Speech
Rights groups push back against UK’s encryption ban proposal
A massive threat to privacy.
UK proposes prosecuting platform bosses that don’t censor content
More censorship demands.
Joni Mitchell leaves Spotify after it refused to ban Joe Rogan
Another popular 70s singer pulls out.
Google demonetizes Dan Bongino, days after YouTube ban
A week of bans.
Parents’ group hit with Facebook ban for benign posts
The group has written to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Yale’s online Covid reporting system is turning students against each other
Divisive surveillance.
Spotify is not a free speech platform
The platform has deleted over 20,000 tracks during the Covid saga alone.
Australian state of Victoria demands removal of online police body cam footage
The video alleges police brutality.
Capitol Police’s social media surveillance raises civil liberties concerns
Members of Congress don’t even know it’s happening.
Collin College pays out after firing professor who criticized Mike Pence in tweets
A First Amendment settlement.
GoFundMe withholds $6 million raised for Canadian trucker Freedom Convoy
The crowdfunding platform is yet to release the funds.
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy suggests Joe Rogan should be censored
And that Big Tech should do more to stop “misinformation.”