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Oversight Board overturns Facebook’s Hydroxychloroquine censorship
The ruling was made as part of the first wave of cases.
Steven Crowder to sue Facebook, alleging violations of antitrust and false advertising laws
The suit will allege that Facebook has engaged in political, racial, and religious bias when enforcing its policies.
White House: We support social media platforms reducing “hate speech”
Another pro-censorship statement from the Biden White House.
UK terror police: online privacy is “putting lives at risk”
End-to-end encryption, which tech companies implement in their products and services to keep them safe and secure for their users, are a constant target of certain segments of law enforcement apparatuses in various countries. This time it was the turn of UK’s anti-terrorist “cyber police” chief
Facebook deletes Robin Hood Stock Traders group with over 150,000 members
Interesting timing.
Facebook apologizes after suspending users for referring to Plymouth Hoe, a UK tourist spot
Facebook removed posts referring to a popular seafaring spot in the UK called Plymouth Hoe. The social media platform has since apologized for the mistake of thinking people were using the word “hoe” in a “misogynistic” way. Plymouth Hoe is a popular spot in the UK, with rich maritime history.
Facebook threatens to ban political commentator Mark Dice
For sharing a news article.
Some employees are annoyed Signal can’t be censored
Get ready for more of this.
Senator Ed Markey claims Facebook groups are “echo-chambers of misinformation,” demands more censorship
Markey wants details of how Facebook plans to censor political groups in the future.
Facebook suspended users for mentioning English beauty spot Devil’s Dyke
Facebook called it “hate speech.”