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December 10, 2021
Meta is doubling down on its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect alleged “harmful content,” even though AI algorithms have been shown to be biased or error-prone in censoring content.
Censorship and moderation AI is really “machine…
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December 11, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse said his Instagram account was disabled again just days after his social media accounts were reinstated. Rittenhouse was acquitted of all criminal charges against him.
"Hey @instgram why did you disable my account again?!"…
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December 11, 2021
A recent Politico podcast detailed the importance of Twitter in the new age, but the platform has a history of amplifying some voices more than others.
On an episode of Playbook Deep Dive, Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels and deputy editor Zack…
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December 12, 2021
A Hezbollah media outlet slammed “zionists” after a parody account seemingly got the outlet kicked off Twitter.
The Jerusalem Post reported that Al-Ahed news, a Hezbollah-run media outlet, was suspended from the platform on Saturday after a Mossad-…
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December 13, 2021
Veteran Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth told Axios, “If your democracy can’t tolerate the speech of people, I’m not sure what kind of democracy it is … [Facebook is] a fundamentally democratic technology.” This is paradoxical considering how much…
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December 14, 2021
On Tuesday, the video platform Rumble announced that it was terminating its business relationships with the Unruly Group and Tremor International over its censorship of Fox News, podcast, and radio talk show host Dan Bongino.
Tremor allegedly…
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December 15, 2021
YouTube is not only censoring conservatives, but recently, it has reportedly become a platform for something perhaps just as sinister: Western influencers who paint positive pictures of Communist China, even repeating Chinese propaganda along the…
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December 16, 2021
Big Tech giant Google has reportedly threatened to fire any employees who do not comply with the company’s anti-freedom COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Unvaccinated employees at Google face pay reduction, forced leave, and job loss, according to CNBC,…
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December 17, 2021
Changes to file sharing in Google Drive could open a whole new censorship channel, essentially establishing that users do not have rights to their own files if Google disapproves of content.
A new Google Drive policy will restrict access to files…
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December 17, 2021
In an op-ed, a journalist argues that Facebook should get rid of its laughing reaction because of online bullying.
The emoji has been around for over a decade and is normally used for humorous purposes.
George Driver, a contributing writer with…