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Poland confirms new bill to protect internet users’ speech
The proposals have been brought forward.
Poland proposes large fines for social media platforms that censor users
A bold move to support free speech.
Tool that lets users search the internet by faces gets privacy scrutiny
Critics say it could help stalkers and increase cyber surveillance.
Auschwitz Museum asks Facebook to censor holocaust denial conversations
Zuckerberg has rejected the idea.
European MP to sue Facebook for defamation over photoshopped memes
Jaki says there’s an organized campaign against him.
Facebook is censoring medical benzodiazepine support groups, leaving patients unable to find help
Users looking to learn more about the prescription drugs unable to get access to the information they need.
Wikipedia is down, experiencing sustained DDoS attack
A “massive and very” broad DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is hitting the Wikimedia Foundation servers
Polish court orders Facebook to immediately stop censoring content in landmark ruling
The case is related to an anti-drug abuse campaign group that found themselves shut down by Facebook.
Poland files a complaint with the EU’s top court over online censorship concerns
Poland is concerned that the EU’s unpopular copyright rules will cause an increase in censorship.
Articles 11 and 13 lose support from key member states days before final EU Council vote
Sweden and Estonia are signaling that they will vote against Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive in the final Council vote.
Poland issues its first ever GDPR fine
The fine was levied against an unnamed company which processed the personally identifiable information of over six million Polish citizens without their consent.