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In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his regret over giving in to government censorship requests in recent year...

Zuckerberg Officially Confirms Biden Pressure on Facebook to Censor: Covid, Hunter Laptop, and More

In a stunning admission, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook), has confirmed that the Biden administration exerted pressure on his company to censor content d...

Unlike Musk And X, Apple May Be Giving In To Brazil’s Censorship

Apple appears to be blocking the download of VPN apps from the App Store, a notably different choice than X and Elon Musk recently made....

Musk Shuts Down X’s Brazil Office After Judge’s “Secret” Censorship Demands

In a dramatic move that has sent ripples through the global tech and political communities, X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, announced the closure of its off...

Elon Musk Defends Free Speech Against Australian Censorship Demands

In a dramatic escalation of tension between Silicon Valley and the Australian government, Australia's Prime Minister has labeled Elon Musk as an "arrogant billionaire who thinks he...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Proposed TikTok Ban, Warns Against Government Overreach

In a fiery speech before Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) vehemently opposed a proposed bill that would ban TikTok in the United States. Greene, known for her outspoken...

Google CEO Criticized For Response to AI Researcher’s Exit

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has sent an email to Google employees in an effort to address backlash the company is facing over Dr. Timnit Gebru’s exit...

Section 230’s Future Is Shaky…Even With a Biden/Harris Administration

The controversial Section 230, protecting social media companies, may be under threat even with the incoming Biden/Harris administration. Secti...

Justice Department Recommends Rolling Back Big Tech Protections

In the wake of President Trump’s executive order targeting social media companies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed rolling back tech protecti...

Zoom In Hot Water Over Censorship On Behalf of Beijing

Zoom has found itself in hot water again, this time over suspending accounts at the request of the Chinese government....

Senator Hawley Questions Google CEO Over China Censorship

YouTube is in hot water over claims it engaged in censorship on behalf of the Chinese government....

Facebook Caves to Pressures to Censor ‘Anti-State’ Posts in Vietnam

Facebook has confirmed it is censoring anti-government posts in Vietnam following restrictions that throttled local access to its site....

What Not to Do: TikTok Censors ‘Ugly,’ ‘Poor’ and ‘Disabled’

It may be the one of the hottest social media platforms, but TikTok is...

RSF Creates ‘The Uncensored Library’ In Minecraft

Minecraft is already one of the most successful video games in the world, but now it’s also serving to help preserve information in its uncensored form....

TikTok Plans Transparency Center, Tries to Dispel Censorship Claims

TikTok has announced the upcoming launch of a new Transparency Center, aimed at pulling the curtain back on the platform’s moderation efforts....

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