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Google is worried an antitrust probe will reveal its secrets
Google may not be known for respecting the privacy of others, but it doesn’t want anyone knowing its own secrets.
The Ellen Show is using copyright claims to silence criticism
The Ellen Show is weaponizing the DMCA as a censorship tool.
Texas’ deepfake election influence law is a flop
Lawmakers in Texas recently passed new legislation regulating the issue to the extent of making the creation and distribution of deepfake videos a criminal offense.
Google’s “Top Stories” section showed CNN 25% of the time for queries about Dayton and El Paso mass shootings
This follows a Google executive saying that Google shows CNN for 20% of searches for Donald Trump.
Barack Obama calls on internet platforms to reduce the influence of hate groups
Obama made the comments in response to media reports about the El Paso shooter posting a manifesto to 8chan.
Cloudflare ending its neutral stance weakens its defense against subpoenas, unmaskings, and takedown requests
Cloudflare has opened a can of worms.
The ice cream licking viral “challenge” is leading to copycats, and arrests
The viral sensation of the summer reflects some of the worst of humanity.
Congressman Louie Gohmert: “Google’s biases are now a threat to a free and fair election”
The congressman is one of the first to make a statement about Project Veritas’ bombshell report.
US government websites are redirecting to hardcore porn, and they’ve been doing it for years
Like most problems related to governments, they never get fixed.
Amazon shareholders reject proposals to consider conservative viewpoints
The proposal was met with boos.
New Texas bill aims to stop Facebook and Twitter censoring content on the basis of political views
The vote in Texas this week on Senate Bill (SB) 2373 shows the relevance of this consideration
The big tech free speech hearing will be on April 10th, 2019; titled “Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse”
It is hard to deny that Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube look more and more like public platforms rather than “publishers” who can censor content however they want.