Speech
Twitter bans popular account, Defiant L’s, which highlighted hypocrisy
Another popular account gone.
Christians suggest proposed UK speech law could make Christian teachings illegal
More pushback to the UK’s proposed online “safety” bill.
Canada announces plans to freeze Freedom Convoy protesters’ bank accounts
“Emergency powers.”
Levi’s brand president Jennifer Sey is ousted over comments against Covid restrictions
Sey says she was offered a $1million payout to stay quiet.
YouTube CEO wants governments pass laws to “have more control over online speech”
Calling for speech laws.
After New York Times takeover, Wordle starts censoring words
“Offensive words will always be omitted from consideration.”
YouTube CEO praises investments that allowed swift rollout of COVID censorship rules
“I’m very thankful for that investment over many, many years because that enabled us to take action very, very quickly when the pandemic hit.”
GiveSendGo hacked, Freedom Convoy donors list posted online
Another attack on the crowdfunding platform.
The media is already demanding the metaverse be censored for “misinformation”
In the offline world, there’s no Big Tech giant listening to your every word, ready to police your conversations. The media wants the metaverse to be different.
Canada’s TD Bank freezes $1.1M donated to Freedom Convoy protesters
Another hurdle for the civil liberties protesters.
NY Mayor tells social media companies to censor rap videos
“We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing. Yet we are allowing music displaying of guns, violence.”
YouTube suspends commentator Alex Belfield for two weeks
Belfield is at risk from a permanent ban.