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Feb 11 2024
News
Meta Considering Increased Censorship of the Word “Zionist”
Facebook and Instragram's parent company, Meta, is contemplating stricter rules around discussing Israeli nationalism on its platforms, a major policy change that could stifle criticism and free expression about the war in Gaza and beyond, five civil society sources who were briefed on the potential change told The Intercept.
“Meta is currently revisiting its hate speech policy,
The InterceptMar 28 2024
News
Group seeks to fight book censorship as Huntington Beach parent advisory board returns for final vote
The Huntington Beach City Council will again discuss a controversial parent/guardian children’s book review board at its meeting on Tuesday night. Ordinance No. 4318, which passed by a 4-3 vote at the last meeting on March 19 despite hundreds of emails and more than 100 public speakers in opposition, will come back for a final reading on Tuesday. An approval then would amend the Huntington
Los Angeles TimesFeb 27 2024
News
Major new Canadian legislation would penalize online hate at risk of censorship
The Canadian government has introduced legislation proposing new regulatory bodies and heavier sentences to combat online abuse, a proposal backed by some U.S. Big Tech firms with major implications for free speech. Canadian Justice Minister Arif Virani on Monday introduced the Online Harms Act, also known as Bill C-63, to Canada’s legislature for consideration. The act, which has relatively
Washington ExaminerDec 31 2023
News
Academic Bias and Censorship Are Huge Problems, and We Can Prove It
Academic censorship just got accurately measured.
For the prestigious professional journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a team of top academics — which, in the interest of full disclosure, included Yours Truly as a bit player — recently attempted both to examine contemporary levels of censorship in the American academy and understand the motivations behind it
National Review (Opinion)Nov 21 2022
Opinion
Censorship and History
“His parents said these [things] because they feared the [Pharisees], for the
[Pharisees] had agreed already that if anyone confessed [Jesus was] Christ, he would be put
out of the synagogue” (John 9:22).
I have an existential question for you based upon the above quote:
Are today’s Democrats modern-day Pharisees, or were the Pharisees early members of the
TownhallJan 21 2024
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Oregon uses AI to flag election 'misinformation,' raising fresh concerns about censorship
The Oregon secretary of state’s office used artificial intelligence in the 2022 election that flagged election fraud concerns as mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM) and may use it again this year, similar to how Arizona monitored online election information. The effort is already facing a lawsuit.
Oregon flagged election information online during the 2022 midterms, with an AI targeting
Just The NewsFeb 06 2024
News
Emails Show How Biden Officials Considered Covering Up Censorship Activities In The Wake Of DCNF Report
President Joe Biden’s administration contemplated concealing its efforts to spend millions of dollars to fund research to suppress online “misinformation” after Daily Caller News Foundation reporting, according to a report the House Judiciary Committee published on Tuesday. Biden’s National Science Foundation (NSF) received funding for “misinformation” research in a plan dubbed “Track F,” the
The Daily CallerJan 18 2024
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Global Elite Claims Gov ‘Disinformation’ Censorship Ensures ‘People Will Get The Facts Right’ At Davos
A European Commission (EC) official asserted that government “disinformation” censorship is essential to ensure individuals receive factual information at the World Economic Forum’s Davos conference on Thursday.
EC Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourová made the remarks during a discussion on “Defending Truth” with fellow panelists from The New York Times and The Wall
The Daily CallerFeb 23 2022
Opinion
The price of censorship
Education has always been a battleground in the culture war, but the fight over what can or should be taught in schools has escalated to the point where, as in Virginia, it can determine who is elected to high public office.
Conservatives, like new Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, are convinced the only way to keep the country strong is to restrict education to “positive” or “patriotic”
The FulcrumJan 01 2024
News
‘The Censorship Is Ramping Up’: Libs Of TikTok Says Account Was Suspended From Facebook
According to Chaya Raichik, owner of the Libs of TikTok accounts on social media, her Facebook page was suspended on Saturday. Raichik posted a screenshot of an email from Facebook reading, “The page Libs of Tik Tok has been suspended for going against our Community Standards. You cannot visit the Page and you won’t be able to add new people to work on the Page.” “Libs of TikTok was suspended
The Daily Wire