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Twitter tries to justify why Ayatollah Khamenei’s tweets remain up but Trump’s get censored
Twitter gets quizzed on the alleged double standard.
MembersThe looming threat of antitrust isn’t deterring Big Tech censorship
? The tech companies now seem even more emboldened to demonstrate the censorship power that they hold.
Facebook censors hydroxychloroquine praise, even in countries where it’s an official treatment
Facebook’s censorship isn’t relevant in every country.
YouTube deletes Del Bigtree’s The Highwire news network
The alternative news network had over 211,000 subscribers.
Fauci suggests “do more” to stop “dangerous conspiracies”
With censorship of anti-official narratives already rife, it’s hard to see how more could be done.
New bill aims to punish tech companies that censor “lawful speech”
This bill is the latest in the move against Big Tech’s control over public discourse.
New bill aims to strip immunity protections for tech companies that profile users for ads
Senator Josh Hawley’s new bill would reqire tech companies to avoid profiling users for advertising if they want to keep Section 230 protections.
Facebook gives $500,000 to Ontario university project that says coronavirus will drive online hate
The money is meant to help create a knowledge hub on “hate and violent extremism.”
Zuckerberg wants AI to pre-emptively remove 99% of “hate speech”
Facebook is already training its AI to censor “hateful memes.”
Google CEO defends censorship of doctors who choose hydroxychloroquine
Pichai said that if doctors contradict coronavirus recommendations from the CDC, their videos will be taken down.
Breitbart accuses Google of censorship, provides the evidence
Google is preventing Breitbart from getting any clicks for the term “Joe Biden.”
Google slammed for censoring to favor the World Health Organization
Google was accused of an allegiance to the WHO and, indirectly, China.