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Human rights group shows how pandemic has caused a severe drop in internet freedoms
Freedom House, a US government-funded non-profit, recently published a report titled “The Pandemic’s Digital Shadow,” detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing surveillance and “fueling digital repression worldwide.” The report says that several nations across the world have been using
Brian Stelter says there should be more Big Tech censorship
Who’s surprised?
Google Stadia Creative Director: Streamers should buy a license from developers and publishers to stream games
Streamers have been the driving force behind the success of several indie games. Under this proposal, they’d have to hand over a cut of their revenue to developers to stream games.
Facebook’s “Oversight Board,” the ultimate ruler on what conversations get censored, is ready
Facebook and Instagram users can now appeal moderation cases to a third-party reviewer, Oversight Board – the new authority that has the final say on what people are allowed to talk about with their friends and family. We originally reported that the Oversight Board was coming during the summer
Mailchimp terminates independent news outlets SGTreport and Press for Truth
Both outlets say they can no longer access the email lists they paid to build via Mailchimp.
Dr. Simone Gold’s White Coat Summit censored by YouTube and Vimeo
Tech companies continue to censor professionals.
Facebook, Spotify, and Vimeo continue the QAnon crackdown
QAnon has quickly become one of the most censored movements on Big Tech platforms.
French lawmaker hasn’t given up on her failed hate speech bill, gets ready for another attempt
The attempts to police “hate speech” have major free speech implications.
Google insider explains how Google creates echo chambers
All as expected.
Discord starts shutting down communities for “misinformation”
Conversations within closed, non-public groups are no longer safe from censorship.
If president, Joe Biden wants to create a task force to crack down on online “harassment”
Biden outlines another internet control proposal.