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Big Tech banned claims vaccinated could spread Covid. Now the government admits it was “hope” not “science”
The problem with Big Tech choosing arbiters of truth.
Facebook Oversight Board got a massive 1 million censorship appeals
The true extent of Facebook censorship is revealed.
Donald Trump Jr flagged by Instagram for posting “false information”
Another suppression tactic.
Even Meta pushes back against the UK’s online surveillance and censorship bill
Meta says the bill would require platforms to scan “all private messaging.”
New York Times complains that Big Tech may censor less “election misinformation” during the 2022 midterms
Unhappy that some speech restrictions have been lifted.
India shuts down WhatsApp groups in a bid to crush protests
As well as using internet shutdowns.
Some Facebook employees demand censorship of climate change skepticism
Becoming a bigger censorship target.
Meta is sued for collecting data on hospital patients
Collecting data through online portals when patients book appointments and more.
Facebook “fact-checker” USA Today caught publishing fake news
“Fact-checkers” decide what people can say on social media. But they have accuracy problems of their own.
Nigeria plots new internet regulation
A new draft bill.
Google, Twitter, Meta, TikTok and more just signed the EU’s “anti-disinformation” code
A new commitment to curb online speech.