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Jaboukie Young-White Banned From Twitter for Impersonating CNN, Dunks on Blue Checkmarks on His Way Out
Fans want Twitter to reinstate the comedian.
Twitter Suspends Popular News Account Breaking911
Popular accounts continue to be purged from Twitter.
Instagram to Suppress Coronavirus Related Content From Explore Tab
The platform will also hide content not approved by fact-checkers.
MeatCanyon’s Bugs Bunny Parody Video Struck Down After Warner Bros. Entertainment Copyright Claim
Fans of the channel are arguing that the parody video should be protected under fair use.
Twitter Starts Blocking Some Coronavirus Links
Meanwhile, Chinese Communist Party propaganda about the coronavirus is left untouched on the site.
Twitter Cracks Down on Jokes but Lets Chinese Official Spread Coronavirus Propaganda
Twitter says it’s forcing the removal of some coronavirus jokes to “to keep people safe on Twitter.”
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.
