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Some Blizzard staff can’t wait for BlizzCon to be over
Like many big names in the gaming industry, Blizzard has not had a great relationship with gamers in the past. In 2010, the company tried to introduce Real ID, requiring forum users to use their real names, but had to back down after a strongly negative reaction and fears of privacy abuses. Thi
People are starting to realize the implications of Twitter’s political ads ban
People are weighing up the pros and cons.
Zuckerberg trolls Aaron Sorkin in response to free speech open letter
Sorkin’s open letter accused Facebook of “assaulting the truth.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Twitter’s political ads ban a “good call”
The congresswoman likes the decision and wants Facebook to follow.
Hong Kong court’s decision to ban some Telegram content slammed by legislators and digital rights activists
Legislators and digital rights activists fear the decision marks the first steps of an internet shutdown.
Twitter says it locked and suspended 105% more accounts in 2019
Some of these account suspensions include human rights activists, parody accounts, independent journalists, and the Houston Rockets.
YouTube quietly hides its code after content “throttling” system is leaked
Before the code was changed, it contained several internal metrics that YouTube appeared to be using to suppress content on the platform.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announces Twitter are banning all political ads
Only adverts encouraging people to vote will be allowed.
China preps for the launch of government-backed cryptocurrency, censors any negative backlash
China doesn’t want any public opinion getting in the way of its upcoming launch.
Hillary Clinton says Facebook’s decision to not censor politicians’ ads is “appalling”
Clinton is the latest Democrat to criticize Facebook’s policy which exempts some politicians’ ads from its third-party “fact-checking” program.
Lawsuit from family of El Paso shooting victim is filed against 8chan and Cloudflare
The lawsuit casts a wide net.
Facebook ignores calls for censorship from Hong Kong Police
Hong Kong Police aren’t happy about how they’re being portrayed on social media.