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Apple denies censoring “LGBT” apps in China, says it removed four for “legal” reasons
Apple didn’t say what the legal reasons were.
Royal Academy pulls artist’s work over “transphobic” blog post
Another institution bowing to the mob.
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Censorship: Vietnam introduces “code of conduct” for social media
Suppressing criticism.
Apple Daily raided by police in Hong Kong
Five executives have been detained.
Instagram bans filmmaker Maggie VandenBerghe
Deleted without giving a specific reason.
Ireland: Instagram bans former Xposé host Aisling O’Loughlin for “misinformation”
O’Loughlin has moved to Telegram.
LinkedIn censors Swedish journalist’s profile in China after he references Tiananmen Square thesis
LinkedIn claimed to “strongly support freedom of expression” while acknowledging the censorship on behalf of China.
CBC turns off comments to reduce “harm”
Turning off criticism.
How Gmail controls what users see
Email is a good way to bypass censorship on social media platforms, but Gmail users aren’t always in control of what they see.
GB News faces ad boycott after being targeted by cancel groups
Activist groups have been attempting to cancel GB News for months, even before it launched.