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Theresa May’s Leadership Significantly Damaged the UK’s Digital Rights and Freedoms
Theresa May’s legacy is bad for more than her failing to get the UK out of the EU.
CrossFit Shuts Down Its Facebook and Instagram Pages, Citing Concerns Over Facebook’s Deletion of Banting 7 Day Meal Plans
CrossFit also said that Facebook’s censorship, concerns around the privacy and security of user data, and Facebook deleting accounts and groups that call out “corrupted nutritional science” were factors in its decision.
Minds Rolls Out Its Innovate Jury Public Moderation System, Letting User’s Decide What’s Fair and What’s Not
Decentralizing who gets to decide the appropriateness of content is a novel idea.
‘You Can’t Watch This’ Shows the Human Side of What It’s Like to Be Exiled From Public Discourse
An interesting look at some of the internet’s most censored individuals.
Steam Starts Allowing Some “Positive Review Bombs” to Be Included in Review Scores
After removing “off-topic review bombs” from the Review Score calculation, Valve is now backtracking and saying that some “positive review bombs” will be allowed depending on the “context.”
Facebook Wants to Hire Someone to Decide What You See on Instagram
It’s a tough job but apparently someone has to do it.
Canada Launches Its Highly Controversial Digital Charter
Canada is no place for freedom of expression.
Facebook Lists EU Political Candidate Carl Benjamin as a Potential “Hate Agent”
This is likely to add to the many allegations of election meddling Facebook is currently facing.
Indonesia Restricts Social and Chat Apps After Riots Break Out in Jakarta
It follows a dangerous precedent of stopping people from communication during major incidents.
Even Private Conversations May Be Categorized as “Hate Speech” by Facebook
It’s the latest Orwellian rule from Facebook that uses off-site behavior to terminate accounts.
Twitch Streamer Alfie Suspended for the Comments of One of His Subscribers
Twitch has been heavy on the ban hammer in recent months.
YouTube Suppresses PewDiePie in the US
New study shows that PewDiePie is 45 times more likely to trend in Canada and up to 40 times more likely to trend in countries where English is not the primary language.
