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Singapore minister says it’s a “coincidence” fake news law has only been used to silence political dissent
The law has only been enforced three times and each time it was against opposition politicians.
CNN reporter ratioed after claiming The Babylon Bee uses satire to circumvent Facebook’s misinformation rules
CNN anchor Brian Stelter has also previously claimed that The Babylon Bee is “a fake news site.”
YouTube demonetizes lawyer Viva Frei for reading from Elon Musk defamation lawsuit court proceedings
YouTube’s demonetization rules are forcing creators to hide certain words from their videos, regardless of the context.
Lawsuit filed against high school principal after police were contacted over meme account
The principal, Traci L. Smith, contacted the police over the memes.
NFL attempts to copyright claim against websites that simply state how VPNs can bypass geo-restrictions
The NFL is taking things to another level.
Accounting Professor placed on leave for playing Hitler parody “Downfall” meme in class
Over the last few years, university professors have been walking on egg shells.
Student in Boliva arrested over meme account, as Human Rights groups say it’s an attack on free speech
The student was arrested for “inciting”.
YouTube is still considering whether to remove dislikes on videos
The feature allows users to explain how they feel about a video.
Joe Rogan’s Alex Jones interview was the biggest podcast episode of 2019
Despite being banned on every major platform, the internet still loves Alex Jones.
Instagram’s meme fact checkers have themselves become a meme
Praise the internet.
Twitter’s shadow-banning practices are now official
Users have long-suspected Twitter was shadow-banning but now the platform is listing it as an official tool.
Coinbase CEO says Apple is “eliminating” decentralized apps, calls on users to request changes
It’s been a tough week for the crypto community.