5/24/2022 6:05:20 PM

Politicians use Buffalo shooting to call for curbs of legally protected speech

5/24/2022 6:00:14 PM

YouTube CEO at World Economic Forum: "There'll always be work that we have to do" to censor "misinformation"

5/24/2022 5:49:13 PM

Australia's eSafety Commissioner tells Davos it's time for a "recalibration" on human rights like "free speech"

5/24/2022 5:04:48 PM

YouTube executive says it's an "open platform" where anyone can share ideas "without gatekeepers"

5/24/2022 4:11:23 PM

Judge shuts down Florida's anti-censorship law

5/24/2022 3:20:29 PM

Amazon to bring AI driver monitoring to the UK

5/24/2022 2:51:24 PM

UK government wants to limit online protest organization, introduce ankle monitors for disruptive protesters

5/23/2022 6:49:03 PM

US Postal Service wants to provide digital ID and collect more biometric data

5/23/2022 4:25:08 PM

YouTube has deleted over 70,000 Ukraine war videos

5/23/2022 2:20:46 PM

Rapidly increasing surveillance products used to tackle gun crime are raising privacy concerns

5/23/2022 1:52:45 PM

Senator Marco Rubio accuses Gmail of censoring his emails

5/23/2022 12:59:50 PM

Chicago cops team up with FBI to create fake social media profiles

5/22/2022 6:13:46 PM

The World Economic Forum has big plans for biometric airport surveillance

5/22/2022 5:53:37 PM

Florida man sues Facebook for banning his account

5/22/2022 5:09:28 PM

SWIFT begins preparing for centrally-controlled digital currencies

5/22/2022 4:19:06 PM

Truth Social is now available through the web, opening up to millions more people

5/22/2022 3:38:27 PM

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says online platforms need to use AI to censor

5/22/2022 2:35:59 PM

YouTube CEO promises to tackle "misinformation" to win over corporate cash

5/22/2022 1:52:24 PM

"Hate speech:" Facebook censors Senator Marsha Blackburn for saying biological males shouldn't compete in women's sports

5/21/2022 4:40:49 PM

FairEmail app shuts down after Google ban

5/21/2022 3:26:14 PM

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to create new police unit to increase social media monitoring

5/21/2022 12:48:05 AM

The DHS' latest appointment to the Disinformation Board adds to its credibility problem

5/20/2022 11:22:09 PM

Microsoft's censorship for China is drifting into the US, report alleges

5/20/2022 10:22:38 PM

Twitter bans comedian Abi Roberts

5/20/2022 7:15:52 PM

South Australia introduces prospect of jail time for breaking strict Covid restrictions

5/20/2022 3:52:55 PM

World Health Organization pandemic treaty: A fresh push for vaccine passports, global surveillance, and more

5/20/2022 3:09:30 PM

Behind nearly every online advert is a massive data grab

5/20/2022 2:31:07 PM

Australian cop who said there are only two genders faces investigation

5/20/2022 1:51:43 PM

House passes antisemitism resolution calling for surveillance and censorship of online content

5/19/2022 11:50:12 PM

NY AG Letitia James ignores First Amendment, vows to investigate online platforms after Buffalo shooting

5/19/2022 8:22:03 PM

Twitter introduces new policy, will black-hole some speech containing "misinformation"

5/19/2022 3:17:59 PM

Canada Conservative party MP Dr. Leslyn Lewis pushes back against government's online censorship bill

5/18/2022 8:26:01 PM

Taiwan combines vaccine passport with digital ID number

5/18/2022 6:15:28 PM

DHS pauses its "Disinformation Governance Board"

5/18/2022 2:50:06 PM

Mastercard introduces controversial biometric payments that require a face scan

5/18/2022 1:24:54 PM

New South Wales begins digital birth certificate program as part of digital ID push

5/18/2022 12:55:11 AM

Twitter client partner says the company focuses on "ideology" over "profit" in undercover video

5/17/2022 11:05:08 PM

The EU is continuing to push the idea of a Digital Euro

5/17/2022 10:13:41 PM

Police aren't happy with facial recognition surveillance bans

5/17/2022 8:35:54 PM

Nancy Pelosi says there needs to be a "balance" to free speech

5/17/2022 4:44:29 PM

Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition hangs on whether the platform can prove its spam numbers

5/17/2022 4:01:11 PM

An end-to-end encrypted app that doesn't require a phone number

5/17/2022 2:11:30 PM

UK police are solving the lowest ever proportion of crimes after focussing on speech offenses

5/16/2022 11:57:30 PM

Twitter senior engineer admits platform censorship bias in recorded conversation

5/16/2022 9:49:39 PM

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says "hate speech" is not protected speech

5/16/2022 7:05:05 PM

Circuit Court of Appeals to consider the argument that Florida's vaccine passport ban is somehow a free speech violation

5/16/2022 4:24:14 PM

NYT questions "whether the ability to livestream should be so easily accessible" after Buffalo shooting

5/16/2022 3:11:32 PM

Truth Social tests web version that will grant access to millions more users

5/16/2022 2:08:45 PM

Elon Musk says people are being "manipulated" by Twitter's algorithm

5/16/2022 1:16:47 PM

Senator Klobuchar's Big Tech antitrust bill is criticized as it could hinder platforms' ability to censor

5/16/2022 12:30:38 PM

Canada's intelligence officials says there's a rise in "anti-authority" sentiment

5/16/2022 11:53:42 AM

New York Governor Kathy Hochul suggests Twitch is an "accomplice" to Buffalo mass shooting

5/14/2022 6:33:13 PM

Canada's Globe and Mail pushes back against government's online censorship bill

5/14/2022 6:27:55 PM

Eckerd College government refuses to recognize Republican group unless it censors its social media posts

5/14/2022 6:22:09 PM

In Hong Kong, people are being jailed over tweets

5/14/2022 4:56:52 PM

Trump starts hiring for Netflix competitor, TMTG+

5/14/2022 4:17:13 PM

2000 Mules confirmed as a "huge hit" for Rumble and Locals, reported biggest political documentary in a decade

5/13/2022 11:52:50 PM

Anonymous app Yik Yak exposed user locations, report alleges

5/13/2022 4:20:04 PM

Rumble expects to go public in Q3 2022, raising $400M to fund even more growth

5/13/2022 1:36:06 PM

Biden disinformation chief said verified users like her should be able to edit tweets

5/13/2022 12:53:21 PM

CDC catalogs lawmakers' tweets about vaccines, documents reveal

5/13/2022 11:49:46 AM

After subscribers quit, Netflix tells activist employees it's time to support free speech

5/13/2022 11:07:07 AM

Facebook turns off AR filters in Texas and Illinois over facial recognition legal concerns

5/13/2022 9:57:26 AM

Elon Musk Twitter deal "on hold" pending investigation into spam bots

5/12/2022 11:53:47 PM

Rights groups call on Zoom to stop surveilling people's emotions

5/12/2022 10:36:10 PM

Congressman Eric Swalwell says Apple and Google should decide what's allowed on people's phones

5/12/2022 5:24:35 PM

Canada is on the brink of a digital ID future

5/12/2022 4:36:08 PM

Driverless cars record everything, making them moving surveillance machines

5/12/2022 4:25:49 PM

Tech platforms support New York bill to ban invasive geofence warrants

5/12/2022 3:16:21 PM

Federation of State Medical Boards introduces misinformation policy

5/12/2022 2:03:16 PM

Twitter bans Ontario Party leader Derek Sloan over Covid tweet

5/12/2022 12:59:51 PM

Associated Press suggests Elon Musk pushing back against critics contradicts his support of free speech

5/12/2022 12:38:42 PM

Judge temporarily reinstates Texas anti-censorship bill

5/11/2022 11:25:12 PM

Google introduces new wallet with support for digital IDs and vaccine cards

5/11/2022 10:54:31 PM

China censors WHO's criticism of zero-Covid policy

5/11/2022 8:56:36 PM

Nina Jankowicz, Disinfo Board chief, voiced support for UK government setting standards for acceptable speech

5/11/2022 7:27:59 PM

Rep. Jim Banks tells Pentagon to preserve documents on its NewsGuard "Misinformation Fingerprints" contract

5/11/2022 4:58:53 PM

The EU wants to scan all chat messages, using the guise of combating child abuse

5/11/2022 4:15:47 PM

ICE bypasses privacy laws by using data brokers, collecting data on "majority" of Americans

5/11/2022 2:49:31 PM

TikTok censors videos alleging inconsistencies in Amber Heard testimony

5/10/2022 9:36:45 PM

Odysee announces its biggest ever performance upgrade, promises "no more buffering"

5/10/2022 4:53:28 PM

India criticizes Big Tech censorship

5/10/2022 4:05:39 PM

Odysee adds video chapters

5/10/2022 3:41:32 PM

Elon Musk supports the EU's DSA that fines platforms that don't censor "misinformation," "hate speech"

5/10/2022 2:38:19 PM

Heritage Foundation promotes Rumble after YouTube censorship

5/10/2022 1:37:53 PM

30 million Italians sign up for Digital ID system to access services

5/9/2022 10:52:11 PM

UK's online censorship bill faces Conservative backlash

5/9/2022 5:21:26 PM

"2000 Mules" documentary grosses over $1 million in 12 hours on Locals and Rumble, a big win for alt-tech

5/9/2022 2:52:19 PM

Bill Gates wants to create a 3,000 person social media unit to quash "vaccine misinformation"

5/9/2022 2:28:53 PM

Ireland's President says Elon Musk allowing free speech on Twitter would be "dangerous"

5/9/2022 2:23:13 PM

FDA commissioner says online "misinformation" is killing people

5/9/2022 2:13:54 PM

EU votes to extend vaccine passes until at least summer 2023

5/9/2022 2:00:28 PM

Mentions of website blocking are found in the UK-Australia trade agreement

5/8/2022 11:17:03 PM

VPN providers question their future in India after anti-privacy law introduction

5/8/2022 5:21:25 PM

A non-BigTech chat, file storage, calendar, task management, video call, and conferencing tool

5/8/2022 4:33:28 PM

California judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Twitter

5/8/2022 2:54:31 PM

Florida lawsuit aims to stop Elon Musk's Twitter purchase

5/8/2022 1:56:09 PM

Canada's health authorities tracked people's phones during the pandemic

5/7/2022 5:57:24 PM

Teachers union pushes for independent review of Meta's "societal impacts and risks"

5/7/2022 4:21:36 PM

Ireland considered full-blown surveillance state in response to Covid, book alleges