Censorship – Page 18 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

All the platforms that have banned or restricted Trump so far

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

Platforms are rapidly removing Donald Trump’s account or accounts affiliated with pro-Trump violence and conspiracies, like QAnon and #StoptheSteal. … Read More >All the platforms that have banned or restricted Trump so far

World

Google admits experimentally blocking some Australian news sites from searches as row over paying outlets for content gains steam

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

Internet users can’t find the latest Aussie news on searches as outlets say Google is flexing its muscles against the country’s senate’s proposed code that would make it pay media for news. … Read More >Google admits experimentally blocking some Australian news sites from searches as row over paying outlets for content gains steam

USA

Twitter permanently suspends more than 70,000 QAnon accounts as social media purge continues

Posted on January 14, 2021By Editor

Social media site Twitter has suspended over 70,000 accounts since Friday, primarily those that share QAnon content, after updating its enforcement policies following the violence that erupted in Washington, DC on January 6. … Read More >Twitter permanently suspends more than 70,000 QAnon accounts as social media purge continues

Russia

Twitter’s hypocritical censorship: Misinformation on Western Covid vaccines banned, falsehoods about Russia’s Sputnik V permitted

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021By Editor

Twitter has censored numerous users, including Iran’s Supreme Leader, for criticism of Western Covid-19 vaccines, but “respectable” Western journalists can spread misinformation and distrust in Russia’s Sputnik V with impunity. … Read More >Twitter’s hypocritical censorship: Misinformation on Western Covid vaccines banned, falsehoods about Russia’s Sputnik V permitted

USA

Facebook Operations Chief Mulls Permanent Ban for Trump on Social Media Platform

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Facebook Operations Chief Sheryl Sandberg has stated that the social media giant has not yet decided on how long the accounts of outgoing President Donald Trump will be suspended. … Read More >Facebook Operations Chief Mulls Permanent Ban for Trump on Social Media Platform

Business

Twitter stock crashes after company permanently bans Trump’s account

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

Twitter shares dropped over eleven percent on Monday after the social networking service permanently removed US President Donald Trump from its platform, following last week’s violent protests by his supporters on Capitol Hill. … Read More >Twitter stock crashes after company permanently bans Trump’s account

USA

Big Brother’s getting hungry? Former congressman Ron Paul locked out of Facebook for undisclosed reasons

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

Former US congressman Ron Paul has been mysteriously locked out of his Facebook page and accused of “repeatedly going against our Community Standards.” The platform didn’t explain which content on Paul’s page flipped the switch. … Read More >Big Brother’s getting hungry? Former congressman Ron Paul locked out of Facebook for undisclosed reasons

USA

Facebook bans phrase ‘stop the steal’ to protect Biden inauguration as it widens post-riot crackdown on speech

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

Citing the upcoming inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden, Facebook has banned the phrase “stop the steal,” used by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump to question the 2020 election, saying it could incite violence. … Read More >Facebook bans phrase ‘stop the steal’ to protect Biden inauguration as it widens post-riot crackdown on speech

Shows

CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Speech assault

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

Last week there was an assault on the nation’s Capitol. What does this tell us about the state of American politics? Is there still a space to disagree and dissent? Importantly, does the idea of a loyal opposition still exist? … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Speech assault

Middle East

Twitter strikes again: Iran’s supreme leader’s tweets about ‘untrustworthy’ UK & US vaccines deleted

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been hit by Twitter’s campaign of high-profile censorship, as the platform removed his messages blasting coronavirus vaccines from the US and the UK as “completely untrustworthy.” … Read More >Twitter strikes again: Iran’s supreme leader’s tweets about ‘untrustworthy’ UK & US vaccines deleted

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