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Big Tech’s hypocrisy on “hacked materials”
? The term “hacked” has been watered down by tech giants and used as an arbitrary license to censor.
The extent of (or lack of) free speech in the UK
? The UK is more aligned with Europe when it comes to free speech – which isn’t good.
Tactics that are used to silence online speech
? Even when content isn’t forcibly removed, there are many other means through which viewpoints and ideas can be censored.
A breakdown of the Democrats’ Big Tech antitrust report
We condense the report down to the main takeaways.
How Chinese citizens manipulate language to get around China’s censorship
? Coming soon to the West?
Big Tech’s double standard on “conspiracy theories” when they come from mainstream media
? “Conspiracy theories” are fine when they come from the mainstream media.
A break down of proposals on “misinformation” speech control made to the EU
? Users could be punished based on the number of followers they have.
Breathing down Joe Rogan’s neck isn’t the first time Spotify has dabbled in censorship
? It’s happened before and it will happen again.
The coronavirus response is accelerating the China-style social credit systems around the world
? Civil liberties are being crushed by government demands for surveillance systems.
“Inauthentic activity” is Big Tech’s new catch-all term to justify arbitrary censorship
? The rules are badly-defined and innocent users are getting caught up in the censorship.
How Big Tech companies defend against censorship lawsuits
? The First Amendment to the US Constitution and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act give these companies far-reaching legal protections.
US Big Tech companies continue to shun American values of free speech for the EU’s push to police wrongthink
? The biggest threats to tech companies that don’t police “misinformation” come from the EU.












