Tag: US tech companies

Categories Russia

As US social media giants censor free speech online, Russia & China lead the charge to break free from American control of the Web

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When it comes to online censorship, few voices outside the Western mainstream are safe. Not even a US president. Now, this near-total lack of accountability among tech giants is pushing states to develop sovereign internet spaces. … Read More >As US social media giants censor free speech online, Russia & China lead the charge to break free from American control of the Web

Categories Shows

Total control

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Everything we associate with modern life has been digitalized. In fact, we live within ecosystems created by Big Tech. They decide what we see, what we can buy, and even what we can say. But these systems no longer serve us – they control us. So, is there a way out of this growing dystopia? … Read More >Total control

Categories World

Content-sharing platform Disclose.tv accuses Google and Apple of temporarily ‘censoring’ content on its Telegram group chat

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Disclose.tv, a Reddit-like service for people who seek “true insight into what is actually happening in the world” has accused Google and Apple of censoring its group chat on Telegram messenger. … Read More >Content-sharing platform Disclose.tv accuses Google and Apple of temporarily ‘censoring’ content on its Telegram group chat

Categories USA

Facebook promises to clarify what it considers satire after being reprimanded for flagging meme as hate speech

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Facebook has pledged to provide a more detailed explanation of what constitutes satire on its platform, after the company’s oversight board ruled that a meme commenting on the Armenian genocide was wrongfully removed. … Read More >Facebook promises to clarify what it considers satire after being reprimanded for flagging meme as hate speech

Categories Asia & Pacific

Twitter India’s head called in for police questioning over refusal to remove video ‘inciting communal violence’ – reports

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A top executive at Twitter’s Indian branch has received a police notice asking him to appear for questioning in Ghaziabad, after local authorities said the platform stoked communal hatred by refusing to remove a violent video. … Read More >Twitter India’s head called in for police questioning over refusal to remove video ‘inciting communal violence’ – reports

Categories Russia

Hardcore regulations? Russian government could control access to porn under new proposals designed to protect underage children

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Russian lovers of adult content could soon be forced to ask their government for permission before they can access saucy snaps and spicy clips online, with a public services portal acting as the gateway to all legal pornography. … Read More >Hardcore regulations? Russian government could control access to porn under new proposals designed to protect underage children

Categories Asia & Pacific

India strips Twitter of legal immunity for ‘3rd party content’ amid row over new regulation – reports

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New Delhi has reportedly revoked Twitter’s shield against prosecution for illegal user content, saying the platform failed to comply with new regulations as police filed their first case against the site over a violent video. … Read More >India strips Twitter of legal immunity for ‘3rd party content’ amid row over new regulation – reports