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Senators ask the Treasury Department to ensure Russians can’t use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions
Lawmakers continue to call for cryptocurrency regulations.
YouTube suspends The Hill’s popular show Rising for 7 days for playing Trump clip
YouTube’s policies continue to affect news reporting.
Google bans open-source street map editor app
For asking for donations to the free and open-source app StreetComplete.
YouTube ripper Yout.com is fighting back against blocking
Pushing back against censorship orders.
Staff of Russian independent news outlet to leave Russia after government censorship
The outlet was struggling to operate after being blocked in the country.
Eight state AGs launch investigation into China’s TikTok
The investigation focuses on its “harm” to kids.
South Africa enforces sweeping internet censorship law to tackle “hate speech”
And who decides what’s “hate speech?”
Members
Czechia to jail people for social media posts supporting Russian invasion
“Freedom of speech also has its limits in a democratic state governed by the rule of law.”
Ukraine asks for Russian web domains to be deleted
And demands DNS servers be shut down.
Google Play blocks RT and Sputnik’s apps in Europe
The latest of many blocks and restrictions.