Media
Australian High Court rules publishers are responsible for the Facebook comments left by users
The move will likely see more Australian publishers turn off and block comments to avoid liability.
Sky News Australia testifies on YouTube censorship
Sky News is one of the biggest news outlets to be censored by YouTube.
Report: Facebook to suppress “political” news
But how do they determine what’s “political” news?
China orders crackdown on independent journalists that criticize financial policy
A new wave of censorship.
Facebook names government-funded CBC’s Radio-Canada as “fact-checker” for Canadian election
Critics are sounding the alarm and noting that CBC sued the opposition party during the last election.
DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw was temporarily locked out of Twitter
Pushaw was being accused of harassment for criticizing an inaccurate report.
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.”
Advertising boycott of GB News increased viewership, poll suggests
The cancel attempt failed.
UK government to use Plymouth shooting to push for online “incitement and extremism” legislation
Another proposal to regulate and surveil the internet.
Canada considers forcing Big Tech to pay struggling mainstream media outlets
Legacy media is lobbying government.
BBC threatens to report commenters to the “relevant authorities”
The BBC is itself accused of bullying.