Canada
PM Justin Trudeau backtracks on anti-free speech remarks
Canada’s PM was heavily criticized for suggesting free speech should have “limits.”
Manitoba med student loses appeal after suspension for pro-gun rights, pro-life Facebook posts
An increasing occurrence across colleges.
YouTuber faces blacklisting after Sandbox Strategies PR rep complains about his game review
Ethics: The season of cancel mobs continues and blacklisting tactics could cause reviewers to self-censor if reviewers are publicly called a “piece of shit” and a “mother*er” by PR agency reps for critiquing aspects of a game.
Employee fired from Anaconda Mining after former classmate reports Facebook comments
The modern phenomenon of going to someone’s employer after having a disagreement with them is increasing.
Canadian government doubles down on its threats to tightly censor online “hate” and “misinformation”
Government-mandated censorship of the internet is on the rise and Canadians have few protections.
Canadian political candidate Roland Michaud dropped by his party over transgender bathroom meme
The meme was posted almost two years ago but still garnered online complaints.
Facebook gives $500,000 to Ontario university project that says coronavirus will drive online hate
The money is meant to help create a knowledge hub on “hate and violent extremism.”
Amazon bans bestselling book “China Virus”
Amazon says it only supports information from “official sources.”
MembersHow the term “hate speech” has become a mainline internet censorship tool
? The term was barely used before 1987 but is now used by governments and Big Tech platforms to dictate what people are allowed to say online.
YouTube censors video covering syringe recalls of company set to supply Canada for mass vaccinations
The story has been covered by mainstream news outlets but for independents on YouTube it’s a violation of community guidelines.