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.
MembersBig Tech’s double standard on “conspiracy theories” when they come from mainstream media
? “Conspiracy theories” are fine when they come from the mainstream media.
Bill Gates calls for Big Tech to implement “smart solutions” that slow the spread of misinformation
Gates calls for more censorship.
Twitter users complain after Twitter says it will remove tweets hoping Trump dies from COVID-19
Several of these Twitter users are strong advocates of social media censorship.
YouTube and Facebook boost “authoritative sources” on news of President Trump’s COVID diagnosis
The move is supposedly to stop “conspiracy theories.”
Nikola silences YouTube and Twitter critics with a wave of copyright claims
Another large corporation uses YouTube’s copyright system to silence criticism.
Project Veritas head James O’Keefe locked out of Twitter after his nine-month-old tweet is copyright claimed
Project Veritas has had its content restricted several times after copyright claims were filed on old tweets.
Germany proposes tighter copyright reform that could increase the censorship of memes
The proposal gives internet users little recourse for challenging the takedown of their memes.
UK citizens are being refused entry to businesses unless they download contact tracing app
The supposedly optional app is being forced on citizens less than a week after launch.
Twitter locks user’s account over tweet questioning Joe Biden’s health
Twitter is on an account-locking spree.
MembersThe coronavirus response is accelerating the China-style social credit systems around the world
? Civil liberties are being crushed by government demands for surveillance systems.
UK MPs to vote on renewal of “draconian” Coronavirus Act, extending overreaching digital surveillance powers
The UK government’s far-reaching response to the coronavirus has crushed many civil liberties.
Canadian government doubles down on its threats to tightly censor online “hate” and “misinformation”
Government-mandated censorship of the internet is on the rise and Canadians have few protections.