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2024-09-04 01:41:01

Australian Government’s New “Disinformation” Reporting Portal Backfires as Users Submit Labor Party Ads
https://reclaimthenet.org/australian-governments-new-disinformation-reporting-portal-backfires-as-users-submit-labor-party-ads

2024-09-01 00:36:32

Dangerous for tyrants
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2024-08-30 22:40:12

Brazil: Supreme Court Judge Orders X To Be Banned, Threatens Citizens With Fines if They Use a VPN
https://reclaimthenet.org/brazil-supreme-court-judge-orders-x-to-be-banned

2024-06-25 02:07:57

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2024-06-18 04:13:17

Need a name for when trying to hide something only makes it blow up online. Any ideas?
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2024-06-17 22:16:15

👀 It's not a coincidence that the Biden administration is falsely referring to unfavorable video clips as "deepfakes" at the same time CISA is calling for mandatory content labeling of "deepfakes" ➡️ https://reclaimthenet.org/cisa-chief-calls-for-ai-image-labeling-legislation
https://video.nostr.build/5950ac0c84191d65ad265c1beca7f7706b0e1416c6cf578d24be0507ebbb4820.mp4

2024-06-05 15:31:44

Hypocritical Move: E*Trade Reportedly Considers Shutting Down Roaring Kitty
https://reclaimthenet.org/etrade-reportedly-considers-shutting-down-roaring-kitty

2024-06-03 16:24:53

Google Tightens Influence on UK Elections with New “Moderation” Tactics
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-tightens-influence-on-uk-elections-with-new-moderation-tactics

2024-05-26 04:31:39

Trump Promises Ross Ulbricht’s Freedom
https://reclaimthenet.org/trump-promises-ross-ulbrichts-freedom

2024-05-21 15:12:00

🚨 NEW: Klaus Schwab is stepping down as Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
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2024-05-20 19:43:56

Google’s AI-First Ambitions Sideline Publishers, Boost Its Ability To Filter and Control Information
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-ai-overview-sidelines-publishers

2024-05-18 01:54:12

EU Investigates Meta in Crackdown on Alleged “Rabbit Hole” Effects, Wants It To Push Digital ID
https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-investigates-meta-in-crackdown-on-alleged-rabbit-hole-effects-wants-it-to-push-digital-id

2024-05-17 20:13:44

EU’s Von der Leyen Calls for More Censorship Amid Re-Election Campaign
https://reclaimthenet.org/eus-von-der-leyen-calls-for-more-censorship-amid-re-election-campaign

2024-05-15 01:58:50

RFK Jr. Files Lawsuit Against Meta, Alleging Censorship of Presidential Campaign Video
https://reclaimthenet.org/rfk-jr-files-lawsuit-against-meta-alleging-censorship-of-presidential-campaign-video

2024-05-14 18:33:09

The Warrantless Surveillance Bill Renewal Is Even Broader Than Many Noticed
https://reclaimthenet.org/the-warrantless-surveillance-bill-renewal-is-even-broader-than-many-noticed

2024-05-14 16:17:43

EU’s Controversial Digital ID Regulations Set for 2024, Mandating Big Tech Compliance by 2026
https://reclaimthenet.org/eus-controversial-digital-id-mandating-big-tech-compliance-by-2026

2024-05-13 22:50:31

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2024-05-13 22:49:49

A "doctored image" is how the New York Times describes a meme.
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2024-05-07 18:50:15

🚨 TikTok sues the US government over divestiture bill.
Here are its key arguments:
Unprecedented and Discriminatory Legislation: TikTok argues the Act is uniquely discriminatory as it targets a single platform, restricting the speech of millions of Americans.
Violation of First Amendment Rights: TikTok contends that the Act violates the First Amendment by imposing a content-based and speaker-based ban on the platform.
Impractical Divestiture Requirements: The Act's divestiture option is deemed infeasible by TikTok, labeling it as non-viable both technically and legally within the given timeframe.
Lack of Substantive Justification: TikTok criticizes the lack of concrete evidence or legislative findings to support the claim that TikTok presents a national security threat.
Existence of Less Restrictive Alternatives: TikTok argues that less restrictive security measures it proposed were ignored in favor of an extreme and unnecessary ban.
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2024-05-07 03:22:58

Documents Reveal Facebook Described Its Struggle with Biden White House on COVID-19 Censorship as a “Knife Fight”
https://reclaimthenet.org/fb-biden-white-house-on-covid-19-censorship-as-a-knife-fight

2024-02-12 20:24:15

JUST IN: The White House says it needs to "combat" "misinformation" and "disinformation" on social media.
https://video.nostr.build/a22059fa6ad223ea44db1f23cb9a9d22094badd3301c613290702821db824d6a.mp4

2024-01-18 15:59:39

The Washington Post is still at it.
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2024-01-15 01:03:18

Fauci Admits to Arbitrary Rules That Boosted Mass Surveillance and Suppressed Opinions
https://reclaimthenet.org/fauci-admits-to-arbitrary-rules-that-boosted-mass-surveillance-and-suppressed-opinions The

2024-01-13 01:54:53

Vivek Ramaswamy Accuses Google of Attempting To “Rig This Election” After YouTube Deletes the Channel of shaneyyricch, a Creator Who Interviewed Him
https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-deletes-the-channel-of-shaneyyricch-vivek-ramaswamy-interview

2023-12-08 17:35:30

🚨 "possible first amendment activity."
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2023-11-21 17:17:21

TODAY: New York Governor Kathy Hochul expresses her "indignation" at social media companies not censoring online "hate speech" and demands they take "concrete action."
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2023-11-21 01:27:02

🚨 X has filed a lawsuit against Media Matters, accusing the organization of misleading advertisers in an attempt to harm X and suppress free speech.
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2023-11-14 02:14:10

Governor Kathy Hochul Says New York Has Started Conducting Special Media “Surveillance Efforts” To Monitor “Hate”
https://reclaimthenet.org/hochul-special-media-surveillance-efforts-to-monitor-hate

2023-10-20 00:16:52

New York Attorney General Letitia James Demands Censorship of Speech Regarding Israel-Hamas Conflict
https://reclaimthenet.org/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-demands-censorship-of-speech-regarding-israel-hamas-conflict

2023-10-05 00:54:58

Fifth Circuit Expands Injunction Against Government Online Censorship To Include CISA...
https://reclaimthenet.org/fifth-circuit-expands-injunction-against-government-online-censorship-to-include-cisa

2023-09-25 19:33:48

Scotland To Set Up New Police Unit To Tackle “Hate” and “Misgendering,” Ignites Free Speech Concerns
https://reclaimthenet.org/scotland-new-police-unit-to-tackle-hate-and-misgendering

2023-09-19 15:46:53

YouTube Targets Russell Brand, Cuts Off His Income, Despite No Content Violations
https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-demonetizes-russell-brand

2023-09-13 20:42:02

Waiting for the censorship to end.
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2023-09-06 16:07:27

A "safe" with a backdoor is not a safe.
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2023-09-02 03:17:47

Vivek wants the state, not parents, to decide whether under 16s can use social media.
Not only does this proposal curb personal freedoms, it would require platforms to check digital IDs to police it.
Cigarettes are not speech.
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2023-08-30 19:37:53

Ugh. The only way they can get people to pay attention to CNN is if they shove it in your face while you're trying to watch something else.
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2023-08-28 19:40:34

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2023-08-26 14:34:06

🚨 Ireland's Media Minister Catherine Martin to create a new "body" to tackle "misinformation" online - all to help enforce the EU's new censorship law.
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2023-08-25 18:02:09

"We’re bringing our European values into the digital world." - words no one ever wanted to hear.
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2023-08-23 23:58:18

Former Mexican Congressman Is Convicted After “Misgendering” Transgender Politician
In an alarming judgment that has brought free speech in Mexico under scrutiny, Rodrigo Iván Cortés, a renowned pro-family advocate and former congressman, has been found guilty of multiple charges, including “gender-based political violence.” The punishment? A fine, forced apology, mandatory “gender violence” training, and perhaps most concerning, enrollment in a “sanctions registry.”
The supreme court of electoral affairs in Mexico ratified a lower court's verdict, convicting Cortés for crimes like “digital violence,” and "psychological violence.” These charges stem from his reference to member of congress Salma Luévano, a transgender woman, as a "man who self-ascribes as a woman."
Mexico's high court has slapped Cortés with a 19,244 Mexican pesos fine ($1,129), and commanded him to publicly apologize and share the court ruling on social media for a month. Cortés must now enroll in a registry that tracks sanctions against women.
Cortés, head of Frente Nacional por la Familia (FNF), lamented his conviction by voicing concerns about the erosion of democratic values and suppression of free speech in Mexico. Asserting his commitment to protecting the universal right to free speech and expressing truth, he vowed to fight for justice and resist the misuse of laws to silence individuals for their legitimate beliefs.
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2023-08-22 19:54:07

🚨X is working on a new "Report EU illegal content" button for the EU's new censorship law to be enforced starting this week.
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2023-08-21 20:46:18

Glenn Greenwald eviscerates pro-censorship journalists: "For me, for a journalist to advocate for censorship is like hearing a cardiologist encourage people to smoke more cigarettes."
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2023-08-21 18:36:52

No thanks.
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2023-08-20 20:23:57

The Mayor of London is the latest politician found trying to silence criticism.
This time, of his dystopian Ultra Low Emission Zones scheme, that inflicts mass surveillance on citizens in the name of climate science.
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2023-08-20 17:17:21

Words are apparently "deadly" now, so the UN is building a "digital army" to "fight deadly disinformation."
The head of the UN has also claimed that so-called "disinformation" is an "existential risk to humanity."
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2023-08-16 19:58:02

🚨 If given the opportunity to be a dictator, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he would ban social media.
On the Neil Mitchell Asks Why podcast that he would ban social media because of "keyboard warriors” who can “anonymously say anything at all…without any fear."
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2023-08-16 18:57:34

🚨 👀 X is seemingly working on adding government ID verification with Israeli digital ID company AU10TIX. To verify by ID, users will have to upload a selfie and a photo of their government ID.
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2023-08-15 18:10:51

🚨 Microsoft's Xbox is introducing a new strike system for online "hate speech," "profanity" and more that could see players banned from games they've paid for, for up to a year.
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2023-08-11 17:04:36

"You're not being censored. We're just reducing the chance of anyone hearing you to zero."

2023-08-11 16:20:10

“That’s a really nice social media platform you got there; it would be a shame if something happened to it."
It sounds like Circuit Judge Don Willett isn't buying the Biden administration's claims that it wasn't trying to censor speech.
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2023-08-11 15:41:40

That's funny because "garbage in, garbage out, and garbage all about," perfectly sums up today's news media anyway.
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2023-08-10 21:09:07

X CEO Linda Yaccarino: “Lawful But Awful” Content To Be Hidden...
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2023-08-09 17:50:14

The state of the press is embarrassing.
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2023-08-08 18:37:23

Countries that want to ban encryption and implement digital ID can't even manage to keep criminals from stealing citizens' data on a daily basis.
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2023-08-08 15:42:30

The press, who couldn't be any more skeptical of Elon Musk says it's time to take a MORE skeptical approach when covering Elon Musk.
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2023-08-08 15:35:23

Highly-censored "Hate-Free Social App" WeAre8 is launching in the US today. Is there room in the market for yet another app that censors speech?
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2023-07-24 23:53:05

Twitter found a way to actually get the police to turn up in SF.
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2023-07-23 20:58:19

"There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry... There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors. Our political life is also predicated on openness. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it and that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire.
And we know that as long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost, and science can never regress." - J. Robert Oppenheimer
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2023-07-20 16:10:30

You won't be surprised to learn that Democrats are trying to censor today's hearing on censorship...
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/shorts/kennedy-censor-1.mp4

2023-07-17 17:14:50

Senator Elizabeth Warren is continuing the trend of demanding government agencies be politically weaponized and is demanding an SEC investigation into Elon Musk's Tesla over Twitter ties, alleging a conflict of interest.
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2023-07-17 16:43:43

"Humor is the good natured side of a truth." - Mark Twain
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2023-07-16 00:04:30

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2023-07-14 23:56:31

Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says online censorship played a major part in the events leading to January 6.
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/ramaswarmy-3344b.mp4

2023-07-14 23:02:17

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2023-07-14 20:04:34

It turns out Australia's censorship law isn't about censorship.
It's just about protecting people from "fake news and crackpot conspiracy theories." /s
What happens when the government is the crackpot conspiracy theorist?
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2023-07-14 19:09:11

The EU has its Digital Services Act.
The UK has its Online Safety Bill
Australia has its Online Safety Act.
The US is using the Censorship-Industrial-Complex.
We've currently undergoing an orchestrated global push to police online speech and there isn't nearly enough pushback.

2023-07-14 18:38:30

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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2023-07-14 18:27:15

"You preside over the FBI that has the lowest level of trust in the FBI's history. People trusted the FBI more when J Edgar Hoover was running the place than when you are."
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/shorts/fbi-abus20983242.mp4

2023-07-13 16:59:06

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2023-07-08 19:51:28

Next it will be, "Conversations over the dinner table goes largely unchecked."
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2023-07-07 21:12:32

Is this code for "only discuss things our advertisers will like." ???
"Politics and hard news are inevitably going to show up on Threads - they have on Instagram as well to some extent - but we're not going to do anything to encourage those verticals."
"...from a platform's perspective, any incremental engagement or revenue they might drive is not at all worth the scrutiny, negativity (let's be honest), or integrity risks that come along with them."
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2023-07-07 20:13:09

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2023-07-07 18:51:12

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2023-07-07 18:38:48

Even pro-censorship hall monitors are being censored on Threads 👀
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2023-07-07 02:06:36

"SO IT'S LIKE A TWITTER CLONE BUT INSTEAD OF FREE SPEECH YOU HAVE TO BE KIND TO EACH OTHER OR YOU GET BANNED. AND THAT'S 'KINDNESS' AS DEFINED BY THE SAME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. OH, AND YOU HAVE TO TOE THE LINE ON MAINSTREAM AND GOVERNMENT NARRATIVES OR YOU'LL GET BANNED."
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2023-07-07 01:22:49

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2023-07-06 17:58:26

Social media hall monitor types when they get a new platform to police.
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2023-07-06 17:35:17

He can barely contain his glee as he talks about how a CBDC will mean the government can fully control how you spend money.
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/59940721934341_V2.mp4

2023-07-05 20:30:10

How The WHO Plans To Increase Its Power, "Restrict Individual Liberties," Curb "Disinformation"
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/platform/WHO-WHA-73532573257832b.mp4

2023-07-05 17:18:35

CNN is alarmed over the fact Biden has been blocked from pressuring platforms to remove protected speech.
"This is a conservative ideology that clearly comes through in this decision, it’s a conservative political ideology."
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/cn243048452964.mp4

2023-07-05 02:36:45

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2023-07-05 00:55:48

"Journalists" framing First Amendment protections as a loss.
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2023-07-04 23:00:34

🎉 Happy 4th of July! 🎉
https://reclaimthenet.org/biden-censorship-injunction

2023-06-27 16:35:52

Democrats Call on YouTube To Bring Back Its Election Censorship Rules
Lawmakers had a collective outburst in D.C. on Thursday, taking on the big dog of tech, Alphabet Inc., and its brainchild, YouTube. It's all about YouTube's 180 on its election "misinformation" stance, which, by the way, is giving some lawmakers serious heartburn as the presidential race lurks around the corner.
Not The YouTube Sheriff Anymore: YouTube decided to take off its censor hat when it comes to one policy. They’ve decided to ease the leash on videos that might throw shade on the 2020 presidential elections. When YouTube made the big reveal, four Democratic lawmakers from the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee had an outburst. Among them was Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D.-NJ). His crew blasted YouTube.
They penned their beef in a letter that we managed to snag for you, which contained this gem: “While you claim that taking such action is ‘core to a functioning democratic society,’ we emphatically disagree.” And they didn’t stop there - they suggested it was a dagger to democracy’s heart, and twisted the metaphorical knife by demanding YouTube think twice about this "harmful policy decision."
YouTube’s Internal Ping Pong: What’s with this YouTube backflip? Digging into their June 2nd announcement, it smells like some soul-searching happened at YouTube HQ. The platform went on a deleting frenzy - tens of thousands of videos got axed, and now they’re having second thoughts. Like, maybe they were the villains in this plot all along? They’re thinking the policy that was supposed to be a shield against election denialism could end up putting a sock in political speech without really putting the brakes on violence.
“Havoc upon Democracy” or Free Speech? But the Democratic lawmakers weren't buying what YouTube was selling. They lit into YouTube, tagging this as a dangerous gambit. They say the cat's already out of the bag and content trashing the legitimacy of recent elections has caused chaos.
Since when has free speech been antithetical to democracy?
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2023-06-23 17:04:25

Politicians the day after swearing an oath to uphold the US Constitution.
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2023-06-19 21:30:12

Name a more historic battle.
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2023-06-19 01:23:42

Just in.
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2023-06-18 19:48:36

Scientists then; scientists now
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2023-06-17 23:49:19

The United Nations complains online platforms are being used to spread "disinformation" and "hate." More censorship proposals incoming.
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/shorts/Mis-and-Disinformation-UN-8587898.mp4

2023-06-14 02:57:24

🚨 A judge has issued a temporary restraining order, preventing Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard - until the court rules on a preliminary injunction on June 22nd.
The deal was originally supposed to close before a deadline on July 18th.
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2023-06-13 17:13:54

Imagine what would have been lost if Microsoft had to approve every app you were allowed to install on your PC back in the 1990s.
Apple's policies are one of the biggest obstacles to freedom right now. Its dominion is entrenched within a walled garden and its business model is the ultimate form of gatekeeping.
It's stifling innovation - a single Big Tech company deciding which apps are allowed to live or die, and imposing an artificial ceiling on technological ingenuity.
All while Apple's own business model is increasingly reliant on the least-innovative idea of all: a toll booth on the only highway in and out of town. #note14vf…uuh6

2023-05-25 16:24:09

🚨 LinkedIn has LOCKED OUT Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, accusing him of spreading "misinformation." Ramaswamy has called it "Big Tech election interference" after the platform censored his views on "climate policy and Biden’s relationships with China."
Decentralized platforms are the future.
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2023-05-17 16:42:46

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2023-05-16 18:17:25

Julian Assange is still in jail for publishing truth while Pulitzer Prizes are being won for bogus stories.

2023-05-15 17:22:50

Samsung, one of the most popular phone manufacturers in the world, has teamed up with the Bank of Korea to push CBDC rollout via Samsung Galaxy phones.

2023-05-15 15:57:47

🇪🇺 Commissioner Ylva Johansson, who claimed it's possible to scan encrypted comms without breaking encryption, has been hit with a complaint from rights group EDRi. EDRi accused her of violating impartiality and transparency requirements when pushing for encryption backdoors.
https://reclaimthenet.org/ylva-johansson-is-confused

2023-05-13 18:31:50

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2023-05-13 17:55:14

🇹🇷 Twitter has announced that it will be censoring some content in Turkey. The content restrictions were announced less than a day before a major election on Sunday.

2023-05-03 16:02:07

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2023-04-28 17:19:51

🤦 "Freedom of speech is not at risk when it’s regulated. On the contrary, defending free speech is regulating it." - Brazil's Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino