Covid
Scientific journal Nature bends the knee, apologizes for associating coronavirus with China and Wuhan
Nature also called for others to “stop the coronavirus stigma.”
London broadcaster faces investigation after daring to air David Icke interview
Outrage and censorship of the interview has caused even more people to seek it out.
Twitter locks Diamond and Silk’s account after journalists complain about them questioning quarantine measures
Big tech platforms have introduced increasingly authoritarian rules around what users can and cannot say about the coronavirus.
Rumors of Jared Kushner’s proposed “surveillance” network faces backlash
Many already believe that the pandemic is causing people to lose their civil liberties and aren’t happy about it happening more.
China announces top critic who disappeared after criticizing CCP is undergoing “disciplinary review”
Ren Zhigiang criticized the government’s coronavirus censorship.
Chinese game developer bans Taiwanese players for using terms “China coronavirus” and “Wuhan coronavirus”
Chinese government officials and legacy media outlets have tried to dissuade people from describing the coronavirus in a way that points to its origins.
Belgium’s Health Minister caught picking boogers out of her nose live on Zoom
While Maggie De Block won’t be the first to get caught doing something bad on Zoom this week, you would expect a public health minister to know better – especially during a pandemic.
Congressional candidate Nicole Malliotakis slammed over photoshopped coronavirus supplies Instagram post
The post made it seem like Malliotakis was handing out coronavirus supplies in New York’s 11th congressional district (NY-11) when she was actually in Albany.
Grammar app Grammarly says it recommends people don’t use phrase “Chinese” or “Wuhan” virus
Grammarly suggests people “change the term” to avoid bias and misinformation.
Police arrest Snapchat teen who faked COVID-19 infection, threatened to “infest every motherf*****” in Walmart
Lorraine Maradiaga is charged with making a terrorist threat.
WhatsApp to cut message forwarding to prevent coronavirus “misinformation”
WhatsApp can’t read people’s messages so it’ll just prevent everyone from forwarding too much.
YouTube censors popular David Icke interview which had 339,000 views in 30 minutes
Big tech continues cracking down on what people are allowed to say about the coronavirus.