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Christian quote removed as “hate speech” by Facebook
The removal was confirmed by manual review.
Lindsay Shepherd permanently suspended from Twitter after argument with transgender person
Shepherd says the argument started after the transgender person sent crude comments to her.
UK Labour Party demands documentary exposing anti-semitism within the party is removed from the internet
The party told the BBC they should take the documentary down and only reupload it when they make the changes they want.
Brave’s Basic Attention Token reaches over 200,000 registered publishers
The Basic Attention Token is rapidly growing.
Edward Snowden: New tech systems need to be created to protect rights of internet users
Snowden was the keynote speaker at Open Rights Group’s OrgCon 2019.
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to face antitrust scrutiny starting tomorrow
Tech companies are increasingly facing antitrust criticism and the hearings are about to kick off this week.
Peter Thiel questions whether Google has been “infiltrated by Chinese intelligence”
Thiel said the decision to work with the Chinese military instead of the US military is “seemingly treasonous.”
Amazon Prime Day is a bonanza of privacy-invasion and surveillance hardware
Prime Day is a time of the year where these smart devices sell like hotcakes.
FBI to increase social media monitoring efforts
The bureau has announced that it’s going to increase social media monitoring of “persons of interest”.
Amazon employees urge CEO Jeff Bezos to stop working with Palantir that helps ICE deport illegal immigrants
Palantir’s founder is Peter Thiel, a supporter of President Donald Trump.
The New York Privacy Act goes beyond GDPR and introduces idea of “data fiduciary”
The proposed law is stricter than both European privacy laws and California’s proposed law.
Alex Jones, Laura Loomer and other censored personalities reportedly to get private meeting at The White House
Many have wondered why those who are most censored online weren’t invited to a recent Social Media Summit.