Topic: Middle East
The situation in the Middle East highlights significant challenges to free speech and privacy, with tech companies often complicit in censorship and surveillance. Reports indicate that platforms like TikTok and Twitter are responding to external pressures by restricting content, while digital freedoms have plummeted. The involvement of US tech firms in supporting authoritarian regimes raises serious concerns about individual liberties and the integrity of online expression.
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TikTok Outlines Plans To Curb “Misinformation” After EU Pressure
The Chinese-owned platform is committing to more moderation on the platform as trouble in the Middle East brews.
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Twitter disclosures reveal company “directly assisted” in US military PsyOps
Military propaganda accounts.
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Digital freedom of speech and expression has crashed to a 10 year low, charity report reveals
“In a free and competitive market, abusive terms of service would be unsustainable.”
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These are the words that get creators demonetized on YouTube
“Brazil”, “Idaho”, “Muslim”, “Jews”, “Racism”, “Palestinian”, “Swastika”, and even the name of the 46th Vice President of the USA, “Dick…
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US tech companies with ties to Google are helping Middle East dictators, report suggests
The report suggests that US surveillance tech is being put to bad use in the Middle East and North Africa.