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Facebook’s refusal to run ads for candidate Laura Loomer hints at the need for a modern-day equal-time rule
Loomer’s opponent is allowed to advertise.
Activists get Kentucky woman fired from 20-year job and shut down her GoFundMe after she criticized Black Lives Matter
Instead of debating against points they disagree with, online activists are getting people shut down.
India blocks DuckDuckGo
It’s not clear why.
UN recruits an army of social media coronavirus “misinformation” correctors
If you don’t know how to fight coronavirus – then at least fight free speech on the internet. That seems to be the route the UN has chosen. There are millions of people around the world left with little else do to than hang around and argue on social networks, as lockdowns are destroying their
Ethiopia cuts off the country’s internet to quash protests
The extreme approach is increasingly common.
YouTube hits commentary channels with mass demonetization, gives bogus reasons
Several of the affected creators have been sent confusing responses when they asked YouTube why their videos have been demonetized.
Review of the DMCA fails to address problems with false copyright claims
Only issues for rights-holders and big platforms are considered.
Taking a look at China’s digital currency
? The currency ditches two of the three tenets of cryptocurrency.
CNN accused of activism after it questions brands that haven’t joined Facebook ad boycott
Facebook’s favorable treatment of mainstream media outlets didn’t stop CNN pressuring more brands to join the Facebook ad boycott.
MembersDespite what the media wants you to believe, social media platforms don’t have a “hate speech” problem
? The data on the supposed hate speech epidemic that’s plaguing social media platforms shows that very few social media users actually come across hate speech.