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David Icke banned from Facebook over “health misinformation”
The pandemic and lockdowns have caused a new wave of censorship on Big Tech platforms.
Adam Schiff urges Google, YouTube, and Twitter to warn users who interact with coronavirus “misinformation”
And he also wants these users to be directed to “authoritative” resources.
Australia Supreme Court rules Google is a publisher, orders them to pay $40,000 in damages
The ruling was made as part of a pseudo “right to be forgotten” case.
YouTube copyright system accused of enabling doxxing, leading to alleged threats to creator
YouTube’s copyright system is open to abuse.
Sony is abusing copyright systems to takedown content of people just talking about The Last of Us 2 leaks
The way social media platforms handle copyright notices is severely lacking and Sony is taking advantage of it.
Activists create “No Pixels for Fascists” campaign, maligning gamers and YouTubers as fascist enablers
The campaign is supported by EA and others.
How China appoints 4.5 million “administrators” to snoop on and report neighbors who don’t conform
Coming to a state near you?
Status is the latest privacy-focussed chat app that aims to fix messaging and more
More alternatives are popping up in recent months.
Facebook apologized for deleting posts with the English flag, but it’s still doing it
Apologizing for their mistake hasn’t stopped Facebook from doing it again.
YouTube: strict coronavirus misinformation policy applies to even the comment section and leaders of nations
YouTube will delete anyone who goes against their rules.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg comes out in support of lockdown measures
Facebook has been censoring groups protesting stay-at-home measures.
UK counter-terrorism office warns parents to watch out for kids engaging in coronavirus conspiracies
Coronavirus conspiracies can lead to terrorism, apparently.