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.
The UK government will start blocking internet porn and tracking porn consumption habits from April 1
In its latest online surveillance effort, the UK government is requiring all citizens who access porn sites from April 1 to register with its age verification system or purchase an ID card which links to an app.
Tim Pool gets Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to admit CNN were behind the banning of Alex Jones
Independent journalist Tim Pool forced Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to admit that they buckled to pressure from CNN when banning Alex Jones during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
Zuckerberg says he wants to make Facebook privacy-focused, days after the company’s latest privacy blunder
Just days after it was discovered that Facebook users’ phone numbers were being used as part of an invasive search tool, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that he wants to turn Facebook into a privacy-focused platform.
Apple has just registered the PrivacyIsImportant.com domain name
The domain is not yet in use but reflects Apple’s wider efforts to position itself as a privacy-conscious tech company.
Facebook won’t let users opt-out of its privacy-violating phone number look up tool
This follows Facebook pushing users to submit their phone number in order to secure their account via two-factor authentication last year.
Dissenter by Gab passes 125,000 comments in its first week
Dissenter has seen an explosion of activity in its first week with 125,090 comments being left by 38,000 users.
Steven Crowder responds to the bogus copyright claims from ABC and Disney
Crowder has given an update on the four false copyright claims which led to his Anti-Oscars Party YouTube live stream being taken down and uploads of the stream being blocked.
New report highlights the dangers of big tech’s war on disinformation
Removing historic records sets a dangerous precedent that makes it difficult to figure out what actually happened retrospectively.
Leaked Facebook documents suggest the company throttles live videos on conservative pages
Project Veritas has leaked 60 pages of internal Facebook documents alongside a video interview with a former Facebook employee which collectively make a range of explosive claims against the company. Here are the five main takeaways from these documents and the video.
Rotten Tomatoes removes pre-release comments and “want to see” score after fake news about Captain Marvel being review bombed
These changes have led to all criticisms of Captain Marvel being scrubbed from the site while positive comments about the movie are still promoted.
Free speech social network Gab and its Dissenter comments extension are now open to all users
Gab, the free speech social network, was previously invite-only and Dissenter, the extension that allows you to create Gab-hosted comments feeds for any website, was initially only available to Gab Pro users. Now anyone can sign up for a free Gab account and connect it to Dissenter.
New report suggests YouTube advertisers are spending less on independent content creators
Instead, they’re investing in premium content providers such as Disney and Vevo because they’re considered to be brand-safe.