Culture
Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre supports Dr. Jordan Peterson’s free speech
Speaking out after Dr. Peterson was threatened with losing his license for his tweets.
Limited Run Games fires employee after complaints over who she follows on Twitter
Another company caving to censorship demands.
Court rules liability protections apply to Police Union message boards
The ruling falls in line with similar cases.
Ohio man arrested for Facebook parody account appeals to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will decide whether to take the case next month.
New York media professor says “hate speech” should be censored on social media, delights in cancel culture
Loves when people lose their job for “nasty” social media posts.
Louisiana’s new law requiring age verification on adult websites is driving uptake of digital ID
Downloads have rocketed since the law came into effect in the New Year.
EA Exec: “This is not a platform where you get to talk about anything you want”
Gaming company EA is working to censor “toxicity” in gaming.
Senator Ben Cardin: Those that “espouse hate” are not protected by the First Amendment
Senator Cardin is the latest politician to make inaccurate statements on free speech protections.
TikTok CEO, UK, and EU to discuss regulating “harmful content” at World Economic Forum 2023 annual meeting
The discussion will focus on tackling “online harms” on social media, in the cloud, and in gaming.
YouTube to demonetize videos, including old videos, if they contain profanity in the first 8 seconds
Retroactively applying a new policy.
TikTok says it will curb Andrew Tate “misinformation” after media complaints of conspiracy theories
The Guardian alleged that conspiracies were spreading on the platform.