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Judge temporarily reinstates Texas anti-censorship bill
At least until the conclusion of the ongoing case.
China censors WHO’s criticism of zero-Covid policy
Hidden from social platforms like Weibo.
Pentagon is told to preserve documents on its NewsGuard “Misinformation Fingerprints” contract
US Cyber Command used NewsGuard to monitor “state-sponsored mis- and disinformation” and identify “sources publishing known false narratives.”
The EU wants to scan all chat messages, using the guise of combating child abuse
Platforms would be forced to scan conversations, even those that are supposed to be end-to-end encrypted.
TikTok censors videos alleging inconsistencies in Amber Heard testimony
After being contacted by a music magazine.
India criticizes Big Tech censorship
India appears to be having a change of heart.
Odysee adds video chapters
The feature makes it easy to quickly jump to timestamped moments in videos.
Elon Musk supports the EU’s DSA that fines platforms that don’t censor “misinformation,” “hate speech”
Musk says the Digital Services Act is “exactly aligned” with his thinking. But it’s unclear how much he knows about what it entails.
Heritage Foundation promotes Rumble after YouTube censorship
YouTube deleted a President Trump speech video.
30 million Italians sign up for Digital ID system to access services
The government wants everyone to sign up.