Biden’s FCC pick is a fan of censorship
President Joe Biden’s new nominee to the Federal Communications Commission, Gigi Sohn, has previously called for more censorship on social media. She faces the Senate Commerce Committee for confirmation this …
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YouTube blasted by creators for hiding public dislikes
After years of hinting that it will be removing the public dislike count, YouTube has pulled the plug on the metric in a move that it claims will “remove targeted …
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Pfizer CEO says sharing “misinformation” about vaccines is a crime
Pfizer Inc.’s CEO Albert Bourla called people who spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation “criminals.” He alleged that “misinformation” is responsible for vaccine hesitancy, which is getting in the way of going …
Google peddles small businesses with anti-regulation propaganda
Google is accused of disseminating FUD (“fear, uncertainty, doubt”) style of propaganda targeting small business owners as one of the ways the giant has chosen to fight back against attempts …
Twitter temporarily suspends Libertarian Party of Kentucky for saying Kyle Rittenhouse “did nothing wrong”
Twitter this week temporarily banned the Libertarian Party of Kentucky (LPKY) for an opinion shared on its account about the ongoing trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse is a teenager who …
Facebook blocks former Cuomo aide from advertising book on sexual harassment
Facebook has banned the ads for a book about sexual harassment by a former aide to Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio. Hinton claims it’s because the title contains the …
US Treasury bypasses Fourth Amendment by buying app data
The blurring of lines between private and public where US government and tech companies are concerned is once again highlighted, this time in reports looking into the way the US …
Bible app ArtBible receives Apple Chinese censorship notice
Another app has received a warning from the US giant about the need to comply with Chinese internet censorship. This time it’s ArtBible. In order to remain in the Chinese …
Scottish club, whose profits were killed by vaccine passports, finds a loophole
Nightclubs in Scotland are putting furniture on dancefloors to avoid having to comply with the Scottish National Party (SNP) government’s controversial vaccine passports. Critics have described the vaccine passport scheme …