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Facebook moderators say removing pro-Trump posts is “revenge” and “more impactful”
“If someone is wearing a MAGA hat, I am going to delete them for terrorism,” said one moderator.
Facebook mods were told not to censor Don Lemon’s “hate speech”
As expected, Facebook bends its rules depending on who makes the statement.
Facebook moderator reveals violent anti-Trump meme allowed, cartoon anti-Democrat meme banned
The whistleblower shows how moderators are told to react differently, depending on who the target of the meme is.
Facebook moderator whistleblower raises the alarm on biased algorithms
The whistleblower disputes Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to congress.
Twitter bans President Trump’s favorite meme artist Carpe Donktum
One of the platform’s most prolific meme makers is gone.
Jack Dorsey’s Square holds up to 30% of businesses’ income, blocks them on Twitter when they complain
Businesses risk going out of business because of Square’s actions. Many can no longer pay salaries.
Instagram is preparing to request government-issued ID from users
It could be similar to how Facebook wants to verify users that go viral.
Twitter censors Trump statement for saying anarchists would be met with “serious force”
Twitter is now censoring and editorializing the President’s statements on a weekly basis.
YouTube bans Gavin McInnes after 15 years on the platform
McInnes has been scrubbed from all the Big Tech platforms in recent years.
Facebook censors article critical of its business partner Shutterstock
Facebook says the article goes against its Community Standards.
Apple to remove an estimated 20K games from Chinese App Store in July
China wants to crack down on games that don’t have a government license.
Petition asking women be called “women” instead of “menstruators” called transphobic, deleted by change.org
Change says it broke the community guidelines.