Speech
Republicans plot to investigate social media censorship
During the next congress.
Macron wants more Twitter censorship to stop people saying “crazy things” about vaccines, pandemics, and war
Macron says there are “responsibilities and limits” to free speech.
FBI Director pushes for “lawful access” to encrypted messages
The FBI wants decryption keys to all “private” messages.
Twitter suspends Kanye West
Ye was banned around a month after Elon Musk took over the company.
Rumble files lawsuit to challenge New York’s social media censorship law
“New York’s law would open the door for the suppression of protected speech based on the complaints of activists and bullies.”
Citizens in China delete chat history after people are contacted by police over protest support
Citizens are paranoid they’re being watched. And they’re probably right to be.
UK regulator appoints former Google exec as “Online Safety” head after online censorship bill is reintroduced
Helping the state enforce its new censorship law.
Washington Post makes public complaint about Twitter’s free speech direction
The Editorial Board publishes a public attack.
Google to introduce behavioral “interventions”
The next dystopian idea, including proposals such as “pre-bunking.”