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The WHO is monitoring online conversations and emotions, using “social listening” to change COVID narratives
Machine learning analysis is being used on people’s conversations.
Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans laments Facebook censorship
Evans isn’t the first to voice concerns.
YouTube admits its over-zealous “wide net” moderation has been deleting non-violating content
During lockdowns, more than half of appealed videos are being reinstated.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War teaser trailer censored worldwide on behalf of China
The teaser trailer was initially censored in China but now it has been removed in all countries.
Petition calls on the BBC to stop “erasing history” and reinstate canceled Proms songs
The summer of cancel culture isn’t over.
StoryFire is growing as a valid YouTube competitor
The app is growing in popularity.
TikTok lawsuit against the Trump administration expected to fail
It’s a “delaying tactic, at best,” argues U.C. Berkeley Center for Law, Business, and the Economy professor Steven Davidoff Solomon.
Nigerian movie Ife will go online to avoid censorship
The film documents a lesbian relationship – something that is banned in the country.
Assistant literary agent fired after transgender activists complain that her Twitter account is “transphobic”
The bio of the account made no reference to her employer.
Australian public servant fired over article that talked about how Big Tech has profited from COVID-19
He was told to delete it or lose his job.
TikTok’s news app censored mentions of Tibet and The Dalai Lama
TikTok’s name is constantly finding itself in the same sentence as “censorship.”
Facebook blocks popular Group in Thailand for criticizing the country’s monarchy
The Group had over 1 million members.