Brazil
Telegram is unbanned in Brazil after agreeing to censor
Telegram is also establishing relationships with “fact-checkers.”
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Telegram ban
The result of a long censorship campaign.
YouTube ripper Yout.com is fighting back against blocking
Pushing back against censorship orders.
Brazilian Supreme Court judge calls for Telegram to be banned because it doesn’t censor “hatred” and “misinformation”
Another country targets the popular messaging app.
Brazilian senators ask high court to ban President Bolsonaro from social media
Senators want the president censored for COVID misinformation.
Brazil’s Supreme Court and Senate overturn Bolsonaro’s anti-social media censorship order
Overturned within two weeks.
Report: Facebook to suppress “political” news
But how do they determine what’s “political” news?
YouTube demonetizes 14 Brazilian channels for election “misinformation”
The channels were identified by a court.
YouTube deletes 15 videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
YouTube said the President provided “misinformation.”
New social app GETTR reaches over 1 million users
The app has been available for just a couple of weeks.