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How to be a “hate agent”, according to Facebook
Facebook has a list of criteria that it uses to determine if you’re a hate agent.
ThinkSpot is an upcoming communication platform that wants to be the “intellectual playground for censorship-free discourse”
A new platform is launching in response to the mass censorship and demonetization issues that have recently plagued the internet.
Hong Kong news outlet Apple Daily is under DDoS attack after protest coverage
It’s not the only platform to be attacked during the current protests.
Pinterest insider, Eric Cochran, who exposed internal blacklist speaks out – calls big tech companies “dark censorship bureaus”
Eric Cochran, the Pinterest insider who revealed that the company was censoring Christian, conservative, and pro-life content has spoken out on big tech’s attempts to suppress certain ideas.
French politician Marine Le Pen could face up to three years in jail for sharing images of terrorist atrocities as a means to condemn them
Le Pen obviously wasn’t supporting the terrorist activity – she was sharing it to make a point about the extent of the atrocities. However, the matter is now in the hands of the courts.
CERN want to see if it can operate with mostly open source software to “take back control”
The move is mostly driven by the costs of using Microsoft services but it could have other implications too.
Details of Justice Department efforts to break encryption of Facebook Messenger must be made public, EFF tells court
The EFF wants to know how the Justice Department think they would go about breaking into encryption.
Individuals states are considering their own antitrust motions against big tech companies
Moves could be made against big tech at the state level, not just on the federal level.
Telegram founder: China is sponsoring DDOS attacks in an attempt to suppress Hong Kong protests
Telegram servers have been under attack in the region.
Sweden demands answers from Spotify over its data practices
Spotify’s been given a list of questions that it must answer by July 1st.
DEPLATFORMED: YouTube deletes Black Pigeon Speaks YouTube channel with half a million subscribers
The channel was fully monetized, had no strikes, and was in good standing but YouTube has suddenly removed it without explanation.
CENSORED: YouTube takes down Project Veritas video that exposed Pinterest’s internal blacklists
This follows censorship from Pinterest and Twitter in the wake of Project Veritas releasing its report.