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Browser Extension Pink-Out Trolls the Trademark Trolls
The extension raises awareness of an important topic in a light-hearted way.
Guardian Parody Account Shaniqua O’Toole Complied With DMCA Notice, Twitter Still Suspended the Account
Twitter claims the account violated its rules against “platform manipulation and spam”.
Comedian Pete Davidson Makes Audience Sign NDA That They Won’t Criticize His Performance on Social Media
You can watch but you can’t talk about it.
Russia Blocks Stock Photo Site Shutterstock
Russia’s heavy-handed approach hits the stock photo industry.
Julian Assange’s Mom Slams US Justice Department for Accessing Google Account of Assange Supporter
Christine Assange hit back on Twitter.
European MP to Sue Facebook for Defamation Over Photoshopped Memes
Jaki says there’s an organized campaign against him.
The Guardian Allegedly Tried to Take Down a Parody Account With a DMCA Notice, Streisand Effect Ensues
#TrollingTheGuardian is a thing now.
YouTube Says “Authoritative Sources” Are 10x More Likely to Top Search Results for Some Newsworthy Events
The announcement comes days after YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the site won’t recommend YouTubers during breaking news events.
Twitter’s Updated Terms to Allow Throttling and Shadow Banning of Content
The release of these updated terms comes days after Facebook started looking for ways to introduce shadow banning.
Digital Freedom of Speech and Expression Has Crashed to a 10 Year Low, Charity Report Reveals
“In a free and competitive market, abusive terms of service would be unsustainable.”
Facebook Threatens to Unpublish Page of Comedian Terrence K. Williams
Facebook previously started “fact-checking” jokes on Williams’ page after one of the jokes was shared by President Trump.
YouTube Admits Censoring Hundreds of Trump Campaign Videos
Google/YouTube have taken down 300+ Trump ads. It’s not clear what the reasons were.
