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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Denies Being an “Arbiter” of Online Speech, but Continues To Push for Censorship
The controversial Julie Inman Grant continues to talk out of both sides of her mouth.
EU Group Looks For Ways To “Overcome” Court Ban on Weakening Encryption
Less than a week after the European Court of Human Rights bans weakening of secure end-to-end encryption.
Bill Gates Partner GAVI Vaccine Alliance Targets Online Memes
The group says memes are “health disinformation super-spreaders” and complains that they can “evade fact checkers and content moderators.”
UK University Pushes for More “Friction” in Private Messages To Reduce “Misinformation”
The focus is shifting towards targeting private messages.
France Passes Law That Takes Aim at Online Speech That Encourages People To “Refrain From Medical Treatment”
Some are raising fears that those who criticize the Covid-19 vaccine could face three years in prison or a $48,500 fine.
Google AI Tool Gemini Is Accused of Racism for Refusing To Create Images of White People
Google’s AI has a pre-programmed understanding of “diversity.”
SEC Ends Investigation Into Rumble
The investigation was accused of being politically motivated.
Google To Start Running “Prebunk” Ads and Quizzing YouTube Viewers To Fight So-Called “Misinformation”
Little has changed when it comes to YouTube’s attempts to influence election-related content.
EU Extends Mass Surveillance of Private Messages on Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, and Xbox Until April 2026
Invasive error-prone scanning.
Medical Group Files Supreme Court Brief Against Biden Administration’s Online Censorship Pressure
Murthy v. Missouri is the biggest online censorship case of our time.
Hugo Awards Accused of Self-Censorship To Appease China
Emails reveal administrators examining the social media activities, past travel records, and overall work of authors.
Meta Is Expanding Its Controversial “Fact-Checking” Program to Other Platforms
Threads starts rolling out a “fact-checking” program.