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March 5, 2022
Russia reportedly banned the BBC to stop the spread of so-called “misinformation” regarding its war against Ukraine.
According to Reuters, Putin has complained that western media organizations have unfairly covered the conflict.
Russia's…
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March 5, 2022
Visa and Mastercard have suspended operations in Russia as tensions escalate in the war with Ukraine.
The effort was aims to crack down on Russia and encourage an end to the war.
“Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease…
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March 6, 2022
Snapchat launched a show aimed at challenging media that is “hostile” to transgender identity.
The platform partnered with Pink News, a popular UK-based site for LGBT+ news, to host “Pure Trans Joy.”
“Young trans and non-binary people find a media…
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March 8, 2022
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said she’s happy that NewsGuard highly rates some news outlets that have been critical of her. And her group’s new partner was right by her side.
During a webinar Thursday, she and…
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March 11, 2022
Advocacy groups have warned the Biden administration against cutting off the internet in Russia.
In recent weeks, Microsoft, PlayStation, Cash App, and more have disabled their services in Russia to boycott the war. Internet service providers…
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March 12, 2022
One America News Network filed a lawsuit against DirecTV and AT&T.
Among other accusations, the complaint alleged that DirecTV and AT&T breached their contracts.
OAN said that the service providers caved to “political pressure and have put…
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March 12, 2022
YouTube blocked all Russian media outlets globally.
Previously, YouTube only blocked RT and Sputnik’s channels in Europe. The channels are state-funded.
“We began blocking RT & Sputnik’s YouTube channels across Europe,” YouTube tweeted at the…
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March 13, 2022
Researcher Lara Putnam alleged that Facebook has a problem with “child predation.”
Putnam, a history professor at the University of Pittsburgh, was working on a project about “disinformation” when she said she discovered some concerning things…
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March 13, 2022
YouTube removed an interview with former President Donald Trump for election “misinformation.”
Fortune magazine reported on Friday that Trump sat down with the NELK channel to discuss golf, Ukraine, and the 2020 election.
YouTube…
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March 17, 2022
Republican lawmakers tore into Big Tech for censoring the New York Post’s October 2020 Hunter Biden laptop story on Thursday after The New York Times tied files on the computer to a federal investigation.
A Times article published Wednesday buried…
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