Topic: Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny represents a significant case in the ongoing struggle for free speech and privacy in the face of censorship and state control. Major tech companies like Apple and Google have faced criticism for complying with Russian government demands to censor Navalny’s content, raising concerns about their role as gatekeepers of information. The situation highlights the broader implications of corporate censorship and the need to defend individual liberties against both governmental and corporate overreach.
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Apple pauses all product sales in Russia, pulls RT and Sputnik from App Stores outside of Russia
Another company cuts off Russian citizens.
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Google faces backlash after censoring to give Putin election advantage
Caving to the Kremlin and helping to curb a free and fair election.
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Apple and Google cave and censor Russian opposition leader, Navalny
Both companies deleted the app.
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Russia orders Apple and Google to ban app of Putin’s biggest rival, Alexei Navalny
The tech giants have yet to respond to the censorship requests.
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Facebook Oversight Board overturns censorship of Navalny post
Another decision overturned.
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YouTube deletes links to Navalny’s “SmartVote” initiative and suspends channels that promote the project
YouTube is calling the links spam.
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WaPo calls on President Biden to protect social media free speech (abroad)
Unlike what it calls for in the US.
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Russia threatens to slow down Twitter if it refuses to censor pro-protest content
The Roskomnadzor threatens Twitter.
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Amnesty International revokes Alexei Navalny’s “prisoner of conscience” status for “hate speech”
An organization that claims to support free speech is now letting so-called hate speech influence its decisions.