Speech
Local news pushing for social media censorship smells like propaganda
Forced narratives.
Students rush to defend teacher fired after refusing to remove “sexist” video from YouTube
Eton students are pushing back against the cult of woke cancel culture invading education institutions.
Oregon nurse suspended after showing “indifference” to COVID on TikTok
Users contacted her employer calling on her to be fired.
Could “fact checkers” be coming to streaming services? UK culture secretary lashes out at “The Crown” accuracy
Having blighted other aspects of internet life, could “fact checkers” be coming to streaming drama? Oliver Dowden must think the public is dumb.
Australian citizen finally released from jail after Egypt arrest for hitting “like” on a political post
10 months in prison for liking the post of a former political candidate.
Facebook deleted account of grieving mother, denying her access to photos of her late son
Another case of an account deleted without a given reason.
New Hanover County GOP campaigns are censored by Facebook for “misinformation”
Facebook threatened to shut down the page.
PolitiFact admits it was wrong to censor Candace Owens, shows the fallibility of fact checkers
The word of fact checkers can get people suppressed or banned on social media platforms, yet they often make mistakes.
Twitter’s “activist entrepreneur” manager for “safety” wants “transformative justice”
A controversial hire for those concerned about censorship and conversation manipulation.
Gaming needs more regulation to rein in “hate speech,” EU anti-terror official says
The official also says police should have access to chats.
Protests continue in France over “security” law that bans citizens from photographing or livestreaming police
Campaigners say it’s an afront to free speech.