Facebook tells a girl her name is an ethnic slur, bans her from the platform
The woman also explained that she named the child believing the word to mean “wanderer.”
Continue readingTrump’s meme master Carpe Donktum announces new platform, blocked by Facebook within hours
Just hours after its launched, Facebook blocked people sharing the website.
Continue readingLocal cities and police want Amazon to share data of who has a Ring surveillance device
According to Ring, the information was shared to help the city block people from using a discount code twice.
Continue readingSenator Josh Hawley slams Facebook’s conservative bias audit: “it’s a smokescreen disguised as a solution”
The audit has received widespread criticism from both conservatives and liberals.
Continue readingRussian couple fear losing baby to authorities after their baby appeared in a protest video on YouTube
A Russian couple were warned by their government that their children were going to be taken into care after a video footage of their children amidst a protest was posted…
Continue readingChina hits back at Facebook and Twitter after anti-protestor propaganda was removed
It’s thought Chinese companies may start to pull advertising from China in retaliation.
Continue readingFacebook bans grieving mother after she invited friends to her son’s memorial page
The mother was even denied her appeal. It was only fixed when media got involved.
Continue readingDeveloper-focused email service Mailgun bans Gab after three years of business
Mailgun is the latest of many companies to deplatform Gab but despite these obstacles, the free speech social network has almost doubled its traffic this year.
Continue readingElementary OS is the latest group to ditch Medium for their own blog
Organizations are ditching Medium after pushing back against restrictions Medium tries to impose on users and readers.
Continue readingFacebook staff to start “curating” the news for users
“Our goal with the News Tab is to provide a personalized, highly relevant experience for people,” said Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of news partnerships.
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