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Yelp to let users find businesses by the skin-color of the owners, will introduce a “Black-owned” label
When you get so woke, you’re veering towards de facto segregation.
UK lawmaker Yvette Cooper wonders why she gets David Icke related videos when she keeps searching “David Icke”
Cooper either has a serious lack of understanding of tech or she’s secretly wondering why Icke can even be found at all.
YouTube censors video covering syringe recalls of company set to supply Canada for mass vaccinations
The story has been covered by mainstream news outlets but for independents on YouTube it’s a violation of community guidelines.
LEGO tells affiliates to remove The White House playset from their websites
LEGO said this was part of its response to recent events in the US.
BBC “worried” that encrypted apps like Signal can’t be searched for “misinformation” in private conversations
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, several social media platforms and apps have happily decided to promote only World Health Organization-approved narratives and news across the world. While social media platforms are doing so to evade “misinformation” on their platform, the director of B
Facebook deletes Page that opposes drag queen story hour for kids
It’s not the first time they’ve been targeted by Facebook.
Elon Musk calls for Amazon to be broken up in response to its censorship of dissenting coronavirus perspective
Amazon dominates many sectors, including ebook sales where it has an estimated 83% share of the US market.
Google bans app that revealed apps that have ties to China
Google says it violates its policies.
US Justice Department defends tech liability immunity in YouTube censorship case
The defense came just three weeks before President Trump called for this immunity to be revoked.
Google is sued for tracking users, even in incognito mode
Google is facing its next privacy challenge.
Cyber attacks increase, attempt to take down Black advocacy groups and US government agencies during protests
DDOS attacks are an increasing form of censorship.