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Teenager depressed after Instagram deleted his meme account with over 1.2 million followers
Instagram wiped out his business overnight.
Facebook deletes post of First Lady Melania Trump, calls it “Hate Speech”
It was confirmed by manual review.
Singapore’s new “fake news” law is mandating Facebook censorship as far as in Australia
Facebook is only half complying and has instead added a “label” to the post instead of correcting it.
Facebook are looking for ways to introduce shadow banning
After working well on Instagram, Facebook are looking to introduce the feature to their main platform.
Angela Merkel says Germany must limit speech or “society will no longer be the free society it was”
Merkel’s logic: Less freedom = more freedom.
Facebook says this book about historical military headwear is “too political”, won’t let it be promoted
Facebook wouldn’t let the book be advertised.
Joy Behar: Facebook’s biggest crime is “spreading hate speech”
Behar agreed with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s call to censor social media.
Facebook blocks links to website calling for investigation of Amazon Ring surveillance
The blocked website was promoting a new campaign launched by more than a dozen civil liberties groups.
Tulsi Gabbard and Joe Rogan agree that new laws need to be formed to end big tech censorship
Gabbard is proposing new laws that will protect freedom of speech and access to information online.
Former King CEO reveals how reliance on Facebook almost killed Candy Crush
It’s not only publishers who were burned by Facebook – gaming companies were too.
Pornstars are facing mass flagging on Instagram, even when content contains no sexual imagery
One pornstar was told by a flagger: “leave porn and live a better and more respectful life.”
Telegram is growing 50% year over year in daily active users
Several factors could be behind the rapid growth.