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France suspends debates after Macron admitted he wants to “piss off” those without a vaccine passport
Opposition leaders condemned Macron’s support of a two-tier society.
Members
Podcasting is likely the next censorship target
Podcasting is still a relatively open format, which makes it particularly difficult for censorship-lovers.
CBC producer quits, says broadcaster “embodied some of the worst trends in mainstream media”
Tara Henley is going her own way.
The US Copyright Office is floating the idea of mandating a content upload filter on the internet
The idea has major implications for censorship and cementing the dominance of tech and media giants.
YouTuber arrested for recording cops pushes back
Cites First Amendment.
Rumble announces its own advertising marketplace to strengthen its “immunity to cancel culture”
Another major challenge to Big Tech’s grip on internet infrastructure.
Facebook says permanent ban of conservative kids’ book publisher “shouldn’t have happened”
Heroes of Liberty had their account shut down.
Congressman Dan Crenshaw drafts anti-censorship social media bill
Similar bills have been ill-fated and this one will almost certainly fail too.
Minds lets users build their own newsfeed algorithm
Giving users full control.
Senator Rand Paul ditches “worst censors” YouTube, goes all-in on Rumble
Paul vowed to no longer post videos on YouTube unless it is to criticize them or promote content on Rumble.
Patton Oswalt feels the need to defend posting photo with Dave Chappelle after backlash
Oswalt was told by followers to delete the photo.