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Civil liberties groups defend anonymous parody Twitter accounts against Devin Nunes lawsuit
The groups say the First Amendment protects the accounts.
Singapore’s “fake news” law hits the SDP for publishing stats the government disagrees with
When the law was proposed the said it wouldn’t be used to silence political parties…
Twitter to expand its “Trust and Safety Council”
The expanded team comes into effect in January.
Offended rivals and Twitter users try to cancel new game Reality Check: The Game of Privilege
Those outraged didn’t seem to notice the irony considering what the game was highlighting.
PewDiePie announces he’s taking a break from YouTube
In a video criticizing YouTube’s direction, PewDiePie said he’s tired and taking a break.
Twitter plans “a level playing field” for the elections but won’t reinstate the candidates it banned
Twitter will tag election candidates but won’t allow all candidates to take part on the platform.
Larry Sanger slams Jack Dorsey for his “mishandling of social media”
Sanger made the comments in response to Jack Dorsey’s plans for decentralizing Twitter.
PewDiePie slams YouTube’s new harassment policy – “Oh God. What has happened to comedy?”
PewDiePie warned that only “mediocre humor” will be allowed on the platform after this change.
YouTube removes true crime video from Kendall Rae for being “harmful and dangerous”
True crime could be the latest genre that’s no longer safe on YouTube.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki honored by Forbes Most Powerful Women List for tackling “harmful content”
Wojcicki is also recognized for tweaking YouTube’s algorithm in 2019.
Facebook ordered to reinstate Page of controversial Italian political group
The court ruled that Facebook “excluded or extremely limited it from the Italian political debate.”
YouTube issues strike to Bearings channel as it ramps up retroactive enforcement of its new harassment policy
A three-year old video was also removed.