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The FBI Is Sued for Withholding Facebook Censorship Records
FBI won’t disclose its censorship-related communications with Facebook.
Spotify Buys Company That Detects “Dangerous Misinformation” and “Harmful Content”
Part of its efforts to “ramp up platform safety.”
Instagram Puts Women Protesters Burning Hijabs Behind “Sensitive Content” Warning
Adding friction to protest videos.
Supreme Court to Look at Online Platforms’ Immunity
Two new cases could change the scope of Section 230’s liability protections.
Russia Blocks SoundCloud
For allowing what it calls “false information” to spread.
India to Require Citizens to Register ID to Use Email, Communication Apps
Attempts to strip privacy.
Russian Instagram User Faces Jail for Using the Platform
Facebook and Instagram are banned in Russia.
Meta’s Nick Clegg Says the Company Risks Being “the Greatest Industrial-Scale Censor Ever in Human History”
Yet the platform continues to censor opinions.
US Is Set to Audit Its Online Manipulation Campaigns
A new review of the practice.
Fact-Checkers Say They’re Constantly Hit With Lawsuits
While their posts can cause others to be censored online, they say their own speech is being suppressed with lawsuits.
Facebook Deletes Group That Used Carrot Emojis as Code for the Vaccine After BBC Complains
Groups with over 100,000 followers shut down.