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.
Chinese game developer bans Taiwanese players for using terms “China coronavirus” and “Wuhan coronavirus”
Chinese government officials and legacy media outlets have tried to dissuade people from describing the coronavirus in a way that points to its origins.
Congressional candidate Nicole Malliotakis slammed over photoshopped coronavirus supplies Instagram post
The post made it seem like Malliotakis was handing out coronavirus supplies in New York’s 11th congressional district (NY-11) when she was actually in Albany.
YouTube hits Cringe Panda channel with two strikes and removes videos that criticize transgender activists
YouTube said that the videos violated its controversial “hate speech” rules.
YouTuber twomad’s one million subscriber plaque stolen after code leak during live stream
YouTube’s current awards redemption system means anyone with the code can claim the plaque.
YouTube censors popular David Icke interview which had 339,000 views in 30 minutes
Big tech continues cracking down on what people are allowed to say about the coronavirus.
Independent news outlet We Are Change suddenly demonetized by YouTube
The channel had no strikes and YouTube didn’t cite any specific videos or violations.
Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image
The image was created by medical illustrators at the CDC and has no copyright restrictions.
Cooking Mama: Cookstar developers respond to cryptocurrency mining allegations
The allegations were partly fueled by early announcements positioning the title as “the first game to integrate blockchain technology on major consoles.”
Court hears final arguments in Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch’s censorship suit against Google, Facebook, Twitter
Loomer and Freedom Watch argued that social media companies should be held liable for First Amendment violations.
C-SPAN’s White House News Conference YouTube video hit with bogus copyright claim from NBC Universal
This isn’t the first time NBC has claimed public domain footage that it doesn’t own the rights to.
YouTube strikes Tipster News and removes his Suzy Lu videos after they were flagged for “harassment”
Several YouTubers have accused Suzy Lu of false flagging videos that criticize her.
Big tech’s coronavirus crackdown is creating a two-class system for online content creators
The legacy media class gets afforded numerous privileges while independent creators are suppressed.