The megalomania of US tech oligarchs is balkanising the internet
Targeted censorship and inept enforcement of terms of service are pouring fuel on the factional fire and driving millions of people to alternative platforms.
Targeted censorship and inept enforcement of terms of service are pouring fuel on the factional fire and driving millions of people to alternative platforms.
Following activist pressure from its own employees, Amazon Web Services kicked social network Parler off its servers today.
The legal protections enjoyed by social media companies need updating, but that responsibility will fall to the Democrat-controlled FCC.
The storming of the Capitol by a few nutters in fancy dress seems to have been the straw that broke the camel’s back regarding Trump’s relationship with social media.
US President Trump has managed to get Nathan Simington, an ally in the attempt to reform Section 230, confirmed as an FCC Commissioner.
Departing US President Trump attempted to push back against selective censorship by social media platforms. They’re less likely to face such resistance from Biden.
It’s seldom clear what purpose the House of Lords serves, but in launching an inquiry into threats to online freedom of expression it has justified its existence for the time being.
The Austrian Supreme Court has decided that any censorship demands it places on Facebook must be implemented globally.
The Senate hearing on internet censorship was largely a waste of time, but at least one company is daring to resist the authoritarian tide.
Later today the US internet giants will be grilled by the Senate over how they censor their platforms, with Section 230 protections at stake.
The European Digital Media Association wants its members to be given better legal protection when they act against illegal content in Europe.
Zoom, Patreon and YouTube are joining the fun as Silicon Valley increasingly strives to control the public square.
Republican politicians are pushing for reforms to Section 230, which protects internet platforms from liability for the content they host, and they want the FCC to help.
Twitter and Facebook blocked a NY Post report that was damaging to a US Presidential candidate, leading to renewed calls to remove their Section 230 protection.
The US President’s crusade to tackle what he perceives as biased political censorship by social media platforms is gathering momentum.
The US government has nominated NTIA advisor Nathan Simington to replace Commissioner Mike O’Rielly at its telecoms regulator, apparently because he opposed plans to tighten social media regulation.
Social media giant Facebook has been under constant regulatory and governmental scrutiny for years, but now it faces its most fearsome adversary yet.
Apparently people sometimes say things online that UK politicians don’t like, so they want to be able to punish social media companies that allow it.
A host of prominent Twitter users had their accounts hacked in a Bitcoin scam and claimed screenshots from the hackers show tools used to blacklist accounts.
A bunch of Facebook execs met with representatives of a group that is attempting to impose its will on the company by pressuring its commercial partners.
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