The Chinese government applied pressure on Apple to remove the two biggest queer dating apps from its App Store in […]
Category: censorship
Man finally released a month after absurd arrest for reposting Trump meme
Bodycam footage undermined sheriff’s “true threat” justification for the arrest. The saga of a 61-year-old man jailed for more than […]
4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act
The risk assessments also seem to unconstitutionally compel speech, they argued, forcing them to share information and “potentially incriminate themselves […]
64 percent back Online Safety Act but censorship worries persist
A new survey of 2,000 UK consumers shows that 64 percent agree the Online Safety Act protects children, with support […]
Elon Musk’s “thermonuclear” Media Matters lawsuit may be fizzling out
Judge blocks FTC’s Media Matters probe as a likely First Amendment violation. Media Matters for America (MMFA)—a nonprofit that Elon […]
UK VPN interest surges in response to new Online Safety Act
The UK’s new Online Safety Act came into force this week, aimed at protecting youngsters with age verification to access […]
Researcher threatens X with lawsuit after falsely linking him to French probe
X claimed that David Chavalarias, “who spearheads the ‘Escape X’ campaign”—which is “dedicated to encouraging X users to leave the […]
X sues to block copycat NY content moderation law after California win
“It is our sincere belief that the current social media landscape makes it far too easy for bad actors to […]
Trump admin accused of censoring NIH’s top expert on ultra-processed foods
Hall claims that because of this, aides for Kennedy blocked him from being directly interviewed by New York Times reporters […]
ChatGPT can now write erotica as OpenAI eases up on AI paternalism
“Following the initial release of the Model Spec (May 2024), many users and developers expressed support for enabling a ‘grown-up […]