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YouTube Introduces Large Coronavirus Health Alerts to Users, Even to Those Who Haven’t Searched for the Topic
YouTube is the latest of many big tech platforms to push coronavirus content from health organizations.
Virgin Media ISP Leak Reveals Some Customers Who Requested Porn to Be Unblocked
Privacy campaigners that said a porn ID system would lead to leaks have perhaps been vindicated.
Joe Rogan Comments on Twitter’s “Crazy” Decision to Lock Zuby’s Account for Saying “OK Dude”
Rogan called it “madness.”
Rapper Zuby Locked Out of Twitter for Responding “OK, Dude” to a Transgender Activist
Twitter somehow determined it was “hateful content.”
Toby Young Announces Free Speech Union as an Antidote to Cancel Culture
The union aims to support those who have been wrongfully ousted for their free expression.
Laurence Fox Takes “Extended Break From Social Media” After Cancel Culture Leaves Him Fearing for His Future
Fox said some of the comments he’s received since appearing on Question Time have left him “shocked’ and caused him to become depressed.
US Government Confirms in Assange Extradition Trial No One Was Harmed as a Result of WikiLeaks Publications
Julian Assange’s extradition trial began today.
UK Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott: “There Needs to Be an End to Anonymity Online”
Abbott wants social media companies to require users to hand over their real names and addresses.
PewDiePie Returns to YouTube After a 37 Day Break
PewDiePie hinted that upcoming changes will be coming to the channel.
Carl Benjamin Sues Akilah Hughes to Reclaim Legal Fees, Accusing Hughes of Weaponizing Copyright Law
The suit claims Hughs made an “attempt to muzzle an ideological opponent” through wrongful use of the copyright law.
Sweden Outlines Plans to Legislate Against “Harmful” Content Online
Sweden is the latest country to propose the controversial plans to curb speech online.
WikiLeaks Twitter Account Suspiciously Locked Just Days Before Assange Extradition Hearing
Assange’s hearing is to begin next week in the UK.