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.
Payment processor Visa blacklists free speech software company Gab
Gab has faced continuous hurdles since its inception.
Twitter removes CNN “fake news” meme shared by President Trump after copyright claim from Jukin Media
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims another Trump meme.
YouTube CEO calls for US to offer guidance on hate speech, cites Europe’s “much stricter hate laws”
The US Supreme Court has already ruled that “hate speech” is protected under the First Amendment.
YouTube CEO: We’ll remove “hate speech” from elected officials but media outlets are allowed to reupload it with their own “context”
The original statement, as it happened, from a politician, not being allowed to exist on the platform without news media interpretation will be worrying for those concerned about media bias.
MembersWhat US law says about being fired for what you post online
? Legal protections exist but determining whether they apply can be complicated.
Google threatens to strip revenue from The Federalist after NBC News complaint
People see this as NBC lobbying Google, which has a monopoly on website advertising, to demonetize its competitors.
Piracy of Gone with the Wind, Fawlty Towers, Little Britain surges by over 10x after being censored
Concerns are rising over cancel culture being used as an excuse to edit and erase historical works.
MembersHow the term “misinformation” has been weaponized as an online censorship tool amid the coronavirus pandemic
As the mainstream media increased its use of this term, Big Tech companies expanded their aggressive “coronavirus misinformation” policies.
Carl Benjamin’s attorney shares new developments that support motion to reclaim legal fees from Akilah Hughes
He argues that Hughes’ recent actions provide evidence of her misusing the lawsuit for publicity.
YouTube removed 100,000 videos under its controversial “hate speech” and “harassment” rules last quarter
These rules have decimated commentary, comedy, criticism and many other popular YouTube genres.
YouTube says indie creators are 20x less likely to top corona search results than “high authority channels”
YouTube has previously admitted that users don’t like “authoritative” sources yet it continues propping them up in search.
YouTube simultaneously bans videos about flouting social distancing rules, yet boosts protest videos
YouTube has given an update on the impact of its controversial new rules.