Speech
Rumble Turns Off Access in Brazil, As It Challenges the Government’s Censorship Demands
Rather than ban creators from the platform at the government’s demand.
Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court To Overturn Ban on Federal Agencies Influencing Tech Censorship
Biden wants the Supreme Court to support its censorship efforts.
Fact-Checking Founder Suggests Abandoning Goal of “Informing Democracy” To Act More Like “Marketers”
Many would argue they’ve already been doing that.
Dan Bongino Reaches Record-Breaking 3 Million Rumble Subscribers, Extends Show Length, In a Win For Free Speech in Digital Media
A turning point for the Big Tech alternative.
Polish Government Takes Over State Broadcaster TVP Info, Takes Several Channels off Air
The new government seizes control of a media outlet that expressed dissenting opinions.
UK Labour MP Dawn Butler Says She’ll Report Online Forum Mumsnet to Police After Its Users Accused Her of Politicizing and Weaponizing Trans Murder
Butler threatened to go to the police over what she described as “nasty” comments.
Google Experiments With “Faster and More Adaptable” Censorship of “Harmful” Content Ahead of 2024 US Elections
After unprecedented 2020 election censorship, Google lays out its game plan for 2024.
Canadian Government Rewrites Online News Act (Bill C-18) in a Way That Excludes Smaller Outlets and Reserves Most of the Funds for Legacy Media
Reinforcing corporate media monopolies.
UK MP Demands Zuckerberg Bring In Facebook “Safeguards” (Encryption Backdoors)
The push to end privacy.
UK Police Log “Hate Incident” Against Conservative Lawmaker Who Shared Post Referring to Trans Candidate As “Man in a Wig”
Another controversial “non crime hate incident” record.
UK Vicar Faces Investigation For Calling Transgender Archdeacon a “Bloke”
Reverend Brett Murphy made the remark in an online post.
US Lawmakers Tell Biden To Scrutinize How The EU Regulates US Tech Companies
The EU is getting involved with policing online speech through new regulations.