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YouTube Removes Congressional Candidate Joey Salads’ Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Video for “Hate Speech”
It’s not clear what constitutes “hate speech”. Salads was only asking the same questions as many other people reacting to the Epstein suicide.
Google’s “Top Stories” Section Showed CNN 25% of the Time for Queries About Dayton and El Paso Mass Shootings
This follows a Google executive saying that Google shows CNN for 20% of searches for Donald Trump.
White House Proposal to Combat Online Censorship May Allow FCC to Remove Section 230 Protections
Critics are concerned that the proposals may go too far and could be unconstitutional.
Twitter Backs Down, Restores Mitch McConnell Video and Campaign Account After Mass Boycott Threats
While the decision is a partial victory for the McConnell campaign, Twitter is still soft censoring the tweet that caused McConnell’s campaign account to be locked.
Ted Cruz and Others Join GOP’s Multimillion Dollar Twitter Ads Boycott After McConnell Campaign Lock-Out
Senator Ted Cruz, the Republican party, the Trump Campaign, multiple Republican committees, and others have paused their Twitter ads to protest Twitter’s “disgusting bias.”
Facebook Plans to License Legacy Media News Content After Suppressing Many Indie Creators From Its Platforms
Facebook’s plans are the latest example of big tech platforms making it harder for independent creators to thrive.
Amazon Cuts Off Service to Iran, Preventing Citizens From Using Proxies and VPNs, Citing US Sanctions
Since much of Iran’s internet is locked down, citizens were relying on US tech companies to run VPNs and proxies to open the free and open internet.
Twitter Gives Senator Mitch McConnell Campaign Account Ultimatum, Won’t Unlock It Unless He Deletes Video
Yet another example of Twitter’s actions impacting US elections.
White House Drafts Executive Order to Tackle Social Media’s Anti-Conservative Bias
This follows numerous reports exposing anti-conservative bias in 2019.
Chapo Trap House Subreddit Quarantined for “Encouragement of Violence” and “Repeated Rule Breaking Behavior”
The quarantine comes a few days after members of The Donald subreddit highlighted multiple examples of violent threats in the Chapo Trap House subreddit.
8chan Owner Jim Watkins Called to Testify Before Congress
This follows multiple media reports alleging that the El Paso shooter posted a manifesto to 8chan.
Soph’s Merch Store Suspended Less Than a Week After She Was Deplatformed by Patreon and YouTube
Soph is responding by embracing alt-tech such as Gab, BitChute, DLive, and Bitcoin.
