Speech
Big Tech says it’s prepared to crack down on misinformation in election run-up
Social platforms are constantly asked to “do more” in removing misinformation.
Germany’s hate speech law gets stricter, raises privacy concerns
Germany has announced new stricter reforms to its already-controversial bill.
YouTube CEO calls for US to offer guidance on hate speech, cites Europe’s “much stricter hate laws”
The US Supreme Court has already ruled that “hate speech” is protected under the First Amendment.
YouTube CEO: We’ll remove “hate speech” from elected officials but media outlets are allowed to reupload it with their own “context”
The original statement, as it happened, from a politician, not being allowed to exist on the platform without news media interpretation will be worrying for those concerned about media bias.
Zero Hedge banned by PayPal
Zero Hedge’s recent PayPal ban comes at a time when the news outlet is looking to diversify its income after a Google ads ban.
New lawsuit says YouTube’s algorithm is racially profiling
Another lawsuit we don’t expect to go anywhere.
An army of keyboard warriors is being recruited to mass report anti-vaccine social media posts
The group of self-described moderators will take it upon themselves to flag anti-vaccine posts to platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Victory for free speech as France’s supreme court crushes authoritarian “hate speech” laws
Even in a speech-restricted Europe, the law was considered to be unconstitutional.
China creates new online censorship law to target literature
Subjects that the Chinese Communist Party disapprove of will get censored.
MembersWhat US law says about being fired for what you post online
? Legal protections exist but determining whether they apply can be complicated.
Count Dankula considers taking wrongful conviction after “offensive joke” to European Court of Human Rights
Dankula’s audience wants him to give it a try.