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.
Apple censors for China again. This time removing two popular podcasting apps
Apple’s hypocrisy on human rights issues continues.
Zoom closed account of user who commemorated anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
Zoom previously came under fire after researchers discovered that some of its encryption keys were being generated in China.
Twitch community Twitch Kittens boots loyal member for saying people who menstruate are women
“They have discarded me over wrongthink in a single night,” the former member said.
YouTube demonetizes commentary channel Tipster for “harassment”
Another commentary channel has its income wiped out as a result of YouTube’s controversial harassment rules.
Microsoft accused of telling staff to censor negative article about the company
Microsoft uses news aggregation tools.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman thanks users that asked for more censorship on the platform
“We’d like to show progress with what we do in the coming weeks,” Huffman told the users.
How Twitter shadowbans viral tweets
How a satirical tweet started to go viral but was then scrubbed from Twitter search results.
MembersHow the term “hate speech” has become a mainline internet censorship tool
? The term was barely used before 1987 but is now used by governments and Big Tech platforms to dictate what people are allowed to say online.
Many Twitch streamers hit with DMCA music strikes on clips dating back to 2016
Many streamers are now bulk deleting their content archives because Twitch’s backend tools are preventing them from easily finding potentially infringing content.
Reddit CEO wishes he’d quarantined The Donald sooner, says he’s fine with it being in a “near-dead” state
Reddit has intentionally killed one of its most popular communities.
Kaitlin Bennett’s Liberty Hangout requests DMCA subpoena for info on Philip DeFranco, Young Turks, and others
Liberty Hangout previously filed a DMCA takedown notice in an attempt to get several YouTube videos criticizing Bennett removed.
YouTube censors video covering syringe recalls of company set to supply Canada for mass vaccinations
The story has been covered by mainstream news outlets but for independents on YouTube it’s a violation of community guidelines.