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New Zealand shooting censorship: The aftermath of the Christchurch shooting reveals the country takes a tyrannical approach to digital freedoms
Discussing the video or the event, however, should be not seen in the same light that the event itself was. It should not be treated similarly, or even remotely the same.
Reeder 4 for MacOS has entered public beta
In the new Reeder 4, which is still in the beta phase, there are many new personalization options since it is a complete rewrite of the app.
YouTube has disabled some of its search filtering tools following New Zealand mass shootings
YouTube confirmed on Reddit that some of the search sorting features have been temporarily disabled as part of its efforts to better respond to, review, and remove graphic content from YouTube.
Deleting video content about violent events can often put more people in danger, EFF warns
Often, actually deleting violent content can suppress the freedom of speech and expression of those most in need of such rights.
Google is about to face its third antitrust fine next week – its Adsense monopoly is to blame for this one
The European Union opened its third case against Google based on an accusation which stated that Google prevented the third parties using Adsense from using any products related to Google’s competitors.
Reputation management companies are trying to abuse copyright laws to suppress legitimate reviews
The abuse of copyright law is one of the biggest problems on the internet at the moment.
New report shows paid contributors are manipulating Wikipedia’s results
The report shows that Facebook, NBC, and Axios have used paid consultants to get favorable edits approved on their Wikipedia pages.
Apple’s response to Spotify’s EC complaint shows it has no plans to fix its anti-competitive practices
Apple claims that Spotify is trying to enjoy all the benefits of the App Store without contributing to the marketplace but fails to address Spotify’s concerns around excessive App Store fees and the monopolistic power of the app store.
Germany wants to ban people from hosting a Tor website
Netzpolitik, meanwhile, said in its report that German experts consider the proposed law to be “unnecessary, and dangerous.”
The Japan copyright infringement law fortunately appears to be failing
Under the proposed law, just taking a screenshot would have been illegal.
Article 13’s main supporter Axel Voss suggests YouTube may not have the right to exist
Voss said we have to think about whether YouTube and other platforms which give people access to copyright-protected works should exist.
Google is accused of paying for fake news campaigns to influence policy in Washington
For the past two years the company has been America’s biggest lobbying spender, with a record $21 million used towards this end last year alone.