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Instagram is purging military meme accounts
Both small and large accounts are being deleted inexplicably.
Canada’s online censorship bill is on hold after swift backlash
Free speech supporters opposed the strict proposals.
Michigan students report other students to school for wearing sombreros in social media posts
They say it’s “cultural appropriation.”
MembersApple vs Epic
Five days of testimony, and the most damaging witness against Apple turned out to be Apple's own outbox.
Starbucks considers ditching Facebook after customers criticize virtue signaling
Starbucks doesn’t want to hear the opinion of its customers.
Facebook’s Oversight Board co-chair: the rules are “not transparent, inconsistent, and a shambles”
Facebook’s rules are applied differently, depending on who the person is.
Apple provided FBI with data on Sci-Hub founder
A gag order prevented her from being told for almost two years.
Clubhouse bans Laura Loomer hours after talk about censorship
Loomer was on the platform for less than a day.
The US will join the Christchurch Call to eliminate “extremist” content online
The ideas was previously rejected by the Trump administration on free speech grounds.
Professor suspended after writing blog post that said Canada is not racist
An investigation ensued.
Uganda’s new data tax is its new attempt to curb “online gossip”
Citizens were getting around the previous tax by using VPNs.