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Twitter Likes to Censor Government Officials in the US – But Not Those From China
Twitter doesn’t hold Chinese officials to the same standard as those in the West.
Etsy Bans “Stop the Steal” Beanies for “Harmful Misinformation”
Knitters are now being censored under far-reaching misinformation rules.
YouTube to Start Warning Users When Their Comments “May Be Offensive to Others”
More restrictions on the comments section.
Facebook to Give Lesser Punishment for “Hate Speech” Against White People Than Against Minorities
Selective discrimination: Comments against men will also be treated more lightly than comments against women.
Beaker Browser Allows Users to Create Decentralized Websites
An interesting idea.
Lush Backs Into Apology for Donating to Women’s Group After Online Campaign From Trans Activists
Lush faced a pressure campaign.
Censorship of Vaccine-Skeptic Conversations Will Backfire, Free Speech Union Says
The censorship will likely cause an increase in mistrust.
The EU Could Use Google’s Proposed Acquisition of FitBit to Take Antitrust Action
Rights groups want the EU to take advantage of the opportunity.
British Army Tasked With Crushing Vaccine Skepticism Online
Plans have been revealed.
Pennsylvania School Principal Fired After Posting Memes on Facebook Is Suing
The teacher is fighting back.
Facebook Reached Out to Biden to Help With Vaccine Response, Will Push “Authoritative” Content
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed details in a livestream.
Facebook Oversight Board Takes on Its First Case – An Anti-Trump Post That Got Censored
Out of the countless incidents of censorship, this is what the Board chose to review for its first US appeal.
