Tag: Censorship

Categories Russia

Russia’s media regulator warns US tech giant Google over YouTube censorship of RT documentary on American militias

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Russian journalists and content creators have been advised to use digital services based in their own country, after California-based streaming service YouTube labeled a film from RT as “offensive.” … Read More >Russia’s media regulator warns US tech giant Google over YouTube censorship of RT documentary on American militias

Categories Shows

The next presidency, anti-cheating software controversy, Dems always blame progressives

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Jacquie Luqman is a journalist and host of the radio-news show “By Any Means Necessary.” Lee Camp and Luqman connect to discuss the 2020 election, the upcoming presidential transition, the corporate media’s place in protecting US imperialist policies, the censorship of alternative voices on social media, the experience of black people in the US, and more. … Read More >The next presidency, anti-cheating software controversy, Dems always blame progressives

Categories USA

‘Time to fact-check the fact-checkers’: Candace Owens vows to SUE Facebook’s partners over censorship

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Conservative activist Candace Owens has announced plans to sue Facebook’s third-party fact-checkers, accusing them of censorship and vowing to expose the relationship between the social media giant and fact-checker “activists.” … Read More >‘Time to fact-check the fact-checkers’: Candace Owens vows to SUE Facebook’s partners over censorship

Categories USA

Facebook purge: 10,000 profiles from 13 countries, including the US, deleted for ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’

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Facebook has removed thousands of accounts and pages it connected to deceptive influence campaigns as part of a ramped-up crackdown on extremism and propaganda. Deleted networks include those endorsing President Trump. … Read More >Facebook purge: 10,000 profiles from 13 countries, including the US, deleted for ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’

Categories Russia

Hefty fines for Twitter, Facebook & Google? Russian social media users ask state to punish US websites that censor Russian news

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A group of Russian social media professionals have asked the Ministry of Communications to fine foreign companies who censor Russian media, after it was revealed that US tech giants have restricted around 20 Russian outlets. … Read More >Hefty fines for Twitter, Facebook & Google? Russian social media users ask state to punish US websites that censor Russian news

Categories USA

Twitter steps up political censorship with Facebook-like labels for election announcements from non-mainstream media accounts

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Twitter has unveiled a new label for Election Day announcements that don’t come from “official sources” – a category including not just election authorities, but national news outlets that frequently get stories wrong. … Read More >Twitter steps up political censorship with Facebook-like labels for election announcements from non-mainstream media accounts

Categories EU

Instagram ‘blocked French account of Iran’s Khamenei’ after he sent message to youths on Prophet Mohammed cartoons

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A French-language Instagram account of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was temporarily blocked after posting a critical message to young people about controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, Iran’s FARS news agency reported. … Read More >Instagram ‘blocked French account of Iran’s Khamenei’ after he sent message to youths on Prophet Mohammed cartoons