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WeChat censors dissent after Covid restriction protests break out at iPhone factory
Viral posts are disappearing.
#BringThemBack – Twitter users call for amnesty on banned accounts
Over 70% of poll voters agree.
“I have nothing to hide” Fauci says, as he criticizes online “misinformation” in final press briefing
Dr. Fauci is set to be deposed over allegations of colluding with Big Tech to censor speech.
Oversight Board tells Meta to stop complying with police requests to censor rap music
Meta gives a heavy weight to police requests, even when it’s to stifle creative expression.
Design lead for Marvel’s Avengers game is pulled over old tweets
Some tweets dating back to 2011.
Marcus Stokes loses University of Florida scholarship after posting online rap featuring n-word
Stokes had his scholarship pulled for racial language.
EU to Elon Musk’s Twitter: “We will have control, we will have access, people will no longer be able to say [just] anything.”
Demands Musk hires more censors.
UK to outline steps for government-controlled digital currency by the end of the year
“We are actively exploring the issuance of a digitally native Pound sterling.”
Activist groups aren’t happy President Trump’s Twitter account was reinstated
They wanted a say in the matter.
Senate Democrats demand the FTC launches investigation into Elon Musk’s Twitter
Just weeks after Musk took control.
