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Linux Crosses 4% Market Share Worldwide
Interest in freedom is on the rise.
Former BBC Reporter Discloses Being Pressured to Remove Tweets Challenging the Assertion “Men Can Be Women”
The journalist faced disciplinary action for non-compliance.
Google Photos and iCloud Photos Alternative Ente Open Sources Its Server Code
Now fully open-source.
Bill Gates Finds “Inspiration” in India’s Controversial Digital ID Program
Gates met with the Prime Minister and the co-founder of the country’s digital ID system.
BBC Tries To Frame AI Parody Images as a “Disinformation” Scoop
After the BBC published its story, numerous other legacy media outlets published similar articles with the same deceptive framing.
Influential Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Demands Urgent Action To Tackle “Disinformation”
Another agency setting its sights on speech monitoring.
Russia Rolls Out VPN Ban Nationwide
Curbing free speech. Curbing privacy.
British Columbia Withholds Restaurant’s Liquor License in Retaliation When the Restaurant Asked for a Warrant Before Handing Over Surveillance Footage
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth found the warrant request “unacceptable.”
Republicans Probe GoFundMe and Eventbrite Over Government Transaction Surveillance
Feds were already caught surveilling other forms of financial transactions. The House Weaponization committee wants to know if more companies were involved.
Bipartisan Bill Could Force China’s ByteDance To Sell TikTok
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that forces TikTok’s parent company to divest its US operations.
Pre-Crime: Canada’s Justice Minister Defends “Online Harms Bill” Powers To Place People Under House Arrest, Cut Internet Access
All as part of Canada’s new online censorship law.
X Backtracks on “Misgendering” Policy, Makes it Country-Specific
X had faced much criticism over the sudden change to suppress speech that didn’t use the correct “pronouns” for a user.