COVID-19 misinformation
YouTube Suspends Sky News Australia in Brazen and “Disturbing” Censorship
Sky News has condemned the move.
Google’s Jigsaw Proposes Real-Time, Cross-Platform Monitoring of “Hate Clusters” to “Disrupt Their Reach”
Google’s researchers aren’t happy that users are migrating to platforms that don’t censor “misinformation.”
FTC PrivacyCon 2021 Speaker Pushes for INCREASED Labeling of “COVID-19 Disinformation” on Social Media
They also questioned when it’s more effective to “just outright delete COVID misinformation” rather than just labeling it.
Biden’s Press Secretary Admits Federal Government Is Flagging Content for Facebook to Censor
The announcement is raising First Amendment violation flags.
DC AG Subpoenas Facebook for Data on ALL Users That Have Spread “COVID-19 Misinformation”
Unmasking people for wrongthink.
Ironic: Right Wing Watch Banned From YouTube After Campaigning to Expose “Dangerous Conspiracy Theories”
Hit by the censorship policies it supports.
YouTube Censors Dr Noorchashm, a Retired Cardiac Surgeon With a PhD in Immunology, for “Misinformation”
The former Harvard teacher expressed dismay at the censorship.
Australia’s Drug Regulator Considers Referring Vaccine Hesitant Facebook Posts to Police
The regulator cited potential two-year jail terms in some instances.
Facebook Bans Alternative Accounts of Australian Lawmaker Craig Kelly, Creating a Complete Ban
The elected lawmaker is allowed no political presence on Facebook.
Facebook Bans Australian Anti-Lockdown Lawmaker Craig Kelly
He questioned how a “foreign entity” could de-platform an elected MP such as himself.
Google Drive Blocks Access to Document That Compiled News Coverage of COVID Vaccine Side Effects
Google expands its crackdown on document sharing.