candace Owens, page “suspended for 7 days”
Yet another high profile conservative has been censored by the tech giants.
Canada announces new digital charter to fight “hate speech” and “disinformation”
The country is rejecting free speech once again in order to police “hate speech.”