Media
NYT Questions “Whether the Ability to Livestream Should Be so Easily Accessible” After Buffalo Shooting
The Times also questioned whether social media sites “have a responsibility to rein in hateful and violent content.”
Associated Press Suggests Elon Musk Pushing Back Against Critics Contradicts His Support of Free Speech
Supporting free speech apparently means accepting media criticism without complaint.
Canadian Bill Considers Forcing Big Tech to Pay Mainstream Media Outlets
Following ideas from Australia.
Australia Is Working on Laws to Censor Internet “Misinformation”
Planned for this year.
Lawmakers Call for Investigation Over Hunter Biden Laptop Story Censorship
Now that media outlets admit the story was true.
Zelensky Orders the Merging of Ukraine’s Public Broadcasters, Citing Martial Law
A “unified information policy.”
NewsGuard Responds After Hunter Biden Laptop Story Is More Widely Confirmed
Nearer the time, the co-founder suggested the story was a “hoax.”
Russia Introduces Law to Jail Sharers of “Misinformation” for 15 Years
A sweeping censorship law.
Google Play Blocks RT and Sputnik’s Apps in Europe
The latest of many blocks and restrictions.
Apple Pauses All Product Sales in Russia, Pulls RT and Sputnik From App Stores Outside of Russia
Another company cuts off Russian citizens.
Tech Platforms Start Blocking RT and Sputnik in Europe After EU Order
The European Commission President described the blocks as an “unprecedented step.”
Twitter Starts Reducing the Reach of Russian State-Affiliated Media Websites
Tech companies have faced mounting pressure to restrict Russian state media.