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Facebook censored over 100 million posts for coronavirus “misinformation” in Q2
Facebook released its quarterly report on the state of its censorship and the numbers are unprecedented.
Australian man wins $200,000 payout from BP after getting fired for popular Hitler meme
In Australia, it’s not as easy to dismiss someone over social media posts.
Belarus faces internet blackout as protests mount over “sham” election
The internet has been going down, likely as a way to suppress protest organization.
MembersHow Big Tech normalized censoring the President
? The gradual but consistent Overton window shifts have made the once inconceivable idea of Big Tech censoring a sitting US President a reality.
Author Gillian Philip on facing Twitter mobs, getting fired for supporting J.K. Rowling
A hashtag in support of Britian’s most famous living author was all it took to get canceled.
Facebook employees push for a complete QAnon ban
The employees had been tasked with conducting an internal investigation into QAnon that will likely inform Facebook’s future enforcement actions.
Anime publisher Shogakukan issues DMCA notice against Google for Dictionary term “magi”
Bulk DMCA strikes from publishers are an increasing censorship problem.
British veteran Ant Middleton resigns as Royal Navy Chief Cadet after backlash over anti-riots tweet
Cancel culture hits again.
Pro-Hong Kong activist and media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai arrested
The new “National Security Law” claims a high-profile victim.
Bill Gates advocates for stopping end-to-end encryption (to tackle “misinformation”)
The billionnaire isn’t happy private messages can’t be policed.
Sheriff must take “Undoing Racism” course after posting news stories about black perpetrators on Facebook
Sheriff Falco just managed to keep his job in the face of calls for him to resign for posting the news articles.
China steps up its censorship techniques
A more sophisticated blocking technique has been in place for at least a week.