Speech

Twitter Suspends Ivan, Prominent Free Speech Advocate
Ivan is known for 3D printing guns and believes that an armed society is a polite society.
Apr 12, 2019
China Censorship: WeChat Removes Information About Potential Toxicity of a Medication
WeChat removed many discussions and posts criticizing Hongmao Pharmaceuticals.
Apr 12, 2019
Instagram Moves to Shadowban “Borderline” Content
The Instagram move is seen as one in a series Facebook has recently made in a bid to get back in the good graces of regulators.
Apr 11, 2019
EU Terrorist Content Regulation Plenary Vote in the European Parliament Confirmed for April 17
The regulation will require online platforms to take down what the EU deems to be “terrorist content” within one hour of it being uploaded.
Apr 11, 2019
The Fact That Over 500 Posts on the Internet Archive Have Been Falsely Reported as “Terrorist Propaganda” Shows Just How Bad the New Regulation Is Going to Be
Overreach in the EU continues.
Apr 11, 2019
Two PewDiePie Videos Blocked in India After T-Series Files Takedown Order in Court
The Delhi High Court has directed YouTube to remove two of PewDiePie’s diss track videos and blocked access to both videos in India.
Apr 11, 2019
Google Chrome Web Store Bans Free Speech Comments Extension Dissenter
Google’s decision to remove Dissenter comes within 24 hours of Mozilla’s decision to remove Dissenter from the Firefox extensions store.
Apr 11, 2019
Austria Wants to Remove Anonymity Online to Combat, Wants Citizens to Register Their Name, Address and Phone Number in Case They Want to Prosecute You for “Hate Speech”
Their identity, including names and addresses, will be known to media and social platforms, and by extension, to the authorities.
Apr 10, 2019
Senator Ted Cruz Stumps Twitter Rep During Free Speech Hearing After Asking Him if He Agrees With a Quote From CEO Jack Dorsey on Neutrality
Monje was asked multiple questions about Twitter’s political bias by Cruz but refused to answer any of them directly.
Apr 10, 2019
Google Manually Manipulates Its Search Results, New Report Shows
The policy will prohibit pages with single answers to search inquiries taken directly from the open web.
Apr 10, 2019
Firefox Rejects Free Speech, Bans Free Speech Commenting Plugin Dissenter From Its Extensions Gallery
Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, said that the extension had been disabled because it does not comply with Mozilla’s Acceptable Use Policy.
Apr 10, 2019
Trump Has “Dark Knight” Themed Twitter Video Blocked After Warner Bros. Files Copyright Claim
This is the third time since February Trump has had his videos blocked on Twitter as the result of copyright claims.
Apr 10, 2019