And why it isn’t about us. …for a selection of high-stakes issues that could lead to real world harm, internet companies may need restrictive rules. We should be wary of happily silencing voices we don’t like in the public sphere, because we are conditioning ourselves to accept that silencing as the way … Continue reading YouTube’s Ban on Misinformation
Facebook changes policy ‘in light of ongoing investigations into the origin of Covid’; Biden orders US intelligence to ‘redouble’ Covid origin probe; Japan promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympic Games Does this mean that social media companies from now on will determine what people are allowed to say and not say, depending on … Continue reading Facebook to allow posts saying Covid ‘man-made’ | The Guardian
On Twitter, the Russian dissident Aleksei Navalny wrote: “This precedent will be exploited by the enemies of freedom of speech around the world. In Russia as well. Every time when they need to silence someone, they will say: ‘This is just common practice, even Trump got blocked on Twitter.’” Preventing the incitement … Continue reading Deplatforming Trump Could Work. But at What Cost? – The New York Times
Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s “GPS,” is routinely accused by some critics of having a liberal bias, but in a recent segment he cited free speech concerns on college campuses as evidence … Continue reading CNN Host Has Some Strong Words About Liberal Intolerance, ‘Anti-intellectualism’ and the Silencing of Conservative Voices
‘I really hope that they let me visit her at Guantanamo,’ jokes Tyler Shields Interesting article where they interview the photographer Tyler Shields and he and Kathy came up with the concept of … Continue reading What Kathy Griffin & the photographer were thinking
U.S. Withdraws Summons for Twitter Records on Account Critical of Trump’s Muslim Ban, So Twitter Drops Lawsuit Phew.. close call.. an attempt by the government to unmask a twitter account probably by … Continue reading U.S. Withdraws Summons for Twitter Records on Account Critical of Trump’s Muslim Ban, So Twitter Drops Lawsuit
Journalists, researchers, university professors etc. have been quietly or unofficially “subsidized” for years… But who would have thought that official governments (of the US and the EU), would so quickly move forward into … Continue reading A bill to end free speech & the freedom of information
Is it fair to say that the government or police force was behind this man’s death? What do the police and the government have to hide? What did he know, and what … Continue reading Willie Kimani: Missing Kenyan lawyer found dead – BBC News
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