Censorship
Twitter Adds 'Manipulated Media' Label to White House Biden Video
Dan Scavino, Director of Social Media at the White House, tweeted a video of Joe Biden saying 'we can only re-elect Donald Trump.' But the video cut off what Biden said next, which significantly changed its meaning.
Court Rules YouTube Does Not Illegally Censor Conservative Content
Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown said that despite YouTube's ubiquity as a platform, it was still a private forum, not a 'state actor' that could be regulated by the First Amendment.
The U.K. Is Trying to Regulate the Internet: Here's What It Means
The Online Harms White Paper could be a litmus test for tech regulation in the U.S., as the U.K. government attempts to balance oversight with modern web freedoms.
Poland Challenges EU's New Copyright Law Over Censorship Fears
It says the content filtering requirement is a step backward.
China Blocks Microsoft's Bing, Despite Offering Censored Search
'We've confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps,' a Microsoft spokesperson said.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Confirms Censored China Search Engine
He said its development is going very well.
Blockchain Is How We Can Protect Our Privacy in a World of Ubiquitous Surveillance
Decentralized information sets give citizens greater privacy, freedom of speech and protection of wealth.
Jack Dorsey Is Finally Realizing Twitter Is a Terrible Place
He's exploring reforms that could minimize social bubbles and label bots.
Google Employees Push Back on Censored China Search Engine
They're demanding more transparency and ethics reviews.
Google Reportedly Working on Censored Search for China
It looks as though Google's desire to access the hundreds of millions of internet users in China has won and it is willing to accept government censorship to operate there. How is Google going to explain its thinking if (when?) it does launch?
Will Blockchain Technology Revolutionize Global Payments System?
"Blockchain technology continues to redefine not only how the exchange sector operates, but the global financial economy as a whole."
Internet Companies Boost Anti-Terrorism Collaboration
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube will work more closely together and with counter-terrorism officials to filter out extremist content from their websites.
Reddit CEO Was Wrong to Prank Critics but Reddit Is Right to Ban Toxic Minority
Influential websites have a responsibility to act against online intimidation and fake news, even if Steve Huffman was wrong to change a few critical posts as a joke.
U.S. Concerned Over Russia Blocking Access to LinkedIn
Internet services analysts say other tech firms, including Facebook and Twitter, could also find access blocked unless they move data onto Russian-based servers.
Facebook Executives Feel the Heat of Content Controversies
The company's reticence to explain censorship decisions has drawn criticism in many countries around the globe.