Topic: William Barr
William Barr’s tenure as Attorney General highlighted significant tensions between government oversight and digital rights. His advocacy for increased surveillance measures and criticism of social media platforms for alleged censorship raises concerns about the balance between security and individual liberties. The implications of his policies and statements are critical for those who prioritize free speech and privacy in the digital environment.
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Jan 6th Committee is censored by YouTube’s election rules
YouTube deletes history.
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Google fails to convince senators it was unbiased when it threatened to demonetize The Federalist
Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley grilled the Google representative in an antitrust hearing.
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Mark Zuckerberg referred to DOJ for making “materially false statements to Congress”
Congressman Matt Gaetz said he believes Zuckerberg lied to Congress when answering questions on Facebook’s political bias.
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US Attorney General Barr accuses social media platforms of censorship “bait and switch”
Barr has commented on this several times but has yet to act.
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Congressman Paul Gosar asks AG Barr to investigate censorship of Laura Loomer and Paul Joseph Watson
Facebook has previously argued that its decision to brand Loomer dangerous is a “protected statement of opinion.”
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Media Research Center pens letter to Jack Dorsey as news outlet’s Twitter account is locked for “misgendering”
The Twitter account has been locked for over three months.
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AG William Barr makes his case for a domestic surveillance system to tackle “potential mass shootings”
The memorandum also reveals that the US now plans to put to use domestically its post 9/11 anti-terrorism experience, in…
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Snowden defends encryption
He argues that all these countries, instead of strengthening encryption, seem to be looking for ways to degrade it.
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Major big tech antitrust investigation to start as early as September
The big tech companies are facing mounting pressure from various US federal departments.
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New UK Home Secretary Priti Patel says anti-encryption summit “exciting moment for the UK”
The war against encryption is underway.
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Facebook is globalizing the idea of bypassing end-to-end encryption by compromising devices
The debate about end-to-end encryption is rendered useless if Facebook is compromising messages before they even leave the device.
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Former NSA director Michael Hayden rebuts AG Barr, says people shouldn’t have to accept encryption backdoors
Hayden has been speaking out about the dangers of encryption backdoors for many years.