Covid
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.
Getty Images Is Charging $499 to License the CDC’s Public Domain Coronavirus Image
The image was created by medical illustrators at the CDC and has no copyright restrictions.
Facebook Is Running Ads of Chinese State Propaganda Blaming Trump for COVID-19
Chinese propaganda calls Trump “racist” and says he’s to blame for coronavirus.
Etsy Says if You’re Selling Face Masks Don’t Mention Coronavirus
Etsy wants to avoid liability so don’t be mentioning any unsubstantiated claims.
Naborly Asks Landlords to Report if Tenants Are “Delinquent” on April Rent, to Build a Profile on Them
During times of the pandemic’s unprecedented economic loss, should tenants’ inability to pay rent be secretly recorded to be used against them at a later date?
C-SPAN’s White House News Conference YouTube Video Hit With Bogus Copyright Claim From NBC Universal
This isn’t the first time NBC has claimed public domain footage that it doesn’t own the rights to.
UK Media Watchdog Threatens British Media Not to Broadcast 5G Conspiracies
Ofcom says it will sanction media organizations that ignore its demands.
Big Tech’s Coronavirus Crackdown Is Creating a Two-Class System for Online Content Creators
The legacy media class gets afforded numerous privileges while independent creators are suppressed.