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Kickstarter Rejects Mike S. Miller’s Comic Book Lonestar, for Depiction of “Marginalized Group” MS-13
In the Lonestar sample that Miller shared, the hero saves a woman from a group of MS-13 gang members.
Facebook Censors Professor’s Wiki Documenting Elizabeth Warren’s Controversies
Cornell Law School professor William Jacobson is the one who was in this instance forced to bear the brunt of Facebook’s overzealous attempts to moderate its platform.
Justin Trudeau Makes Tackling Online “Hate Speech” a Major Election Policy
“We believe that when social media platforms are used to spread these harmful views, the platforms themselves must also be held accountable,” the party said.
Twitter User’s Account Locked for Referencing the Fact That Someone Is a Transgender Person
Ultimately, Hogberg drew attention to Twitter’s heavy reliance on user reports for speech code violations, and how a few “extremists” across Twitter are holding the social media network captive in their hands.
Instagram Now Lets Users Shadowban Other Users
Instagram thinks the advantage that this tool offers over the other options, is that the person you restricted won’t know what is happening, acting as what is commonly referred to as a shadowban.
Facebook Deletes Cancer Charity’s Breast Cancer Awareness Video
The video, posted by Cancer Network Northern Ireland was educational in nature, meant to instruct women on how to discover cancer signs and symptoms early.
Singapore Enforces New Law – Spreading Fake News Could Carry a 10 Year Prison Sentence
The chilling law makes the government the arbiters of truth.
Trump Jr Slams Big Tech, Calls It a Threat to Free Speech
Trump Jr., said that the big tech poses a “threat” to free speech and that it is increasingly promoting liberal perspectives, leading to a politically biased atmosphere across the internet.
Spotify to Introduce Feature That Allows Users to “Report” Podcasts
Spotify makes it clear it could hide content that users complain about.
Reddit Outlines New Vague and Ambiguous Bullying and Harassment Guidelines
Reddit’s vague policy update is the latest of many vague policies and guidelines introduced by the tech giants this year.
YouTube Reverses at Least Some of the Censorship of Steven Crowder and Others
Crowder highlighted how the search results looked before and after his lawyer contacted YouTube about the issue.
These Are the Words That Get Creators Demonetized on YouTube
“Brazil”, “Idaho”, “Muslim”, “Jews”, “Racism”, “Palestinian”, “Swastika”, and even the name of the 46th Vice President of the USA, “Dick Cheney”.
