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China censors platform that contradicted government’s recommend Covid measures
Social media accounts shut down.
Twitter locks accounts of users who complained about transgender players in women’s sports
This time during the Gaelic soccer women’s cup final.
Former Delta Airlines attendant sues after being fired for anti-Trump meme
People being fired for social media posts is increasingly common.
Leaked chats: Biden administration reportedly pushed for Alex Berenson to be banned from Twitter
Twitter staff said the White House pushed for the ban during a private meeting.
Twitter bans NYP columnist Paul Sperry following criticism of FBI Mar-A-Lago raid
Sperry says he wasn’t told why he was banned.
Facebook blocks #diedsuddenly hashtag
The latest of many hashtag blackouts.
Mailchimp purges more high-profile users
Users say they weren’t told why they were suddenly banned.
Google continues its editorialization of search by adding “content advisories” to searches
Google is starting to insert itself more.
World Economic Forum proposes AI to automate censorship of “hate speech” and “misinformation”
Censorship against what it calls the “dark world of online harms.”
Twitter outlines its plot to “protect” the US midterm elections from “misinformation”
Using the same policy that resulted in unprecedented censorship during the 2020 US presidential election.
Sierra Leone shuts off internet access to crush cost-of-living protests
A growing tactic around the world.
Greenpeace tells YouTube CEO to censor “greenwashing”
Pushing for new YouTube rules.