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Facebook is deleting fundraising posts surrounding DC protests
Even fundraising for transport is being deleted.
New York Times runs opinion piece praising China’s version of “freedom”
An increasingly common problem with The New York Times.
Vietnam jails journalists for posts critical of the state
The Vietnamese government is increasingly silencing critics.
Apple Maps stopped showing directions to Washington D.C. in advance of Trump’s speech at “Save America” rally
It’s not yet known what was causing the issue.
Constant critic of hate speech laws, Rowan Atkinson blasts cancel culture
Online cancel culture is like a “medieval mob looking for someone to burn,” Atkinson claimed.
Letter signals US Treasury will allow blockchains and stablecoins for bank payments
The move could help make crypto payments mainstream.
Updated: TalkRadio, one of the UK’s biggest radio stations, banned by YouTube
Senior ministers have condemned Google’s move.
Singapore confirms that police can access coronavirus contact tracing data
The government previously claimed the data would “never be accessed, unless the user tests positive for COVID-19 and is contacted by the contact tracing team.”
Activists are trying to get school board member fired over “crack the whip” phrase
The comment made in a virtual board meeting has been called “racist.”
Senator Ted Cruz: Google is the most dangerous company on the face of the planet
Cruz cites its size and influence.
BBC slaps “discriminatory language” warning on Dad’s Army classic
BBC said some viewers may find the 1971 movie “offensive.”