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Former journalist arrested in Vietnam after criticizing the state on Facebook
Truong Chau Huu Danh could spend seven years in prison.
Andrew Yang calls for proof-of-vaccination bar codes on smartphones
“Tough to have mass gatherings like concerts or ballgames without either mass adoption of the vaccine or a means of signaling,” Yang added.
Democrats write letter to Facebook, demanding the platform remove all “anti-muslim” speech
30 members of congress signed the letter.
Nigeria orders all mobile users to be linked to national ID
A rushed privacy-invasive move.
Cancel culture is extremely damaging to free speech in universities, study finds
“Academics cannot speak freely of the leading subjects of their day.”
UK Judge rules social media users have the right to offend
Finally, a win.
YouTube deletes video with Dr Sucharit Bhakdi, former Chair of Medical Microbiology at University of Mainz
The TRIGGERnometry episode has been censored.
YouTube mass disables all comments on “Art Track” music videos, angering communities
Another crackdown on the comments section.
UK Police tell people to report “extremist” friends and relatives
“Extremist” isn’t defined.
MembersThe UK’s proposed Online Harms Bill is one of the biggest threats to free speech in the West
? The bill that would force social media platforms to censor isn’t getting enough pushback.
Controversial Scottish “hate crime” bill advances through stage one of parliament
It’s looking more likely that the damaging bill could pass.
YouTube apologizes for removing a popular interview with lockdown critic Peter Hitchens
YouTube restored the video after facing pushback but its view count still appears to be frozen.