Brazilian senators ask high court to ban President Bolsonaro from social media
Senators want the president censored for COVID misinformation.
Instagram to block some users from posting links
A new punishment.
White House commits to tackling “harms” caused by Big Tech platforms
Censorship commitments.
Judge rules Wisconsin sheriff’s office violated First Amendment by ordering student to delete Instagram post
“Labeling censorship societally beneficial does not render it lawful,” the judge ruled.
Facebook and Instagram delete Project Veritas vaccine video for “misinformation” that could cause “harm”
The video was removed within hours.
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri says regulation could lead to mass censorship on the platform
As if Instagram doesn’t do that anyway.
Instagram blocks results for “natural immunity” hashtag
“This hashtag is hidden.”
Congressman Richard Hudson criticizes Facebook suppressing posts about military equipment lost to Taliban
Facebook eventually backtracked.
Instagram disables account of grieving mother of US Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui
And her Facebook account was also suppressed.
FTC issues revised complaint against Facebook
The new complaint is much more extensive.
Washington Post faces criticism for praising Taliban’s “sophisticated” social media use, saying that’s why they’re not banned like Trump
“Trump’s posts for years challenged platform rules against hate speech and inciting violence. Today’s Taliban, by and large, does not.”
Courts can’t decide if embedding photo and video tweets could constitute copyright infringement
Not all courts are going with the “server test.”












