Speech
Geeks and Gamers’ Jeremy suspended on Twitter after posting The Last of Us 2 memes
Twitter continues to allow Sony to abuse the DMCA system.
Only 20% of people trust Big Tech to decide what people are allowed to talk about
People want more freedom, a new survey suggests.
Pelosi calls on advertisers to use their “position of power”, get social media to censor more “misinformation”
Pelosi wants social platforms to be hit where it hurts.
Senator Hawley’s bill aims to end Big Tech censorship, but is likely to be challenged
The bill would allow users to sue Big Tech for $5,000 but has a few holes.
The FCC is already casting doubt on Trump’s anti-censorship executive order
Exactly as expected.
College presidents are reminded that, actually, “hate speech” is free speech
A college president has been schooled after telling students to mind what they’re posting online.
Chinese propaganda mocks the US over police brutality, but in China criticism of police is censored in real-time
China’s social media censorship prevents citizens voicing concerns about police misconduct.
Piracy of Gone with the Wind, Fawlty Towers, Little Britain surges by over 10x after being censored
Concerns are rising over cancel culture being used as an excuse to edit and erase historical works.
MembersHow the term “misinformation” has been weaponized as an online censorship tool amid the coronavirus pandemic
As the mainstream media increased its use of this term, Big Tech companies expanded their aggressive “coronavirus misinformation” policies.
Devin Nunes’ attempt to censor “cow” parody account, instead gave it 700,000 more followers
Trying to censor a parody account was met with the Streisand effect.
Cenokga, game developer of Starclaw, apologizes after threatening DMCA abuse to silence negative review
Another example of the DMCA being abused for censorship.
New bill could get Big Tech to support free speech and privacy or lose liability protections
The bill could arrive as early as this month.