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Washington Post Backs State Department’s Global Engagement Center Amid Censorship Controversies
The entity has flagged social media posts for censorship and has been sued for its promotion of censorship technology.
Lawmakers Demand Amazon Censors Alexa After WaPo Complains Its Responses Referenced Rumble, Substack
Not happy that Alexa dared to highlight alternative viewpoints and independent creators.
Dave Portnoy Exposes Washington Post Reporter Putting Pressure on His Advertisers
The reporter denied it before Portnoy presented her with the evidence.
Scott Adams Brings Dilbert Exclusively to Locals
Moving to alternative tech platforms.
Twitter Temporarily Suspends WaPo Reporter Taylor Lorenz for “Prior Doxxing”
For actions taken before Elon Musk took over the platform.
Washington Post Makes Public Complaint About Twitter’s Free Speech Direction
The Editorial Board publishes a public attack.
Washington Post’s Dave Weigel Is Suspended for Joke Retweet
“Taylor Lorenz can literally lie and violate basic standards and gets no punishment. Felicia can leak her bosses emails… violate company policy and harass her coworkers and is good to go. Dave Weigel shitposts and he’s suspended without pay for a month.” – Saagar Enjeti
Washington Post Takes Hypocritical Stance on Big Tech Handing Over Data on Political Posts
The news outlet wants Big Tech to do what it itself refused to do.
New Study Shows Trust in Media Is in “Free Fall”
Unsurprising.
Washington Post Faces Criticism for Praising Taliban’s “Sophisticated” Social Media Use, Saying That’s Why They’re Not Banned Like Trump
“Trump’s posts for years challenged platform rules against hate speech and inciting violence. Today’s Taliban, by and large, does not.”
Justice Department Seized Phone Records of WaPo Journalists
Increasingly common in recent decades.
WaPo: Using the Term “Cancel Culture” Is Cultural Appropriation
WaPo’s problem isn’t with cancel culture ruining livelihoods. It’s with the term itself.
