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Biden calls for tighter censorship of Covid-19 content
US President Joe Biden’s latest “surge response” to fight the spread of Covid-19 includes an appeal for Big Tech and media companies to block allegedly false pandemic-related claims.
Jan 13, 2022 22:14
Pedophilia is misunderstood, USA Today claims, then deletes tweets
One of America’s largest newspapers has deleted a social media discussion of pedophilia after stirring outrage by claiming growing scientific consensus that sexual attraction to children is “determined in the womb.”
Jan 11, 2022 21:53
China in censorship agreement for Olympic athletes
China is reportedly set to relent on its long-running censorship of western platforms such as Facebook and Instagram and search engines including Google as part of "contractual obligations" to athletes at the Beijing Olympics.
Dec 17, 2021 10:55
Debt collectors receive extra tools from government
The US government has allowed debt collectors to use Facebook and other major social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter to track down those avoiding payments.
Dec 2, 2021 12:38
YouTube co-founder gives thumbs-down to hiding ‘dislike’ count
Jawed Karim has joined the chorus of criticism against the YouTube platform that he helped create, blasting the company’s “stupid idea” of blocking users from down-voting videos.
Nov 16, 2021 19:55
‘Sounds about WHITE’: Skin color of Kyle Rittenhouse’s jury triggers Twitter
Left-wing Twitter users are enraged that the legal fate of Kyle Rittenhouse – a white teenager who shot three white men in a predominantly white Wisconsin county – will be decided by a jury with only one non-white member.
Nov 2, 2021 22:12
WATCH: Illinois prisoner wrestles gun from officer’s holster before being shot by deputy
Video footage posted online shows an Illinois inmate wrestling away an officer’s gun while being brought to court for his trial, only to be shot by a deputy who came to the rescue of the disarmed jailer.
Nov 2, 2021 19:42
‘Big Tobacco’s playbook’: Senator rips Facebook-owned Instagram for harming children, hiding products’ toxicity
US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) has excoriated Facebook for hiding its knowledge of the harmfulness of its products – just as cigarette makers did decades ago – and choosing “growth over children’s mental health.”
Sep 30, 2021 21:43
Video game developer Tripwire’s CEO forced to STEP DOWN for tweeting in support of anti-abortion law in Texas
US video game firm Tripwire Interactive has announced the immediate departure of its chief executive and apologized profusely that its former leader spoke out in favor of the new Texas abortion law.
Sep 7, 2021 21:28

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