Speech
Facebook censors awarded $1000 for being subjected to “conspiracy theories”
They said they have PTSD.
Hungarian police interrogate 64-year-old man after he criticizes government coronavirus response on Facebook
Police showed up at dawn and took the man from his home.
YouTube auto-censors some phrases that criticize Chinese government and propaganda operators
It’s not yet known how long this has been going on for.
“Misinformation” seminar canceled after people realize controversial Chinese company Huawei was the sponsor
The organizers obviously hadn’t seen anything wrong in accepting Huawei’s money.
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine starts adding warning labels to its archives
MIT Technology Review complained that it was allowing users to elude moderators and fact-checkers.
MembersThe truth about Justice Clarence Thomas’ threat to absolute free speech
?Thomas’ opinion derives from an “originalist” perspective on the constitution and the context requires deeper reading.
Facebook is training its AI to censor “hateful memes”
89% of the content that’s removed from Facebook for “hate speech” is now proactively taken down by Facebook’s AI.
Facebook deletes Michigan United Facebook group after media complaint
A local media outlet tried to portray the group as violent.
Even media freedom groups push back against Twitter’s coronavirus censorship rules
While the media these days often push for more censorship – not all of them are towing the line.
Author of France’s new draconian online hate speech law accused of racism, sexism, and homophobia by staff
Free speech for me but not for thee.
Twitter starts hiding some tweets that contain “disputed” coronavirus claims behind a warning label
These labels can be applied to tweets from anyone including public officials and world leaders.
MembersCovid-19 ushers in a new wave of privacy and free speech threats
?Civil liberties have suffered major setbacks.