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Twitter mob calls for scientific journal to be canceled after studying why black people face more COVID risk
Outraged Twitter users called it “racist science.”
Twitter forces user to delete compilation video showing Joe Biden with young girls
It’s the latest of several posts criticizing Biden that have been censored by Big Tech.
YouTube censors White House coronavirus advisor Professor Scott Atlas for contradicting WHO
A brazen move against the lockdown skeptic.
UK Councillor faces calls for resignation for downplaying pandemic
A Twitter mob descended.
Vietnam is importing the worst of Chinese-style online censorship
Vietnam is monitoring online speech.
Facebook threatens to delete page of Terrence K. Williams’ again after he reacts to Portland riots
Williams suggested his page is being targeted because he supports President Trump.
Skidmore College students tried to get professor fired for attending Blue Lives Matter protest
The college won’t be taking such action.
China: dystopian digital “civilization code” evaluates citizens’ daily lives to “promote” good behavior
The system aims to create a “personal portrait” for each resident in a bid to promote “good habits.”
Simi Valley City Council to introduce wide-reaching social media code of conduct after councilman’s joke
First Amendment protections mean that the policy can only be voluntary.
Australian man forced to hand over laptop and phone passwords after anti-lockdown Facebook posts
Tony Pecora couldn’t be released until he handed over his devices and passwords.
Anti-lockdown YouTubers Nelk Boys demonetized by YouTube for flouting lockdown rules
YouTube says they broke the Creator Responsibility rules.
Facebook’s attempt to kill the QAnon movement has significantly reduced engagement
Facebook has faced media pressure to do more to crackdown.