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.
YouTube demonetizes commentary channel AugieRFC for “harassment”
Many creators have warned that these controversial harassment rules are killing comedy, commentary, and criticism on the platform.
Facebook restricts PragerU’s page and limits the reach of its posts after disputed fact-check
Facebook’s fact checkers have been accused of bias and using the feature as a censorship tool.
Google Drive takes down user’s personal copy of Judy Mikovits’ Plandemic after it was flagged by The Washington Post
Google is now applying its controversial coronavirus misinformation policies to users’ personal files.
The implications of podcast exclusives moving behind Spotify’s walled garden
Joe Rogan’s deal has huge implications for the traditionally open, decentralized podcasting ecosystem.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls for Western countries to regulate the internet
Regulation often cements the dominance of the biggest companies in the market.
Google bans Podcast Addict app after 9 years for letting users play podcasts that reference COVID-19
Google says it needs to be authorized by official government entities or public health organizations.
YouTube alternatives that are more creator and free-speech friendly
As YouTube continues to censor, these alternatives are rising up to empower viewers and creators.
Sony’s abuse of DMCA-reporting systems against commentators and social media users is met with media silence
Most major video game news outlets have ignored the scandal for over two weeks.
YouTube demonetizes SGTreport, TRUreporting, Tin Foil Hat with Sam Tripoli, and Realist News
YouTube is tightening the screws on independent media channels.
Hungarian police interrogate 64-year-old man after he criticizes government coronavirus response on Facebook
Police showed up at dawn and took the man from his home.
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine starts adding warning labels to its archives
MIT Technology Review complained that it was allowing users to elude moderators and fact-checkers.
Facebook is training its AI to censor “hateful memes”
89% of the content that’s removed from Facebook for “hate speech” is now proactively taken down by Facebook’s AI.