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.
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube censor Trump’s call for those at the Capitol to go home in peace
Facebook suggested the video was contributing to “the risk of ongoing violence.”
Apple Maps stopped showing directions to Washington D.C. in advance of Trump’s speech at “Save America” rally
It’s not yet known what was causing the issue.
Singapore confirms that police can access coronavirus contact tracing data
The government previously claimed the data would “never be accessed, unless the user tests positive for COVID-19 and is contacted by the contact tracing team.”
2020 year in review: an unprecedented year of Big Tech censorship and surveillance
The coronavirus and the US presidential election were some of the many events that ushered in a never-before-seen wave of social media censorship and surveillance.
Cheerleader’s First Amendment Snapchat post case heads to the Supreme Court
The court has been asked to rule on whether students can be disciplined for their off-campus social media posts.
MembersDevice locking: the dystopian censorship technology that’s on the horizon
? Big Tech’s growing control over users’ devices is slowly making censorship at the device level a reality.
YouTube hints its next “misinformation” crackdown will curb videos that get referral traffic from other sites
The video-sharing platform suggested that changes would be coming as part of its “ongoing improvements.”
YouTube bans independent Swedish media outlet SwebbTV
SwebbTV described YouTube’s actions as an attempt to “ban information that questions their agenda.”
YouTube censors Ron Paul Liberty Report episode covering “Fire Fauci” chants at a Trump rally
Paul described YouTube’s actions as “blatant censorship.”
COVID-19 stimulus bill proposes up to 10 years in prison for “unauthorized streaming”
It also proposes other controversial copyright reforms.
MembersHow to easily archive any web page or social media post on mobile
? Use this tutorial to streamline the archiving process on your phone.
Chef Stephanie Izard apologizes after facing online backlash for posting food photo without “cultural context”
A small number of online complaints were enough to elicit an apology.