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World governments condemn tech-induced censorship of President Trump, plan to regulate
A “corporate decision” should not limit free speech, officials say.
Germany places anti-lockdown supporters under digital surveillance
Dissenters will be closely monitored.
MembersWhy anonymity has to be protected to enable true free speech
? Privacy goes hand-in-hand with free speech.
Gaming needs more regulation to rein in “hate speech,” EU anti-terror official says
The official also says police should have access to chats.
WATCH: German doctor Andreas Noack raided live on stream after anti-lockdown activism
Noack campaigned against the Infection Protection Law that cut civil liberties in the country and was met with an excessive arrest.
Germany proposes tighter copyright reform that could increase the censorship of memes
The proposal gives internet users little recourse for challenging the takedown of their memes.
Google’s “pay to play” default browser auction makes it hard for privacy-friendly browsers to compete
Privacy-friendly browsers that don’t monetize user data can’t afford to compete.
GIFCT is the Big Tech alliance that censors online content without oversight
The transparency in how it operates is almost zero.
The military is the latest target of online cancel culture
Online campaigns have targeted Twitch streaming and even Lego.
TikTok has removed over 29,000 videos in Europe for breaking its coronavirus rules
And like other Big Tech platforms, TikTok has also given the World Health Organization millions of impressions in its app.
Google bans award-winning WW2 game Attentat 1942 for referencing the term “Nazi”
It’s unclear how Google expects a game about WW2 to not reference Nazis. The game is blocked in several regions.