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.
Geofence Tracking: The Latest Creepy Data Mining Tool
Data brokers are starting to use geo-fence tracking technology to grab unique identification numbers from people’s phones and then use this to continuously and pervasively track them.
Instagram Is Censoring Jussie Smollett Memes
Mark Dice had a Jussie Smollett meme that he posted to Instagram deleted for violating its community guidelines and the Hodge Twins also claim to have had two videos talking about the Jussie Smollett investigation removed from Instagram.
EU Copyright Directive Rejected by The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland, Italy, and Finland
In a joint statement, these countries have stated that “the end-result on copyright is a step back for the digital single market.”
YouTube quietly prohibits reporting on hate crime hoaxes in its new community guidelines
This comes just days after new evidence suggests that Jessie Smollett fabricated a hate crime.
New Reports Show That The Lawmakers Behind Articles 11 and 13 Really Don’t Understand How The Internet Works
A German MEP has claimed that Google is creating fake Gmail messages to oppose Article 13 and the European Commission has suggested that most of the pushback against Articles 11 and 13 is due to big tech propaganda.
YouTube Creators Are Not Happy with Its New Community Guidelines Strikes System
Creators feel that the new system does not address the wider issues of false strikes against YouTube channels.
Gab’s Censorship-Proof Share Extension Is Now Available in the Google Chrome Web Store
The Gab Share browser extension can now be installed in one click through the Google Chrome Web Store.
Facebook Blacklists Jussie Smollett Hoax Article From The American Conservative
Facebook temporarily stopped an article titled “Jussie Smollett’s Hate Hoax” being distributed on its platform for violating its community standards.
Trump Censored on Twitter After Universal Files Bogus Copyright Claim
Universal Music Publishing Group filed a false copyright claim against a meme video tweeted by President Trump which led to Twitter disabling playback of the video.
Twitter Caught Storing ‘Deleted’ Direct Messages for Years
TechCrunch has retrieved supposedly deleted Twitter direct messages dating back as far as March 2016.
The Daily Caller Has Been Banned as a Reliable Source on Wikipedia
The popular conservative news site is now a “deprecated source” on Wikipedia which means citing it is generally prohibited.
Articles 11 and 13 Have Been Approved and Are Moving Towards a Final Vote
The infamous link tax and meme ban of the EU Copyright Directive have been finalized and are one step closer to becoming law. Here’s how to stop this internet destroying legislation from being passed.