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Satirical show Spitting Image faces online backlash after revealing Greta Thunberg puppet
Apparently, satirizing a public figure who speaks on global climate issues is off limits.
Faced with censorship, Kashmir residents turn to encrypted messaging
But, even then, they’re worried their messages may still be read by authorities.
Facebook assures Australian government it’s making it hard to find vaccine-skeptic content
Australia wants Facebook to do more.
Guitar teacher Gareth Evans’ YouTube channel threatened with deletion after mass copyright strikes
Evans says YouTube has provided him with no information on which aspects of his videos are supposedly violating copyright.
If there’s a contested election, Facebook may stop you talking about it with new “emergency” censorship
Facebook is prepared to “restrict the circulation of content” following November 3rd.
School assistant Kristie Higgs fired for opposing “gender fluidity” being taught to young kids seeks damages
Higgs was fired after a single anonymous complaint triggered an investigation into two of her Facebook posts that challenged what young children are being taught in schools.
Members“Inauthentic activity” is Big Tech’s new catch-all term to justify arbitrary censorship
? The rules are badly-defined and innocent users are getting caught up in the censorship.
The EU wants to give itself greater powers to punish tech companies that don’t censor enough
The EU wants to score tech companies on how promptly they take down users’ posts.
Oxford researchers call for Facebook to fact-check even more “coronavirus misinformation”
Facebook already applies warning labels to 98 million coronavirus posts each quarter and dissenting ideas are already under threat.
UK council bans workers from smoking at home during lockdowns
Now people are working online, employers are dictating what employees can do at home.
Jake Gardner, whose defense GoFundMe was shut down, found dead by suicide after manslaughter charges
Gardner was newly charged with the killing of James Scurlock while alleged to be defending his Nebraska business from riots.