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Reddit admins lock discussion of study suggesting China’s censorship-driven response to coronavirus cost lives
Users are keeping a close eye on Reddit’s tendency to censor content critical of China.
Former MMA fighter Nick Catone reinstated on Facebook after emergency motion during censorship lawsuit
Catone isn’t backing down.
Lawmakers ask Jack Dorsey to censor Chinese officials’ propaganda accounts
They say the accounts are actively breaking Twitter’s rules and are still allowed on the platform.
Apple censors encrypted chat app BOOM on behalf of Chinese government
Apple’s actions continue to go against the principles it says it has as a company.
Texas man arrested for pretending he has coronavirus on Facebook
Brandin said it was a social experiment.
Jack Burkman suspended from Twitter after being accused of inciting panic related to coronavirus
Burkman claimed that stores would be closing and that The White House was preparing for food shortages.
Twitter to start making its controversial “manipulated media” labels more noticeable on the site
The label caused some users to believe a real but selectively edited video clip was “fake” or “doctored.”
Twitter will force users to delete tweets that deny “expert guidance” about coronavirus
Some users will also be forced to remove tweets containing coronavirus jokes under the new rules.
Wikipedia proposes renaming its Spanish flu article to “1918 influenza pandemic”
The proposal comes as many are amplifying claims from Chinese-state media that calling the coronavirus “the Chinese virus” is racist.
Twitch bans streamer Kaceytron for coronavirus joke
Twitch is growing increasingly inconsistent with bans.
Political activist Samuel Finkelstein suspended from Twitter after warning about coronavirus risks for seniors
The suspension appears to have been triggered by a mass flagging campaign.
Keemstar responds to Romeo Lacoste lawsuit: “I intend to exercise my right of freedom of speech”
Keemstar said these types of lawsuits try to discourage citizens and journalists from exercising their First Amendment rights.