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.
LEGO tells affiliates to remove The White House playset from their websites
LEGO said this was part of its response to recent events in the US.
Elon Musk calls for Amazon to be broken up in response to its censorship of dissenting coronavirus perspective
Amazon dominates many sectors, including ebook sales where it has an estimated 83% share of the US market.
US Justice Department defends tech liability immunity in YouTube censorship case
The defense came just three weeks before President Trump called for this immunity to be revoked.
After media pressure, Facebook considers adding “violence” warnings to posts from world leaders
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized Twitter for doing the same thing less than a week ago.
Video game critic uses DMCA to censor videos of him making distasteful jokes
The DMCA is being used to censor content again.
Twitter puts President Trump as top search result for term “racist”
Twitter may have given up pretending to have no bias.
Twitter strips journalist Peter Lloyd of verification after he condemns riots and looting
Lloyd described criminals looting an Amazon van as “opportunistic thieves” before his verification badge was removed.
FCC Commissioner says Big Tech needs to be held accountable if they don’t stick to their terms of service
Carr suggests that the FTC should look into Big Tech companies failing to apply their terms of service fairly.
Google Voice Typing censors phrases about Falun Gong, a practice persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party
Google-owned YouTube was recently caught deleting comments that criticized the Chinese government.
Twitter admits that the official White House tweet it censored doesn’t break its rules
Despite this, the tweet remains censored.
Facebook blocks image previews on links to altCensored, archive that hosts censored videos such as Plandemic
Facebook continues cracking down on links to alternative tech platforms.
President Trump calls for Congress to revoke tech liability immunity after Twitter censors his statement
Trump fires back after Twitter’s mounting censorship of his statements.