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Google Play removes thousands of apps under its election “misinformation” rules
Google claims the apps were “deceptive,” “generating manipulated content” without “transparency,” and promoting “misleading claims.”
Twitter removed more than 1.4 million tweets for “hateful conduct” in the second half of 2019
Over half of all the tweets Twitter deletes for rule violations are removed under these hateful conduct rules.
Twitter is accused of selectively-applying mailbox “fact-checks”
Despite being debunked, Twitter refused to fact-check the posts like they have with others.
Twitter can’t take a joke
Parody and satire accounts have faced a wave of suspensions.
GIFCT is the Big Tech alliance that censors online content without oversight
The transparency in how it operates is almost zero.
YouTube joins Twitter in banning content around “hacked” material in the run up to the election
In 2016, hacked materials played a big part in the US presidential election. In 2020, users may not be allowed to talk about any on mainstream platforms.
Titania McGrath, popular parody account, restricted by Twitter
The account is hidden behind a warning notice and its tweets now show as “unavailable” in some circumstances.
Bill Mitchell, YourVoice America host, permanently suspended from Twitter
Mitchell had over 590,000 followers.
Twitter starts blocking links to Alex Jones’ video platform Banned.video
Twitter has been ramping up its domain-level censorship.
Twitter surveys users on their ethnicity when it warns them for wrongthink
An invasive line of questioning.
Twitter planning crackdown on “general mischaracterizations” about mail-in voting
The platform is also going to be encouraging users to register for mail-in ballots.
Big Tech colludes to discuss “scenario planning” related to election results
The companies seem to be concerned about people calling the election early or making premature claims about the results.