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EU court rules YouTube doesn’t have to hand over IP addresses of copyright infringers
Only physical addresses can be handed over, assuming the company has them.
Germany thinks Facebook isn’t doing enough to censor “hate speech” and plans to intervene
Stricter regulation could be coming.
EU banks set to challenge Visa and Mastercard duopoly with new universal payment system
The EU wants to challenge the payment companies’ dominance.
Google to start paying mainstream outlets for news
The alliance between Big Tech and the news media could become complicated.
Germany’s hate speech law gets stricter, raises privacy concerns
Germany has announced new stricter reforms to its already-controversial bill.
YouTube CEO calls for US to offer guidance on hate speech, cites Europe’s “much stricter hate laws”
The US Supreme Court has already ruled that “hate speech” is protected under the First Amendment.
MembersHow the term “hate speech” has become a mainline internet censorship tool
? The term was barely used before 1987 but is now used by governments and Big Tech platforms to dictate what people are allowed to say online.
More German cities ditch Microsoft, move to open-source tech
Germany is the main country that’s focussed on making the transition.
Chinese diplomats are using Western social media to “fact-check” criticism against China
Western platforms are banned in China, but Chinese diplomats feel the need to use fact-checking to deflect criticism.
German court rules government no longer allowed to spy on the world’s internet traffic
Some good news for once? Assuming they adhere to it.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls for Western countries to regulate the internet
Regulation often cements the dominance of the biggest companies in the market.
Activists create “No Pixels for Fascists” campaign, maligning gamers and YouTubers as fascist enablers
The campaign is supported by EA and others.