Speech
The UK admits it won’t be able to enforce the porn block, will introduce it anyway
Critics have called it one of the dumbest proposals ever.
Disney “copyright claims” YouTube channels that criticize Captain Marvel
Disney is accused of abusing copyright law to silence critics.
On platforms, publishers, and censorship
Social media platforms will have to decide which lane they’re in.
Facebook starts funding university research projects to “counter hate speech”
Facebook is now turning to academia to get make the subjective term “hate speech” more credible.
Facebook won’t delete the “doctored” Pelosi video, but it’ll punish you if you share it
Facebook needs to pick a lane. Either be truly ideologically unbiased or openly serve just one master.
Angela Merkel’s successor says she will “aggressively” clamp down on free speech
Germany can’t seem to shake off its history.
Anti-censorship rally is set to take place at Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting
People are annoyed at Facebook’s rampant censorship and they want their voice to be heard.
Twitter permanently bans another journalist: this time, Nick Monroe
Many journalists, commentators, and YouTubers relied on Monroe’s tweet threads which focused on breaking news and debunking fake news.
On the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Chinese censorship by AI is at an all time high
It’s been 30 years since the fateful event.
Facebook refuses to run ads for movie screening of “No Safe Spaces” unless the host labels itself as partisan
Is free speech a “partisan” issue now?
Evidence shows conservative commentator Mark Dice is being suppressed on YouTube
Mark and several other YouTubers have suggested they’re being suppressed on YouTube and it appears there’s evidence for it.
CNN’s Ana Navarro, Congressman Ted Lieu, and others duped by fake Trump quote on Twitter
It seems that legacy media outlets will only challenge misinformation if it negatively impacts Democrats.