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Australia’s anti-encryption bill is allowing the government to openly spy on journalists
Here’s another consequence of Australia’s shockingly invasive law.
Senator Lindsey Graham to host “Protecting Innocence in a Digital World” hearing tomorrow
There are no details on what the hearing will cover but the title suggests it will focus on measures to protect children online – measures that often result in more censorship and data collection.
UK threatens social media companies with hefty fines if they don’t block “bullying” content
The UK Culture secretary was bullied at school so now he’s on a mission.
Privacy court hearing threatens data storage and transfers between Europe and the US
The final decision won’t be announced until next year.
Podimo is the next company that wants to paywall podcasts
The open standard of podcasting is increasingly under threat as companies move to centralize the medium.
The EU’s system for combating Russian “disinformation” is a complete flop
The Rapid Alert System just collects data and doesn’t do anything with it.
Tutanota launches end-to-end encrypted calendar
The popular privacy-focused email provider is slowly adding on tools to increase the experience.
France is about to impose a 3% revenue tax on big tech companies
France wants big tech companies to fund its piggy bank.
Gab’s top new features include mobile app support, self-hosting, video uploads, and two-factor authentication
Gab says that the new features in this open-source and decentralized new Gab make it unstoppable.
Mastodon attempts to censor free speech social network Gab by blocking its domain
Mastodon seems to be struggling to comprehend what a fediverse is supposed to be.
YouTube turns on automatic “hold & review” censorship of comments
YouTube’s war on comments turns things up a notch.
Journalist Tim Pool accuses YouTube of using arbitrary “privacy guidelines” to censor content
YouTube censorship continues.