"Hate Speech"
Wired foes full Karen on Urban Dictionary in bizarre hitpiece
Everything is “problematic” these days.
Greta Thunberg calls on people to “demand change” and encourage Facebook to censor content
Thunberg wants Zuckerberg to crack down on speech.
Trudeau government body sues digital media outlets to ban them from attending government press events
The Leaders’ Debate Commission, a body created and chosen by the Trudeau government, is using taxpayer money to appeal a Canadian Federal Court’s decision to grant accreditation to journalists from Rebel Media and True North for government press events.
Twitter’s automated systems now remove more than half of the “abusive” tweets on the platform
Twitter and the other tech giants are increasingly using automated systems to remove content they deem to be abusive and hateful.
Senator Hawley remains skeptical of Zuckerberg’s alleged “free speech” awakening
Zuckerberg has recently been attempting to position Facebook as a company that champions and protects free speech.
Instagram now lets users report images that contain “white power hand signs”
Instagram allows its users to report those who use a gesture that is absolutely harmless.
YouTube mass demonetizes World War 1 history channel The Great War
The Great War is the latest victim of YouTube’s rampant demonetization push in 2019.
Justin Trudeau makes tackling online “hate speech” a major election policy
“We believe that when social media platforms are used to spread these harmful views, the platforms themselves must also be held accountable,” the party said.
Facebook says you can only mention Tommy Robinson if you’re criticizing him or saying “he’s an idiot”
Facebook’s communication head said, “Our rules don’t explicitly forbid talking about Tommy Robinson – you are allowed to write that you don’t like him, or that he’s an idiot.”
Instagram censors artist Yuumei over #FreeHongKong art, calls it “hate speech”
Yuumei believes that this is a direct attack by the Chinese government who have taken advantage of the social network content blocking systems.
Amazon, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp join big tech anti-terror coalition for fighting “extremist” content online
The announcement follows warnings from the EFF that innocent users will be hurt the most when attempting to crush “extremist” speech online.
Congress drafts bill to create “national commission” for online content removal
The bill calls for a “federal social media task force to coordinate the government’s response to such issues.”