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Democrats want a study on the effects SESTA and FOSTA had on sex workers
Lawmakers want to know about any “harmful effects” the acts may have had.
India’s internet shutdowns have reached as far as Delhi as the government tries to crush protests
Thousands of people have been detained.
Instagram’s “fact-checking” program is killing memes
Instagram’s top memes are now being blurred out and hidden behind a “False Information” notice.
Instagram is fact checking and censoring Jeffrey Epstein joke memes
Memes are being censored with a “False Information” tag.
Nigerian law will allow the blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter to curb “fake news”
The law can be used to block regions or individuals from accessing apps.
Instagram changes will wipe out firearms influencers on the platform
The gun influencer industry is highly lucrative with some influencers being compensated with products worth $4,000.
Instagram fact checks and censors satirical Greta Thunberg meme
Instagram’s parent company Facebook has previously come under fire for fact checking jokes.
Facebook bans journalist Ford Fischer from posting links as he attempted to share YouTube censorship article
Facebook has been increasingly sanctioning its users for sharing links this year.
BRICS countries make strides towards digital sovereignty
BRICS is an international association made up of five countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Taken together, their population forms about 42% of the world’s overall population. It’s therefore little surprise that the five countries, albeit some more intensely than others, a
2019 was a low point for YouTube and demoralizing for creators and the community
There are no signs things will be better in 2020.
Instagram to warn users that their post is offensive, before they have a chance to publish it
Instagram is stepping up its policing of speech on the platform.
Germany plans law to tackle “right-wing extremism”, force Facebook, Gmail and more to hand over passwords
Digital rights groups have slammed the idea for throwing basic values “overboard.”