Opinion
Joe Biden’s attitude to free speech is a mixed bag
?Biden’s history gives people a taste of what to expect going forward.
MembersAfter pushing for Big Tech censorship, mainstream media outlets will now complain about alt-tech “echo chambers”
? Media outlets aren’t happy about the rising popularity of alt-tech platforms that embrace free speech.
2020 year in review: an unprecedented year of Big Tech censorship and surveillance
The coronavirus and the US presidential election were some of the many events that ushered in a never-before-seen wave of social media censorship and surveillance.
MembersDevice locking: the dystopian censorship technology that’s on the horizon
? Big Tech’s growing control over users’ devices is slowly making censorship at the device level a reality.
MembersClaiming that criticism is “harassment” is an increasingly prevalent gatekeeping tactic among journalists
? The tactic is used to silence criticism from the independent creators who are rising up to displace them.
MembersWhy anonymity has to be protected to enable true free speech
? Privacy goes hand-in-hand with free speech.
MembersBig Tech’s creeping censorship of private conversations
? The thought of being censored based on what you say in private used to be unthinkable but the Silicon Valley giants are mainstreaming this dystopian tactic.
MembersTech reporters that support Big Tech censorship are winning the “civil war” inside The New York Times
? Newsroom staff say the Times is becoming increasingly beholden to employees who want the outlet to silence alternative viewpoints.
Big Tech’s election night censorship shows why Trump should have embraced alternative tech
Free speech focused platforms are growing at record rates but Trump continues to rely on the Big Tech platforms that censor his speech.
Big Tech CEOs’ push for “transparency” during Section 230 hearing highlights their arbitrary censorship
Even when the selective censorship is on full display, users have little recourse.
MembersSly “fact-checking” tactics that lead to social media censorship
? A small number of pre-ordained fact-checkers have the power to use these tactics and prevent millions of social media users from seeing certain posts.
MembersBig Tech’s hypocrisy on “hacked materials”
? The term “hacked” has been watered down by tech giants and used as an arbitrary license to censor.