Culture
Speech control: Dictionary.com releases hysterical list of the words it wants people to stop using
Spirit animal. Sherpa. Guru. Ninja. Nazi. Bingeing. Scalp. Gyp. Hysterical.
New tool aims to censor game chats in real-time, tackling “disruptive behavior” and “sexual-gender incidents”
The tech can censor content before it’s even reported.
Miami Law professor says his contract renewal is under threat after tweet saying Joe Biden lost the election
Ravicher fears for his career.
GOG caves and censors Taiwanese horror game Devotion after complaints from pro-China activists
Another company bending the knee to China.
After ruining mainstream social media platforms, media targets podcasting for the next wave of censorship
Censorship-driven activists aren’t happy podcasting is harder to regulate.
Eton teacher fired over YouTube video loses appeal
Will Knowland’s video highlighted the problems with radical feminism.
Mother who called transgender woman “he” on Twitter is cleared of wrongdoing in UK court
Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticized the chilling arrest.
Youth group donates banned books including To Kill a Mockingbird to Burbank schools after ban
A sign of the times: classic works of fictions were banned from being taught.
Politicians listen to feedback on Twitter but Twitter bubbles almost never represent wider community
Another reminder that Twitter is not real life.
MembersClaiming that criticism is “harassment” is an increasingly prevalent gatekeeping tactic among journalists
? The tactic is used to silence criticism from the independent creators who are rising up to displace them.