Germany
Google project is running “prebunking experiment” on social media
Running since September.
Germany pressures Twitter to commit to censorship law
Germany is one of the most censorship-prone in the European Union.
Germany’s state-backed media partners on project to curb online “disinformation”
The push to massage online discourse.
German government secretly met with US Big Tech to censor speech
Lawmakers want to know whether it was a violation of the German Constitution.
Germany investigates PayPal over market dominance, anti-competitive practices
Germany is also looking into other tech giants.
German government and BioNTech pushed Twitter to censor threats to Covid vaccine profits
The warning resulted in a UK citizen having his account flagged and monitored.
Germany’s digital minister meets with Elon Musk, says Musk “agreed” to EU’s censorship laws
Volker Wissing met the Twitter CEO in San Francisco.
WHO shares video stating online “anti-vaccine activism” is deadlier than “global terrorism”
The video states that “political solutions” are needed to address what it says is misinformation.
German Court Rules Twitter Has to Remove Offensive Posts Before They’re Even Reported
New ruling puts demands on tech companies.
EU court orders Google to remove “manifestly inaccurate” information
The result of an ongoing legal battle.
Dropbox acquires Boxcryptor
Another prominent alt-tech privacy tool becomes part of a big company.
The EU ignores pushback, plots digital ID for 2024
The plans have been criticized by rights groups.