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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer – “Xbox Live is not a free speech platform”
At this point, all big tech companies are anti-free speech.
Apple’s “executive review board” were behind the banning of Infowars and other “controversial” apps
This “executive review board” reportedly holds weekly meetings and acts as an App Store gatekeeper.
Twitter insults were protected by the first amendment in Minnesota case, state Supreme Court rules
The court said the law used to convict a high school student for insulting another teen on Twitter is overly broad and violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee of free speech.
YouTube tests hiding comments on Android
YouTube is continuing to chip away at features that allow fans to interact with creators on the site.
Tucker Carlson slams the Koch brothers for funding online censorship scheme
The Koch brothers have teamed up with the ADL and others to reduce “hate speech” online.
China’s censorship is giving citizens a false reality about the Hong Kong protests
The Great Firewall of China is trying to present the peaceful protests as a mass riot.
Pinterest appears to remove the term “Christian” from its internal blacklist after leaked report exposure
It’s seems the term “Christian” is no longer a bad word at the image sharing site.
Apple stands in the way of Telegram’s censorship-free vision
Apple’s lock down of the App Store means it can censor content in apps such as Telegram. And it does.
YouTube deletes Spain’s VOX political party channel after bizarre copyright infringement claims
The deletion seems to be related to VOX uploading interviews with party members that it doesn’t own the copyright to.
Senator Josh Hawley targets tech censorship with new bill
Since big tech companies have failed to address censorship concerns, Senator Josh Hawley thinks it’s time to look at Section 230.
Canadian Justice Committee recommends prosecuting “online hate” under Canadian Human Rights Act
This is part of Canada’s continued quest to stamp out what it deems to be “online hate.”
Pinterest attempted to censor reports exposing its internal blacklists, Project Veritas cease and desist letter says
This indicates that Pinterest was behind multiple privacy complaints which led to the removal of at least two YouTube videos and one tweet.