Topic: Colombia
Colombia faces significant challenges regarding free speech and privacy, as government pressure on tech platforms raises concerns about censorship and surveillance. Recent developments highlight the tension between state interests and individual liberties, with calls for fact-checking practices to be scrutinized and the use of facial recognition technology sparking privacy debates. The ongoing struggle against censorship, particularly on social media, highlights the importance of protecting free expression in the country.
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Fact-Checking or Fact-Shielding? Twitter Files Journalist Slams PolitiFact’s Defense of Government Pressure on Big Tech
PolitiFact dismisses Vance’s “censorship” claim, sparking criticism from Shellenberger over government pressure on social media giants.
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Study Pushes for “Fact-Checks” To Be Rebranded as a “Confirmations”
The controversial “fact-checking” censorship complex could get a rebrand if researchers get their way.
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Missing Persons Groups Want to Scan The Photos on People’s Phones With Facial Recognition Tech
An insight into the invasive technology and its implications.
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Meta Oversight Board says Facebook’s image auto-censorship tech is broken, harming free speech
The technology is automatically censoring speech.
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Colombian Constitutional Court overturns censorship of YouTube video supporting only heterosexual marriage
A lower court’s censorship ruling was overturned.
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Colombia to introduce vaccine passports for most public spaces
Starting this month.
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Oversight Board overturns Facebook censorship of criticism of Colombian president
Another decision overturned.
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Amazon is fighting South America over the “.amazon” domain
Amazon the company and Amazon, the rainforest both want the .amazon domain, and neither is willing to give up the…