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The U.K. Government has stopped advertising on Twitter, adding to Elon Musk's challenge of reversing declining revenues amidst a corporate exodus from the platform.
Paul D. Thacker has written an illuminating exposé of the shadowy workings of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate and its leader Imran Ahmed, and their outsize role in driving online censorship.
Following the news that Elon Musk is considering taking legal action against the ADL over its role in ad boycotts, a new article in Public underlines the links between censorious NGOs like ADL and state security agencies.
Justin Trudeau's Government is at the forefront of the woke assault on our essential human liberties, says Jordan Peterson, as the psychologist faces the loss of his professional licence over tweets.
Most people seem to be under the illusion that the scandalous EU contract with Pfizer-BioNTech, absolving the companies of liability, is only available in redacted form. Is Twitter censorship to blame?
A Conservative councillor was arrested by Northamptonshire police and held in custody for nine hours because he expressed his support for free speech on Twitter.
Large platforms like X and Facebook are now required to be compliant with the EU's draconian Digital Services Act, which appears set to become the global standard and enable the European Commission to censor the internet.
As the August 25th deadline for the new EU online speech regulations approaches, Commissioner Thierry Breton warns social media companies to turn up the dial on censorship, or else.
Meta's new social media app and Twitter rival, Threads, promises a kinder, sanitised experience. But at what cost?
According to investigative reporter Robert Kogon, Elon Musk's claim that Twitter has withdrawn from the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation is an empty boast. In reality, it is still complying.
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