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.
Mark Zuckerberg referred to DOJ for making “materially false statements to Congress”
Congressman Matt Gaetz said he believes Zuckerberg lied to Congress when answering questions on Facebook’s political bias.
MembersFacebook’s creeping crackdown on discussions about the loss of civil liberties
? Groups that protest the rights being lost during the covid saga are being shut down.
The 2009 hacks that led to Twitter settling with the FTC share many parallels with the recent Twitter hacks
The settlement was in relation to two 2009 hacks where intruders compromised and tweeted from several high profile accounts including the account of then-President-elect Barack Obama.
Some Cognizant contractors reportedly had access to internal Twitter tools that enable account takeovers
Cognizant is a third-party company used for moderation.
Twitter has challenged over 4 million accounts for violating its coronavirus rules
This follows Twitter placing numerous restrictions on what users are allowed to say about the coronavirus.
Facebook plans to announce QAnon content crackdown next month
Two Facebook employees also claimed that the company has been coordinating with Twitter and other social media platforms.
Pakistan starts banning Chinese apps, gives TikTok a final warning
Pakistan’s Telecommunications Authority said the crackdown is related to complaints about “immoral, obscene, and vulgar content” in the apps.
Turkey announces draft law that will place sweeping restrictions on social media companies
The announcement follows Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to censor the internet earlier this month.
Twitter blacklists QAnon content, purges over 7,000 accounts, and suppresses 150,000 others
A Twitter spokesperson said QAnon is now considered “coordinated harmful activity.”
UK parliamentary committee on Russian disinformation calls for new social media content removal protocols
The committee also recommended that these content removal protocols be expanded to encompass other areas.
Facebook begins deleting anti-mask groups
One of the largest anti-mask groups has been deleted and others are under review.
Wikipedia blacklists Zero Hedge
The discussion to blacklist Zero Hedge started days after NBC News published a controversial article about the outlet.