COVID-19
UN Recruits an Army of Social Media Coronavirus “Misinformation” Correctors
If you don’t know how to fight coronavirus – then at least fight free speech on the internet. That seems to be the route the UN has chosen. There are millions of people around the world left with little else do to than hang around and argue on social networks, as lockdowns are destroying their
Jack Dorsey’s Square Holds Up to 30% of Businesses’ Income, Blocks Them on Twitter When They Complain
Businesses risk going out of business because of Square’s actions. Many can no longer pay salaries.
Pelosi Calls on Advertisers to Use Their “Position of Power”, Get Social Media to Censor More “Misinformation”
Pelosi wants social platforms to be hit where it hurts.
MembersHow the Term “Misinformation” Has Been Weaponized as an Online Censorship Tool Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the mainstream media increased its use of this term, Big Tech companies expanded their aggressive “coronavirus misinformation” policies.
YouTube Says Indie Creators Are 20x Less Likely to Top Corona Search Results Than “High Authority Channels”
YouTube has previously admitted that users don’t like “authoritative” sources yet it continues propping them up in search.
Twitter Takes Down at Least Some of China’s Propaganda Artists and Bots
Chinese bots have been active on Twitter for at least a year.
Facebook Says Meme Featuring British Band the Cure Causes “Physical Harm”, Censors It
Facebook took the meme down as part of its coronavirus rules.
Facebook Fact-Checks WHO Statements, but Also Uses WHO to Fact-Check Others
Deciding to be the arbiter of truth was always going to end in disaster.
Alex Berenson’s Lockdown Skeptic Book Rockets to Top of Kindle Charts After Amazon’s Censorship Backlash
While the book was set to do well, it was likely also helped along by the Streisand effect.
Elon Musk Calls for Amazon to Be Broken Up in Response to Its Censorship of Dissenting Coronavirus Perspective
Amazon dominates many sectors, including ebook sales where it has an estimated 83% share of the US market.
