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Categories Op-ed

Biden’s readiness to scream ‘Russian interference!’ while staying silent on Big Tech’s meddling is astounding cognitive dissonance

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As the 2022 midterm election season approaches, Joe Biden and the Democrat Party are already repeating their 2016 claims of “Russian interference,” which they falsely spewed throughout the entire first term of Donald Trump. … Read More >Biden’s readiness to scream ‘Russian interference!’ while staying silent on Big Tech’s meddling is astounding cognitive dissonance

Categories EU

Spain arrests 22yo Briton on foot of US request over bitcoin scam that compromised high-profile Twitter accounts

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Spain’s National Police have arrested a UK citizen after the US requested their detention on multiple charges linked to a July 2020 hack that compromised over 130 Twitter accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam. … Read More >Spain arrests 22yo Briton on foot of US request over bitcoin scam that compromised high-profile Twitter accounts

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 World

Belarusian activist Protasevich returns to Twitter from house arrest, claiming passenger jet grounding gave him fear of flying

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Roman Protasevich, the ex-editor of an opposition Belarusian Telegram channel now being held by authorities in the country, has made a return to the online world, posting a clip for his supporters from a new social media account. … Read More >Belarusian activist Protasevich returns to Twitter from house arrest, claiming passenger jet grounding gave him fear of flying

Categories Asia & Pacific

Twitter hit by 3 police cases in India over alleged child pornography content and controversial Kashmir map

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Police in India have launched three cases against the social media platform over the alleged distribution of child pornography, and a fourth for a controversial depiction of the disputed Kashmir region on a map. … Read More >Twitter hit by 3 police cases in India over alleged child pornography content and controversial Kashmir map

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

Categories Russia

American internet giants still refusing to remove 10,000 posts including child porn & terrorist materials, Russian regulator says

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Moscow’s media watchdog has warned that some of the world’s largest tech companies are continuing to host shocking illegal content online, despite thousands of requests from officials in the country to take down prohibited posts. … Read More >American internet giants still refusing to remove 10,000 posts including child porn & terrorist materials, Russian regulator says