George Floyd
Independent news outlet StatusCoup continues to be affected by YouTube censorship
YouTube ignores independent journalists.
Amazon-owned Twitch deletes footage of the full details of George Floyd’s death, as shown in court
The platform removed it under its “extreme violence” policy, even though it’s newsworthy.
Minneapolis council wanted to pay “influencers” $2,000 to combat misinformation surrounding Derek Chauvin trial
Critics accused the council of wanting to use propaganda.
China state media uses propaganda on Twitter to sow division in the US
China using Twitter to take advantage of division in the US is well documented.
South Wales police officer investigated after George Floyd comments, deletes podcast episodes after retaliation
Mark Gunn faced backlash for saying it was time to “move on” from the George Floyd incident.
Michigan school board fires Superintendent Brian Metcalf for George Floyd Facebook comments
Metcalf didn’t know his off-hand comment would come back to haunt him as cancel culture rises.
Kindergarten Cop 30th-anniversary screening pulled after complaint that it “romanticizes over-policing”
The complaint also accused the movie of making light of “cops traumatizing kids.”
Some Facebook mods support the ads boycott, call for more censorship
The boycott has mostly been seen as a PR stunt that had negligible effect on Facebook’s bottom line.
Swimsuit contest winner loses title after “All lives matter” post
Cancel culture isn’t over.
Chinese propaganda mocks the US over police brutality, but in China criticism of police is censored in real-time
China’s social media censorship prevents citizens voicing concerns about police misconduct.
It somehow took the George Floyd protests to get Big Tech to pull back on facial recognition tech
IBM, Amazon and Microsoft are rethinking whether they want to offer surveillance tech.
Those Who Were Punished for Voicing Their Opinions on Black Lives Matter Protests or Riots
A non-exhaustive list of some of those who have taken the fall.