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A UK court ruled that Mumsnet, a forum for mothers, has to give up the identity of one of its users for “misgendering” a transgender activist on the forum
The UK police conducted an initial an investigation into the mean online comments and the court ruled in favor of Mrs. Hayden.
China Censorship: WeChat removes information about potential toxicity of a medication
WeChat removed many discussions and posts criticizing Hongmao Pharmaceuticals.
Instagram moves to shadowban “borderline” content
The Instagram move is seen as one in a series Facebook has recently made in a bid to get back in the good graces of regulators.
Axel Springer thinks you can sue adblockers for…copyright infringement?
Previously, AdBlock had been sued unsuccessfully in Germany as “undermining Axel Springer’s business model” – only for this be thrown out by the country’s courts.
EU Terrorist Content Regulation plenary vote in the European Parliament confirmed for April 17
The regulation will require online platforms to take down what the EU deems to be “terrorist content” within one hour of it being uploaded.
Campus police chief placed on administrative leave after “liking” President’s Trump’s tweets
This was then interpreted by the students in question as Hect supporting “hateful regimes and organizations.”
Two PewDiePie videos blocked in India after T-Series files takedown order in court
The Delhi High Court has directed YouTube to remove two of PewDiePie’s diss track videos and blocked access to both videos in India.
Google Chrome Web Store bans free speech comments extension Dissenter
Google’s decision to remove Dissenter comes within 24 hours of Mozilla’s decision to remove Dissenter from the Firefox extensions store.
Yahoo wants to settle its 3 billion account breach with a $118M payout
This is not the first time a data breach lawsuit is facing Yahoo.
You were right to think Amazon staff can listen to your Alexa conversations
The recordings they listen to include customer’s first name, their device’s serial number, account number, and other personal information.
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, arrested by London police after Ecuador removes immunity
Just moments before his arrest, Ecuador President Lenin Moreno announced Ecuador had withdrawn Assange’s diplomatic immunity.