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Twitter suspends Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic account
Accounts that criticize China’s role in the pandemic are being sanctioned while Chinese propaganda about the virus continues to spread on Twitter.
London Real website suffers attack, suspended from LinkedIn after David Icke interview
The consequences of daring to air the interview are mounting.
The ADL takes aim at hate speech in gaming
The ADL suggests gaming is years behind the levels of censorship introduced on social media and needs to catch up.
China cracks down on live-streamed church services during coronavirus lockdown
China prohibits religious gatherings – even online.
China crushes online publication of all coronavirus outbreak origin research
The move is hardly surprising.
Scientific journal Nature bends the knee, apologizes for associating coronavirus with China and Wuhan
Nature also called for others to “stop the coronavirus stigma.”
Hoaxed, number one documentary on iTunes right now, suspiciously censored from Amazon Prime
Amazon refused to say why.
Animal Crossing New Horizons banned in China, likely for “offensive content”
The game allows too much creative freedom for the ruling Communist Chinese Party.
YouTube engulfed in censorship struggle as YouTuber Suzy Lu continues to flag videos she’s “unhappy with”
YouTubers are still getting channel strikes after criticizing Suzy Lu’s behavior.
YouTube CEO promises crackdown on “controversial content”
YouTube’s rules for tackling what it deems to be controversial content have hurt independent journalists, historical channels, and many other independent creators.
London broadcaster faces investigation after daring to air David Icke interview
Outrage and censorship of the interview has caused even more people to seek it out.
Twitter locks Diamond and Silk’s account after journalists complain about them questioning quarantine measures
Big tech platforms have introduced increasingly authoritarian rules around what users can and cannot say about the coronavirus.