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Will judge’s decision to allow lawsuit against “MeToo” list creator curb growth of crowd-sourced witch hunt lists?
Crowdsourced lists to “out” people online are an increasing mob-like tactic.
Reddit backtracks on shocking “hate against majority allowed” rules, makes them even vaguer
Reddit quickly retreated after backlash. But now its rules are so open-ended they are open to wide interpretation.
Twitter sued for allegedly conspiring with Saudi Arabia government to shut down dissenting voices
This isn’t the first time Twitter has been accused of this.
China has been spying on Xinjiang citizens for longer than had been anticipated, research shows
The “digital gulags” of Uighur citizens has been long-documented.
Google thwarts publishers’ attempts to increase user-privacy and cut Google’s dominance
It’s Google’s way or the highway.
Chinese opera singer censored online for “image violations” for looking like President Xi Jinping
His “TikTok” account keeps getting locked.
Hong Kong braces in the face of China’s new so-called “security” law
Censorship incoming.
Teacher Mei Duo bypassed censorship and posted to Facebook from Tibet in 2016. She hasn’t been seen since.
The Chinese Communist Party at work.
Tokyo court rules Twitter doesn’t need to delete information on citizens’ criminal history
A man wanted his arrest history scrubbed from Twitter.
“Racist” TikTok video gets student expelled from Hardin-Simmons University
Colleges are increasingly taking a tough stance against students’ social media posts.
College student will face terrorist threat charges over “snowflakes” Snapchat post, after dismissal rejected
The extreme case won’t be dropped.
Chinese bank got two Western companies to install tax software that has secret backdoor, researchers say
China is increasingly accused of spying.