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Facebook deletes post of First Lady Melania Trump, calls it “Hate Speech”
It was confirmed by manual review.
Singapore’s new “fake news” law is mandating Facebook censorship as far as in Australia
Facebook is only half complying and has instead added a “label” to the post instead of correcting it.
Google Maps warned users about London Bridge terrorist attack but some say SOS alerts do more harm than good
The Google SOS Alert that warned users aims to make emergency information available during a crisis.
WeChat is censoring US citizens outside of China when they talk about Hong Kong
China is increasingly censoring users outside of mainland China.
China to ban “fake news” that contains artificial intelligence or deepfakes
The announcement comes as China has faced mounting criticism for its use of propaganda campaigns this year.
Streamer s1mple asks Twitch to release him from Partner program after tiring of Twitch’s unfair rules
Like many other streamers, s1mple has had enough.
Company behind NordVPN introduce NordPass, a new password manager
The VPN company is branching out.
Facebook are looking for ways to introduce shadow banning
After working well on Instagram, Facebook are looking to introduce the feature to their main platform.
Angela Merkel says Germany must limit speech or “society will no longer be the free society it was”
Merkel’s logic: Less freedom = more freedom.
Communist Vietnam jails three more citizens for their Facebook posts
The total for this month is now five.
BBC accused of hinting to young people not to bother voting – on eve of voting registration closing
The BBC is accused of bias – this time in the other direction than it’s used to.
DC Comics deletes Batman poster after backlash from Chinese comments alleging Hong Kong support
Batman being dressed in black (as if he’s not usually) and throwing a Molotov cocktail means DC are supporting Hong Kong. Apparently.