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Facebook suggests admins of a pro-Trump Facebook group should fact-check every post their members make, or face consequences
Is Facebook really suggesting that they need to fact-check everything that’s uploaded to the group?
YouTube starts issuing community guidelines strikes on playlists
YouTube issued a community guidelines strike against Sheila Allen for a playlist which contained videos from other creators and none of her own content.
Hackers gained access to Microsoft’s email service for 3 months
It was revealed that hackers could see usernames, email addresses, subject lines, and folder names.
New UK law: Viewing terrorist content online, even just once, could get you 15 years in jail
UK internet users will have to watch where they’re clicking.
YouTube will soon rank videos by how “responsible” YouTube thinks the content is
YouTube creators have all reasons to be worried.
Microsoft is accused of helping China develop sinister AI tech
Some experts were concerned with the idea of giving one of the most oppressive governments a tool capable of finding opposition.
Flickr is fighting image theft with a new artificial intelligence tool
Image theft is a tricky, problematic area that requires attention from governments and businesses alike.
The Pirate Bay, RARBG, 1337x, and more to be blocked in India
In other words, the court thinks that preventing access to “illegal content” does not contravene the principle of accessing and sharing online information without interference.
A new Russian bill could see the start of Runet, Russia’s own private internet, cut off from the World Wide Web
Moscow rejects the notion that their model is similar to China’s Great Firewall.
Twitter suspends Ivan, prominent free speech advocate
Ivan is known for 3D printing guns and believes that an armed society is a polite society.
Articles 11 and 13 lose support from key member states days before final EU Council vote
Sweden and Estonia are signaling that they will vote against Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive in the final Council vote.
Ex-Wikipedia editor: How a Wikipedia administrator created false anti-Kavanaugh and Trump stories
We must remember that Wikipedia is a trusted website often used by news sources and search engines to provide “verified” claims.