Speech
Facebook now says it’s “hate speech” to deny that someone’s “gender identity” exists
And users’ “gender identity” can be any phrase they choose.
Star Wars YouTube channel has comments disabled under new COPPA “made for kids” rules
Big brands like Star Wars may be able to weather the COPPA storm, but smaller YouTubers won’t be so lucky.
Judge orders takedown of Netflix’s “Gay Jesus” show in Brazil
The Christmas special has been controversial since its launch.
Twitter mass suspends accounts of Venezuelan officials and media
Twitter hasn’t commented.
Harry and Meghan delete negative Instagram comments about their decision “step back” from Royal family
Criticism is disappearing from the Instagram post.
Kashmir residents to be ordered to register their WhatsApp groups
“The idea is to prevent people from sharing sensitive content which may pose grave threat to peace and communal harmony in the district.”
TikTok bans “misinformation meant to incite fear, hate, or prejudice”
Critics wonder whether the policy will increase the censorship TikTok has already been accused of.
India’s internet censorship has caused $1.3 billion in losses
The internet is still down in several parts of India.
Twitter to let users turn off replies to tweets and control who’s allowed to respond
The move could increase the echo chambers that exist on the platform.
YouTube demonetizes historical firearms channel C&Rsenal
Firearms and history channels are finding it increasingly difficult to earn revenue from their content.
Instagram suspends account of Turia Pitt, burns survivor raising awareness of Australia wildfires
Instagram closed the account just as it was taking off.
Candace Owens gets AOC to unblock her on Twitter with legal demand notice
AOC unblocked Owens to avoid litigation.