Ireland
Twitter locks accounts of users who complained about transgender players in women’s sports
This time during the Gaelic soccer women’s cup final.
Ireland wants to criminalize “online hateful content”
A further threat to free speech.
Members
Ireland plots to turn on divisive facial recognition tech
Already facing backlash.
Police in Ireland are criticized for extensive facial recognition use
Civil liberties groups push back.
Members
Ireland’s President says Elon Musk allowing free speech on Twitter would be “dangerous”
Higgins wants a commitment to censorship.
Ireland considered full-blown surveillance state in response to Covid, book alleges
They only implemented some of the originally-considered measures.
Irish senator proposes vaccine passports should be needed to buy groceries
An attack on civil liberties.
Ireland: €110,000 of public money was secretly used to “combat health misinformation”
Playing the arbiter of truth is a lucrative business.
Report: Facebook to suppress “political” news
But how do they determine what’s “political” news?