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Biden looks to former Obama staffers, Amazon and Google advisers, for top antitrust roles
A conflict of interest for an administration saying it wants to regulate Big Tech.
Thai woman sentenced to 43 years in prison for Facebook and YouTube posts critical of the monarchy
Human rights campaigners want an end to the strict law.
Brave browser makes a bold step toward allowing a decentralized web
Brave has integrated IPFS.
Amazon show “Tandav” faces demands to be censored in India
Politicians are even calling the police on Amazon.
Secret deal between Google and Facebook allegedly revealed in anti-trust case
A preferential deal.
Fallout 76 roleplayers continue to be banned from Facebook
Starting in 2020, Facebook is still confusing the roleplayers for real militias.
Apple sued by pressure group for not banning Telegram
The lawsuit isn’t expected to go anywhere but it does highlight an increasing trend of campaigns for censorship.
Billionaire Frank Giustra allowed to sue Twitter in Canada for allowing spread of “pizzagate conspiracy”
In Canada, Twitter doesn’t have the defense of the First Amendment or Section 230, meaning it can legally be held liable for users’ posts.
Tennessee principal suspended after criticizing Big Tech censorship
Thorne questioned the idea of having a small group of people deciding what you can hear.
Pakistan wants to prosecute online “blasphemy” committed abroad
Pakistan is setting its sights on an American website.
YouTube removes live stream of peaceful Virginia gun rights rally
The tech giant says live streams showing someone holding a firearm are not allowed.
Joe Biden’s attitude to free speech is a mixed bag
?Biden’s history gives people a taste of what to expect going forward.