Meta
FB oversight board member says free speech “is not an absolute human right”
Supports limiting speech.
Facebook employees were caught spying on users
Using the treasure trove of data to spy on unsuspecting users.
White House: If you’re banned for “misinformation” on one platform, you should be banned from ALL platforms
More calls for censorship from the Federal Government.
Biden’s Press Secretary admits Federal Government is flagging content for Facebook to censor
The announcement is raising First Amendment violation flags.
Members
UK rushes to judgement, many call for social media platforms to collect ID following racist comments from foreign bot accounts
If it’s true that most of the racist Euro 2020 final comments came from foreign bots, handing over ID would create a civil liberties crisis and do nothing so solve the issue.
Trust in US mainstream media hits rock bottom
Trust of the media in the US is amongst the lowest in the world.
Twitter agrees to censor for India
Twitter values market share over free speech.
Instagram tests “Limits” tool which recommends groups to hide comments from
The blocking feature is being trialed.
Facebook is building a city
It’s not called “Dystopia.” It’s called Willow Park.
Big Tech, mainstream media, and public officials to gather for secret Sun Valley conference this week
The conference is organized by the underwriter of many major Big Tech IPOs.