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Google continues its editorialization of search by adding “content advisories” to searches
Google is starting to insert itself more.
Members
World Economic Forum proposes AI to automate censorship of “hate speech” and “misinformation”
Censorship against what it calls the “dark world of online harms.”
Twitter outlines its plot to “protect” the US midterm elections from “misinformation”
Using the same policy that resulted in unprecedented censorship during the 2020 US presidential election.
Canadian police refuse to say whether they used malware to spy on lawmakers
Major allegations have been leveled.
Telegram says Apple is blocking a “revolutionary” update
More antitrust complaints.
Former health worker sues digital ID company over privacy concerns
The pushback against digital ID.
Sierra Leone shuts off internet access to crush cost-of-living protests
A growing tactic around the world.
Scotland wants to scan people’s faces in public
More real-time facial recognition threats.
Germany plans China-style color code vaccine passport upgrade with multiple tiers of “rights”
Those who aren’t “freshly vaccinated” will be subject to restrictions.
Greenpeace tells YouTube CEO to censor “greenwashing”
Pushing for new YouTube rules.
TikTok ramps up censorship related to election fraud allegations
TikTok is growing rapidly and has massive influence.