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Bill Gates to invest $6B in “next-generation quarantine methods” and symptom surveillance tech
The project is to be trialed in South Korea.
How TikTok ordered moderators in India to censor content which is “against Chinese government”
Direct calls for censorship match up with previous reports.
Rumors of incoming antitrust action against Google are mounting
Most rumors point to “early summer” being when the trigger is pulled.
Hungarian government slam Facebook’s Oversight Board for having “direct ties” to George Soros
The Hungarian government is the latest to criticize Facebook’s new “Supreme Court” of speech.
The failure of the Patriot Act review vote reveals a Senate uninterested in digital freedoms
The Senate has renewed the ability for the FBI to access citizens’ internet history without a warrant.
Google bans Podcast Addict app after 9 years for letting users play podcasts that reference COVID-19
Google says it needs to be authorized by official government entities or public health organizations.
Facebook’s recent acquisition spree has gained little attention
The media are always complaining about Facebook not censoring enough, but the real threat of Facebook runs deeper.
YouTube deletes video of anti-lockdown epidemiology researcher Knut M. Wittkowski after millions of views
Content that doesn’t support the view of the WHO is increasingly vulnerable on YouTube.
Google censored search results after bogus copyright claims
Abuse of the DMCA makes censorship all too easy.
With Facebook’s GIPHY acquisition, many private messaging apps are now integrated with a Facebook product
They’re mainly the apps used by people who want to avoid Facebook.
Facebook covers genuine video of Chicago Mayor supporting “New World Order” with “false” fact check
A sleight of hand from the Associated Press justifies the “false” rating.
Anderson Cooper: criticism for inviting Greta Thunberg to corona town hall was “phony online outrage”
It’s easy to remain unaccountable when you dismiss valid criticism as “phony online outrage.”