"Hate Speech"
Senator Hawley Remains Skeptical of Zuckerberg’s Alleged “Free Speech” Awakening
Zuckerberg has recently been attempting to position Facebook as a company that champions and protects free speech.
Instagram Now Lets Users Report Images That Contain “White Power Hand Signs”
Instagram allows its users to report those who use a gesture that is absolutely harmless.
YouTube Mass Demonetizes World War 1 History Channel the Great War
The Great War is the latest victim of YouTube’s rampant demonetization push in 2019.
Justin Trudeau Makes Tackling Online “Hate Speech” a Major Election Policy
“We believe that when social media platforms are used to spread these harmful views, the platforms themselves must also be held accountable,” the party said.
Facebook Says You Can Only Mention Tommy Robinson if You’re Criticizing Him or Saying “He’s an Idiot”
Facebook’s communication head said, “Our rules don’t explicitly forbid talking about Tommy Robinson – you are allowed to write that you don’t like him, or that he’s an idiot.”
Instagram Censors Artist Yuumei Over #FreeHongKong Art, Calls It “Hate Speech”
Yuumei believes that this is a direct attack by the Chinese government who have taken advantage of the social network content blocking systems.
Amazon, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp Join Big Tech Anti-Terror Coalition for Fighting “Extremist” Content Online
The announcement follows warnings from the EFF that innocent users will be hurt the most when attempting to crush “extremist” speech online.
Congress Drafts Bill to Create “National Commission” for Online Content Removal
The bill calls for a “federal social media task force to coordinate the government’s response to such issues.”
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Says “Sorry for the Frustration” We Caused After Announcing Mass Verification Purge
Yesterday creators who have been uploading to the site for over 14 years, creators with million subscribers, and creators who have been featured in YouTube’s promotional posts were told that they would be losing their verification in late October.
YouTube Strikes Another Blow to Creators, Announces Mass Verification Purge
Yet another policy change that shows YouTube is turning its back on independent creators.
Twitch Streamer Greekgodx Suspended by Twitch for Gender Joke
As of now, the length of Antonatos’ ban hasn’t been confirmed.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith Says It’s Time to Break Up Big Tech
He told NPR that the lack of more forceful government interference in the way tech companies do their business will eventually spell the downfall of democracy.