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Tim Cook Accepts Position on Advisory Board of Chinese University Amid Criticism of Apple Kowtowing to China
Tim Cook will be chairman of the board.
8chan Is Struggling to Relaunch as “8kun” in the Face of Censorship and Deplatforming Campaign
“This is what happens when you try to support the First Amendment and the freedom of speech in America.”
Riot Games Fixes Censorship of Term Uyghur After Backlash From Players, Says It Wasn’t Intentional
“Sometimes our system bans really weird words for no good reason.”
According to Netflix Documentary by Vox, Reddit, 4chan, Gab and Bodybuilding.Com Are “Cult-Like”
But the film doesn’t at all delve any deeper into why or how this may be the case.
Megan Phelps-Roper’s New Book Unfollow Is an Ode to Free Speech and Shows the Danger of Twitter Censorship
Phelps-Roper’s testimony shows just how important free speech online is.
UK Police to Start Monitoring Twitter for “Hate Tweet” Pre-Crimes
The UK is aspiring to be China.
Crusader Kings 3 May Remove All References to Phrase “Deus Vult” Because of “Vile Memes”, Blog Suggests
Something of a crusade against the Crusades is currently underway in the gaming world.
PewDiePie Is Censored in China After Making Fun of Chinese Government
“Now if you search for anything PewDiePie related on any Reddit-related forum in China or YouTube related videos it will just be completely blank.”
AOC, Ted Cruz, and Ron Wyden Slam Apple’s Censorship “at the Behest of the Chinese Government”
Apple rejected the app from its App Store last week after telling Senator Josh Hawley that it would be made available.
Marc Benioff Calls for Abolishing Section 230, While Forgetting Salesforce Is Currently Using It as a Defense
Salesforce lawyers are probably wishing Benioff would keep quiet.
Facebook Was Censoring Comments on Mark Zuckerberg’s “Free Speech” Livestream
Facebook uses “ranking signals” to derank content that it doesn’t like.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Meets With China’s Regulators About “Fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility”
Apple is also looking into expanding investment in China.
