Section 230
Democrats want to revise Section 230, make social platforms liable for user posts
Likely the first of many.
PolitiFact editor says people should lose email accounts over harassment
Losing an email account would also lock people out of all of their other online accounts.
Now it’s Google’s turn to be sued for not banning Telegram
Another censorship-driven lawsuit, luckily expected to fail.
Apple sued by pressure group for not banning Telegram
The lawsuit isn’t expected to go anywhere but it does highlight an increasing trend of campaigns for censorship.
Billionaire Frank Giustra allowed to sue Twitter in Canada for allowing spread of “pizzagate conspiracy”
In Canada, Twitter doesn’t have the defense of the First Amendment or Section 230, meaning it can legally be held liable for users’ posts.
UK minister: Trump ban shows Twitter taking “editorial decisions,” could mean regulation
Matt Hancock is the former culture secretary.
Apple bans unbiased social network app Parler
Banned from iPhones for failing to meet Apple’s impossible, selectively-applied standard.
President Trump responds to Twitter’s permanent suspension of his account
The President laid out his next move after this brazen censorship.
Facebook shut down fundraising page for Republican Senate runoff candidates in Georgia, says it was an error
Just days before the election.
Chinese state media operative calls on Twitter to shut down President Trump’s account
Twitter is banned in China but Chinese officials and media operatives use it to call for censorship of Western political figures.
The Break-Up Big Tech Act is a bipartisan bill to tackle social media censorship
Another bill designed to rein in Big Tech.