Culture
Canada tells world leaders to clamp down on online “misinformation”
Calling for regulation across the globe.
“No.” Elon Musk suggests Alex Jones won’t be reinstated on Twitter
Despite Musk’s alleged support of free speech.
Twitter reinstates The Babylon Bee and others
The first reinstatements since Elon Musk took the helm.
Riot and Ubisoft team up to censor “toxicity” in gaming
Censoring chats.
Xbox suspended 970,000 accounts for “hate speech,” “harassment,” and “bullying” in H1 2022
More automated censorship.
Eventbrite could face lawsuit after banning debate on trans ideology
A lawyer says the decision to censor feminist viewpoints is a breach of the Equality Act in the UK.
Cloudflare: Blocking Kiwi Farms and others caused loss of potential customers, “significant adverse feedback”
An admission that significant numbers of people want Cloudflare to remain neutral.
Former Greek soccer player Vassilis Tsiartas is sentenced over Facebook post accused of being transphobic
Fined and given a suspended sentence.
UK Home Secretary: The “public want the police tackling crime, not debating gender on Twitter”
Vows to get police back to tackling crime.
Activists call on social media platforms to increase the removal of “misinformation” as midterms approach
Over 60 activists team up on the demands.
UK government is expected to remove “legal but harmful” online speech ban from censorship bill
The bill still has major free speech concerns but the “legal but harmful” clause was a major aspect.