Censorship – Page 22 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Twitter’s censorship ‘poses threat to national security,’ DHS chief says in scathing letter after border official’s account freeze

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

The head of the DHS has castigated Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in a withering letter, arguing his platform endangered national security after locking the account of a top border official over a post it alleged to “promote violence.” … Read More >Twitter’s censorship ‘poses threat to national security,’ DHS chief says in scathing letter after border official’s account freeze

USA

Facebook’s ban on New York Post’s Hunter Biden story had NOTHING to do with fact-checkers, report suggests

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

Fact-checkers appear to have been invoked only as an excuse to shadow-ban the New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s laptop, according to Facebook’s own statement and leaked internal moderation documents. … Read More >Facebook’s ban on New York Post’s Hunter Biden story had NOTHING to do with fact-checkers, report suggests

USA

‘Journalists desperate to not know’: Glenn Greenwald blasts media coverage of Hunter Biden scandal in piece the Intercept censored

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

US mainstream media deliberately ignoring the Hunter Biden story is a betrayal of the core principles of journalism, argues Glenn Greenwald in an article that the outlet he co-founded tried to censor, prompting his resignation. … Read More >‘Journalists desperate to not know’: Glenn Greenwald blasts media coverage of Hunter Biden scandal in piece the Intercept censored

Shows

CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Media in denial

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020By Editor

Nominally speaking, the role of the media is to inform the public. That mission is now on hold. Large parts of the media landscape – particularly big tech – actively intervene to determine what the public can know and from whom. Has controlled speech replaced freedom of speech? … Read More >CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Media in denial

World

YouTube mysteriously bans Ukrainian opposition leader just before crucial elections in Ukraine, US government blamed by party

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020By Editor

The YouTube channel of Viktor Medvedchuk, co-chair of Ukraine’s main opposition party, has been suspended just as the country holds crucial municipal elections. Medvedchuk is known for advocating improved relations with Russia. … Read More >YouTube mysteriously bans Ukrainian opposition leader just before crucial elections in Ukraine, US government blamed by party

USA

Twitter locks socialist for urging people to ‘kill’ late anti-communist McCarthy IN THEIR HEADS

Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020By Editor

Metaphorically telling people to get rid of their censorship instinct got one prominent Twitter user censored herself, after the platform decided that went against their harassment rules for wishing someone “physical harm.” … Read More >Twitter locks socialist for urging people to ‘kill’ late anti-communist McCarthy IN THEIR HEADS

USA

Then they came for the LEFT? Facebook ‘mistakenly’ deletes account of biologist & Big Tech critic Bret Weinstein

Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020By Editor

Facebook has been accused of trying to silence biology professor Bret Weinstein, after his account was deleted without explanation. Following an internet outcry, it restored his account, claiming it had been removed in error. … Read More >Then they came for the LEFT? Facebook ‘mistakenly’ deletes account of biologist & Big Tech critic Bret Weinstein

Op-ed

Facebook fact checkers CENSURED me when I said Covid infection fatality rate was around 0.1%. But what do the latest studies say?

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020By Editor

The world’s top scientists can’t yet be certain how deadly Covid-19 is, so why are Facebook’s censorial police consistently flagging stories saying this is ‘misinformation’ & claiming the rate is NINE times worse than my estimate? … Read More >Facebook fact checkers CENSURED me when I said Covid infection fatality rate was around 0.1%. But what do the latest studies say?

USA

Hunter Biden email story successfully strangled by Facebook, but Twitter’s ham-handed censorship BACKFIRED – research

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

When news of the Biden family’s alleged corruption broke, Big Tech tried its best to bury the story. Facebook was successful, but Twitter’s censorship efforts doubled the story’s popularity, new research suggests. … Read More >Hunter Biden email story successfully strangled by Facebook, but Twitter’s ham-handed censorship BACKFIRED – research

USA

Twitter rolls out ‘DISPUTED’ warnings for users trying to post ‘misleading’ content after backlash over Biden emails censorship

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020By Editor

Twitter is cracking down on the spread of “misleading” content ahead of the US election, as users attempting to retweet anything similar to the NYPost’s Hunter Biden leaks will now get a warning the material is “disputed.” … Read More >Twitter rolls out ‘DISPUTED’ warnings for users trying to post ‘misleading’ content after backlash over Biden emails censorship

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