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The Sri Lankan Government Has Lifted the Highly Controversial Social Media Ban Following the Easter Attack on Christians
The Sri Lankan Government has lifted the nine-day ban imposed social media sites Facebook, YouTube and more following the bombings in the country that took place during Easter. The country’s government stated that they banned social media sites to prevent the spreading of fake news and misinfor
Twitch Apparently Banned a User for “Hate Speech” for Having the Name “Trump” in His Username
An email explaining the ban D_Trump_Apprentice69 received from Twitch said that the account was suspended indefinitely for picking an inappropriate username.
New Zealand Man, Philip Arps, Pleads Guilty to Sharing Christchurch Shooting Video Online – Faces Up to 14 Years in Jail
Philip Arps, a Christchurch resident, pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing the Mosque shooting video. He faces up to 14 years in jail.
Comedian Steven Crowder Says His YouTube Channel With 3.7 Million Subscribers Could Be Removed Due to Fake Copyright Claims
Three bogus copyright strikes were filed against an original “Dr. Trump” parody music video in the span of a week and Crowder says that these strikes may lead to his YouTube channel being terminated.
New Texas Bill Aims to Stop Facebook and Twitter Censoring Content on the Basis of Political Views
The vote in Texas this week on Senate Bill (SB) 2373 shows the relevance of this consideration
Popular UK News Outlet Politicalite Has Facebook Page Shut Down
Politicalite UK writes that Facebook informed them their page had been “unpublished” – leaving the media outlet unable to reach 40,000 followers it had amassed on the global social media platform.
Twitter Suspends the Campaign Accounts of Two British MEP Election Candidates
Benjamin’s team and UKIP (the political party Benjamin represents) say the Twitter account suspension is an act of political censorship and election interference.
Medium Appears to Suspend a User’s Account Over Mental Health Article
@KANTBOT20K had their post suspended soon after publishing the article.
Facebook’s New Methods for Policing EU Election Misinformation Often Spread Misleading Information and Suppress Truthful Information
Facebook’s changes promote mainstream media sites, suppress alternative media, and allow biased and misleading political information to spread on the platform.
Apple Awarded “King” of Customer Support, but Its Online Support Forums Have Been Accused of Censorship
Users have been banned from Apple support forums for telling the truth.
Tik Tok’s Removal Then Return to the App Store in India Shows How the App Store Increasingly Controls the Internet
App-stores acting like border control, governments censoring users, on apps that impose “content filters” while covertly harvesting our data.
Twitch Wrongly Suspends Streamer TF Blade for Using the “N-Word”. He Didn’t.
Twitch somehow thought the streamer, who had no prior offenses, used a racial slur during a stream. However, he didn’t. Twitch won’t correct their mistake.
