Speech
Ontario judge rules supporting Freedom Protests online is not criminal
Prosecutors tried to use a Facebook post as evidence against an Ontario resident.
Former Greek soccer player Vassilis Tsiartas is sentenced over Facebook post accused of being transphobic
Fined and given a suspended sentence.
Banned WeChat users are forced to write handwritten note to get their accounts back
People banned from WeChat are blocked from participating in major parts of Chinese life.
UK Home Secretary: The “public want the police tackling crime, not debating gender on Twitter”
Vows to get police back to tackling crime.
Joe Biden says there are “lots of ways” Elon Musk could be investigated over Twitter acquisition
Involving deals with other governments.
White House to partner with social media monitoring tool
New government contracts.
Rumble says it had a record number of users and live stream viewers on election day
A record day for the video platform.
YouTube blocks channel of political commentator Monark after court order
Brazil’s judiciary is continuing to censor online speech.
Facebook launches new tools to “combat climate misinformation”
The tools will promote “authoritative climate information” and “fact-check” what the platform deems to be “climate misinformation.”
UN tells Elon Musk to monitor “harmful disinformation” and “hate speech”
A letter to the new Twitter CEO.
Mastodon gains record number of signups
After Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter.