Speech
Chinese medical workers use academic studies to bypass coronavirus censorship and call for help
The reports are distressing.
Apple shareholders reject motion to publicly declare freedom of expression as a human right
Support for free speech is growing amongst shareholders but not enough to sway the vote.
Report appears shocked Gmail puts some Presidential candidate emails in Promotions or Spam more than others
Pete Buttigieg mostly goes to the Primary tab – the rest? Not so much.
PragerU vs Google: Court rules the First Amendment doesn’t apply to YouTube
PragerU argues that YouTube infringed on its free speech rights by placing over 100 of its videos in restricted mode.
Twitter to allow tools that automatically censor “toxic” tweet replies
Another change that reduces user engagement on Twitter.
Toby Young announces Free Speech Union as an antidote to cancel culture
The union aims to support those who have been wrongfully ousted for their free expression.
Reddit purges half of The Donald’s top moderators and plans to replace them with Reddit approved mods
One of The Donald’s former top moderators suggested this decision will kill the subreddit.
Apple ignores request to testify on privacy and censorship concerns regarding China
This is the second time Apple has ignored requests.
Disney accused of censorship after suppressing John Oliver episode from Hotstar India
The episode was hidden as it contained criticism of Prime Minister Modi.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Hot Coffee mod taken down after creator says he was threatened by Take-Two Interactive
The creator of the mod said he didn’t break any rules.
Chinese government identifies dissenting citizens through phone numbers linked to Twitter
China is cracking down on those who criticize their response to coronavirus.
Reddit announces it now may suspend users for simply upvoting a “policy-breaking” post
Reddit’s new rules go beyond banning users for the content they post – they’ll now ban users for supporting it with an upvote.