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New browser extension replaces Wikipedia pages in search results with Encyclosphere pages
Removing bias and enabling more decentralization.
EA Exec: “This is not a platform where you get to talk about anything you want”
Gaming company EA is working to censor “toxicity” in gaming.
Donald Trump Jr. to launch new podcast exclusively on Rumble
Another exclusive for the Big Tech challenger.
Glenn Greenwald to bring written reporting and commentary exclusively to Locals
A big name journalist joins the growing community platform.
Police in China enable “alarms” in CCTV to track protesters
New privacy concerns.
Senator Ben Cardin: Those that “espouse hate” are not protected by the First Amendment
Senator Cardin is the latest politician to make inaccurate statements on free speech protections.
TikTok CEO, UK, and EU to discuss regulating “harmful content” at World Economic Forum 2023 annual meeting
The discussion will focus on tackling “online harms” on social media, in the cloud, and in gaming.
YouTube to demonetize videos, including old videos, if they contain profanity in the first 8 seconds
Retroactively applying a new policy.
Senator Klobuchar wants to allow platforms to be sued for promoting misinformation
Senator Klobuchar calls for an end to Big Tech immunity, to “focus on certain kinds of speech, misinformation.”
World Economic Forum will plot how to counter “misinformation” at its 2023 annual meeting
The international group wants to predict and mitigate what it determines to be misinformation.
TikTok says it will curb Andrew Tate “misinformation” after media complaints of conspiracy theories
The Guardian alleged that conspiracies were spreading on the platform.
Zelensky gives his government powers to restrict media, block websites, order Big Tech to censor
A new blow for press freedom.