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Facebook Limits Account of Pro-Life Non-Profit Live Action, Telling Followers That Their Content Is Fake News
Live Action has previously been censored by Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube.
Senator Josh Hawley Calls Out Big Tech for “Sophisticated Exploitation” of Americans
According to Hawley, the industry is now stagnant useful ideas-wise and is instead making money off previous, true innovations, by locking users more and more deeply into their “addiction”.
Facebook and Twitter to Meet With FEC to Discuss Fake News and 2020 Elections
Google has not responded whether it will send a representative or not.
Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Hints at Introducing Surveillance Firewall to Crush Protests
It’s been suggested that an Emergency Regulations Ordinance could be brought in if protests continue.
Google Bans Another Developer and Won’t Tell Them Why
The final message from “Google Play team” reads: “I’m not able to provide any more information or a better answer to your question. In our previous email, I made sure to include all the information available to me.”
First Amendment Institute Tells AOC to Stop Blocking Critics Online, AOC Says No
Ocasio-Cortez has been sued for blocking people on Twitter after multiple courts ruled that it’s unconstitutional.
Pinterest Alters Vaccine Search Results to Say “Vaccines Work” and “Vaccines Are Safe and Effective”
Pinterest has announced that it will start displaying information from public health organizations whenever users search for vaccines and vaccine-related terms.
PragerU Says the First Amendement Should Apply to YouTube
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss out of hand the possibility that giants like Google and Facebook with their billions of users and massive financial clout, have become a new, digital age incarnation of the public square.
In Federal Court, Google Stands by Putting Over 100 PragerU Videos in Restricted Mode
PragerU argues that the tech giant had placed their videos under restricted mode simply because they promoted conservative ideas and that their video content is neither vulgar nor obscene.
YouTube’s Anti-Conspiracy Theory Algorithm Expands Outside the US
After piloting in the US, the algorithm has now reached the UK and will expend to other countries soon.
Facebook Suspends Popular Meme Page for Posting a Pro-Infowars Meme
First they came for Alex Jones. Then they came for the Infowars memes.
Government of Tonga Threatens to Block All Access to Facebook
The country wants to kill rumors about its monarchy.
