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December 16, 2019
Some content creators are concerned about the direction platforms are taking after recent policy change announcements. Will free speech be allowed on social media?
YouTube’s Vice President and Global Head of Trust & Safety Matt Halprin…
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December 17, 2019
Facebook is taking another shot at improving its fact-check process, by adding a large group of part-time contractors to help sort information from disinformation.
In an attempt to assuage the concerns of conservatives and free speech advocates…
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December 18, 2019
It’s the future you probably didn’t ask for -- being nagged by Artificial Intelligence to stop being “offensive” and “bullying.”
Instagram touted its new anti-bullying Artificial Intelligence program in its Dec.…
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December 18, 2019
Some in Big Tech have made swipes at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for his company’s free speech stance on political ads, and the hits keep on coming.
The CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey unfollowed Mark Zuckerberg handle “@finkd” in a…
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December 19, 2019
LGBTQ Privilege? YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the company consults with the LBGTQ community to make sure they don’t feel they are being censored. Wouldn’t it be nice if conservatives had such a seemingly favored group?
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December 20, 2019
The photo sharing platform Instagram has launched the rise of many influencers ranging from aspiring models to artists, but now it is restricting what products these influencers can be paid to promote.
“Across the Facebook company, we are…
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December 30, 2019
Hate crimes are tragic. Now they are typically followed by calls for government crackdowns on speech.
In the wake of the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a Rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, weekday morning CNN Newsroom co-host Jim Sciutto…
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December 30, 2019
One of the top YouTube creators, PewDiePie, warned that the site is under threat — from the very people who run it.
PewDiePie addressed questions from his fans in a December 28 video and questioned the future of the entire platform and its…
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January 2, 2020
Big Tech censorship has reared its head online and in media, and if reports are to be believed, tech companies may also be targeting their own employees to silence dissenting opinions in the workplace too.
An employee alleged, according to The…
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January 3, 2020
In a stunning list reviewing the most dangerous internet denizens of the past decade, Wired listed President Trump first among oppressive foreign leaders, terrorists and others.
Wired painted a foreboding cyberpunk future of the new decade -- a…