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Kids book Camilla Can Vote blocked from Instagram ads – could “influence the outcome of an election”
The book is about women’s suffrage.
Apple removes 2,500 games from Chinese App Store after government enforcement
Authorities say the games don’t have a license.
Instagram threatens to delete Donald Trump Jr.’s account over “harmful false information”
He posted screenshots of real CNN headlines.
Europe tells Apple to stop removing apps from the App Store without warning
The regulation also calls for more transparency.
India censors environmentalist websites
Domain registrars received an order to put the sites on hold.
Cartoonist Ben Garrison sues the ADL for defamation, seeks over $10M in damages
Garrison argues the ADL acted with “malice” and falsely branded him as anti-Semitic – a claim that was then regurgitated by media outlets.
Apple stands in the way of democracy protests in Hong Kong. Again.
Apple is the biggest US tech company with the most allegiance to China.
Tentative ruling against Patreon could provide a legal workaround for Big Tech censorship
If the final ruling goes against Patreon, it could have to pay millions of dollars in arbitration fees and leave other companies such as PayPal open to a similar fate.
CBS silences criticism of Star Trek: The Lower Decks with false copyright blocks against YouTube reactions
They also turned off comments and locked likes and dislikes after getting a negative response.
The “violation of UK law” Twitter notices are murky and far from transparent
The UK is hardly known for its freedoms.
Google reinstates monetization for ZeroHedge after stricter comment moderation changes
It’s Google’s way or the highway.
DNC tells staffers to delete TikTok
The pushback against TikTok has bipartisan appeal.