Speech
White House commits to tackling “harms” caused by Big Tech platforms
Censorship commitments.
Australian PM wants social media platforms to be held responsible for anonymous users
More censorship demands incoming.
Judge rules Cloudflare isn’t responsible for copyright infringement of users
The ruling could help Cloudflare position itself as a neutral entity in other areas, should it choose to.
YouTube partners with United Nations on new policy to strip climate change skeptics of income
Google announced the demonetizations will start next month.
European lawmakers, who salivated over Facebook “whistleblower” hearing, plot censorship
A convenient opportunity.
Twitter tests prompts for “heated” and “intense” conversations
The coddling of the Twitter user’s mind.
UK citizens could be forced to take COVID test on livestream
An extreme proposal from the Health Secretary.
The “right to control the commercial use of your persona” can be used to censor internet content, court rules
An unforeseen challenge to free speech.
UK regulator tells video platforms to crack down on “hate speech” and make users “safer”
UK’s nanny state releases a new report.
Indonesia’s President agrees to pardon professor who was jailed over WhatsApp message
Indonesia’s strict “safety” laws have a chilling impact on free speech.
Google demands emails and documents of vocal critic
A defensive move.
DARPA accused of sucking up Twitter data
DARPA denies a relationship with Twitter and says all of the data collected is public.