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Twitter Is Complicit in Censorship on Behalf of Indian Government
Twitter is complying with orders to withhold tweets.
Trudeau Government Body Sues Digital Media Outlets to Ban Them From Attending Government Press Events
The Leaders’ Debate Commission, a body created and chosen by the Trudeau government, is using taxpayer money to appeal a Canadian Federal Court’s decision to grant accreditation to journalists from Rebel Media and True North for government press events.
Indian Court Orders YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to Block “Defamatory” Video Worldwide
National courts are increasingly being used to force social platforms to block or remove videos globally.
Twitter’s Automated Systems Now Remove More Than Half of the “Abusive” Tweets on the Platform
Twitter and the other tech giants are increasingly using automated systems to remove content they deem to be abusive and hateful.
TikTok Says It’s Not Censoring Content on Behalf of the Chinese Government
TikTok has been accused of censoring on behalf of China and has raised national security concerns in the US Congress.
Facebook Bans Page of Hong Kong Protest Safety App, HKmap Live
The app creator says Facebook’s real name policy prevented them from operating the account anonymously.
The “Anti-Meme” Law Just Got Landslide Approval From House of Representatives
Congress is coming for your memes.
Mailchimp Deplatforms Press Outlet, Calls It “Too Risky”
It’s not only Mailchimp that is harming freedom of the press and freedom of speech when it comes to controversial topics.
Evidence Suggests Tulsi Gabbard YouTube Channel Was Censored in Search at the Height of Media Attention
Crowder says when testing YouTube search for Tulsi Gabbard via a VPN while she was a number one trending story, her channel was at the top of search for locations outside of the US but nowhere to be seen in the US.
India to Introduce Social Media Regulations That Combat “Fake News” and “Misuse of Social Media”
Yet another government that wants to be the arbiter of truth.
Facebook to Start Revealing Page Owners, Forcing Them to Make Their Private Information Public
The changes mean many popular anonymous and pseudonymous meme pages and political pages will be forced to leave the platform.
Instagram to Test Suggesting Accounts You May Want to Unfollow
As some people put it: “Sure… making us easier to manage”.
