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US government refuses to let Twitter tell people how much FISA warrant spying it’s doing on the platform
Twitter wants to be able to tell users how many times they’ve had to hand over user data.
Canada’s Nunavut Premier stripped of duties for “All Lives Matter” Facebook post
An increasing phenomenon.
High school student asked to leave virtual class over Trump flag in background
Yet, the teacher is known for bringing politics into the classroom.
Pizza shop cancels Senate candidate Lauren Witzke’s local meet and greet after online pressure campaign
Witzke accused the shop of caving to a mob after a harassment campaign.
IRS accused of buying smartphone data from unsuspecting surveillance targets
Data was collected without the targets’ knowledge.
Election Year Knockout game unable to advertise due to Big Tech’s “political” ads block
The game’s promotion has stalled at a crucial time.
MembersA breakdown of the Democrats’ Big Tech antitrust report
We condense the report down to the main takeaways.
British commentator Darren Grimes faces police investigation after interviewing historian David Starkey
The actions of UK police when it comes to speech are taking an increasingly chilling turn.
University of California wastes $800,000 on legal fees, trying to censor news outlet that mocked “safe spaces”
An expensive mistake to take on the First Amendment.
Twitter temporarily locked Richard Grenell out of his account after tweet about voter fraud
Grenell refused to bow to Twitter’s demands to delete it.
Yelp to allow users to mark businesses as “racist.” What could possibly go wrong?
At the height of cancel culture.
Google handed over to police data on everyone who searched for certain terms
While in this case they got the right guy, the practice raises privacy implications.