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9-year-old Louisiana kid threatened with expulsion for having a toy gun in his bedroom during online learning
Schools are increasingly applying in-school rules to people’s own homes during lockdowns and virtual learning.
Google stifles growing YouTube competitor LBRY by banning it from Play Store for pedantic reasons
Another alt-tech app booted after an arbitrary enforcement decision from Google.
Facebook suppresses distribution of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson
“False news” is Facebook’s official reasoning.
BC party leader supported J.K Rowling against rape threats, forced to resign after trans activist outrage
Those who don’t comply are canceled.
Senator Josh Hawley’s bill against Big Tech censorship blocked by Democrats
The bill would have allowed users to sue Big Tech companies if they were deemed to be censoring on political grounds.
The Crowded Theater Myth How an Outdated Metaphor Fuels Modern Censorship
The misuse of “shouting fire in a crowded theater” continues to justify censorship, despite its outdated legal basis in free speech debates.
South Wales police officer investigated after George Floyd comments, deletes podcast episodes after retaliation
Mark Gunn faced backlash for saying it was time to “move on” from the George Floyd incident.
Sheryl Sandberg said Black Lives Matter “needed” Facebook but Facebook doesn’t get “any credit”
Sandberg made the statements in leaked audio.
Trump encourages states attorneys general to start their own investigations into Big Tech censorship
Investigations could soon be announced.
Big Tech colludes on a common definition of “hate speech”
The new alliance promises to crack down on people’s speech in a more coordinated way.
UK to look at whether “misogyny” should invoke harsher criminal sentences
Some think that crimes should have stricter punishments if “misogyny” is involved.
Customers accuse Costco of dropping Palmetto Cheese after owner condemned BLM
Customers accuse the company of being political.