New York
Media watchdog slams Twitter “Thought Cops” locking accounts criticizing Cuomo
Quoting sentiment was listed as harassment.
NYU suspends party-going student over COVID rules, even though he’s learning online, never goes on campus
And they won’t refund his $36,000.
Twitter mob calls for scientific journal to be canceled after studying why black people face more COVID risk
Outraged Twitter users called it “racist science.”
Skidmore College students tried to get professor fired for attending Blue Lives Matter protest
The college won’t be taking such action.
Petition hopes to save assistant principal Steven Lysenko’s job after “F__ck the police!” FB rant
Lysenko says he attended a “peaceful” protest in Rochester.
Twitter and Facebook censor top New York medical doctor David Samadi
Samadi is the latest casualty of Big Tech censorship.
Will judge’s decision to allow lawsuit against “MeToo” list creator curb growth of crowd-sourced witch hunt lists?
Crowdsourced lists to “out” people online are an increasing mob-like tactic.
MembersWhat US law says about being fired for what you post online
? Legal protections exist but determining whether they apply can be complicated.
YouTube strips human rights activist Jennifer Zeng of income
Suggesting the origin of the coronavirus was China seems to be problematic for Google.
Former Google CEO invited by Gov. Cuomo to chair commission to build a tech-focused post-pandemic New York
Schmidt’s conflicts of interest are mounting up.
Brian France uses lawsuit to shut down Drunk Brian France parody account
SLAAP lawsuits are once again being used to suppress parody.
Congressional candidate Nicole Malliotakis slammed over photoshopped coronavirus supplies Instagram post
The post made it seem like Malliotakis was handing out coronavirus supplies in New York’s 11th congressional district (NY-11) when she was actually in Albany.