Censorship News
- Instagram Is Going to Start Adding Politics Back Into Your Feed (Here’s How to Block It)lifehacker.com Instagram Is Going to Start Adding Politics Back Into Your Feed (Here’s How to Block It)
Instagram is showing users political content from accounts they don't follow by default. If you don't like that, there's a quick fix.
> Instagram is showing users political content from accounts they don't follow by default. If you don't like that, there's a quick fix.
- Meta is getting rid of fact checkers. Zuckerberg acknowledged more harmful content will appear on the platforms nowwww.cnn.com Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’ | CNN Business
In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and replacing them with user-generated “community notes,” similar to E...
- Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcastswww.voanews.com Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts
A ministerial committee made the decision over 'inciting material and reports that were deceiving and stirring strife'
> A ministerial committee made the decision over 'inciting material and reports that were deceiving and stirring strife'
- Bluesky at a crossroads as users petition to ban Jesse Singal over anti-trans views, harassment | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com Bluesky at a crossroads as users petition to ban Jesse Singal over anti-trans views, harassment | TechCrunch
Now with 25 million users, Bluesky is facing a test that will determine whether or not its platform will still be seen as a safe space and place of refuge
> Now with 25 million users, Bluesky is facing a test that will determine whether or not its platform will still be seen as a safe space and place of refuge
- Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutionalapnews.com Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.
> A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.
- Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion’s bid to buy Alex Jones’ Infowarswww.nbcnews.com Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid to buy Alex Jones' Infowars
The ruling dashed, at least for now, the plans of The Onion’s parent company to take over Infowars and radically shift its content.
- The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auctionspectrumlocalnews.com Trustee over Infowars auction asks court to approve The Onion's winning bid
It is not clear how quickly U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston will decide whether to approve the bid.
- Elon Musk Admits X is Throttling Links — Effectively Limiting People From Reading Newswww.mediaite.com Elon Musk Admits X is Throttling Links — Effectively Limiting People From Reading News
Musk confirmed that posts containing links are deprioritized, renewing criticism that the platform is restricting access to external sources of information.
- The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearingwtop.com The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing - WTOP News
A bankruptcy judge on Monday delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars, keeping the auction sale up in the air for at…
- Trump's pick for FCC chairman vows to take 'very hard look' at broadcast operations, Soros' radio takeoverwww.foxbusiness.com Trump's pick for FCC chairman vows to take 'very hard look' at broadcast operations, Soros' radio takeover
Under Trump's second administration, FCC chair nominee Brendan Carr wants to make sure America's broadcasters and media moguls are "serving the public interest."
- Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowarsapnews.com The Onion's bid for Alex Jones' Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing
A federal judge in Texas has delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.
- Alex Jones sues Sandy Hook families and Onion over ‘Frankenstein bid’ for Infowarswww.independent.co.uk Alex Jones sues Sandy Hook families and Onion over ‘Frankenstein bid’ for Infowars
Jones claimed ‘conspiratorial negotiation’ led to losing auction for Infowars
- The Onion wins bidding for InfoWars assets | CNN Businesswww.cnn.com The Onion has won the bid for Infowars’ assets | CNN Business
Satirical news site The Onion won the auction to acquire conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, which was sold off as part of a defamation settlement after he falsely called the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.
- Asmon finds out his reddit community is banned from /r/pics
cross-posted from: https://thelemmy.club/post/19050547
- Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, and Donald Trumpwww.theverge.com Celebrity jet-tracking accounts have vanished from Threads and Instagram
It's a bad week for the creator of @ElonJet.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21142439
> >Jack Sweeney, who gained notoriety for his @ElonJet account on X and maintained many of the suspended accounts, said on Threads that the development is “reminiscent of all my accounts getting suspended on Twitter.” The shuttered accounts, which used publicly available data to show the flight paths of private jets, initially displayed a message on Monday that read, “The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.” > > >Meta provided no direct warning or explanation for the suspensions, according to Sweeney, who says the accounts appear “blacked out with no options to interact or receive information.” In a statement to TechCrunch, however, an unnamed Meta spokesperson said “Given the risk of physical harm to individuals, and in keeping with the independent Oversight Board’s recommendation, we’ve disabled these accounts for violating our privacy policy.”
- Israelis banned, anti-Semites return? The streaming platform is controversialwww-ynet-co-il.translate.goog ישראלים מוחרמים, אנטישמים חוזרים? פלטפורמת הסטרימינג מעוררת מחלוקת
ישראלים שניסו להירשם בימים האחרונים לרשת החברתית הפופולרית טוויץ' (Twitch) מבית אמזון, גילו להפתעתם כי הם מקבלים הודעת שגיאה בלתי מוסברת. במקביל, במהלך כנס של הפלטפורמה נערך פאנל בין מספר יוצרי תוכן, ובו עלו טענות שיכולות בקלות להיחשב כאנטישמיות. כל אלו, כמו גם חזרתם של סטרימרים בעייתיים במיוחד, מעו...
- Homeland Security Chief Warns ‘Hate Speech’ Is Hurting Hurricane Relief, Risking Violencewww.huffpost.com Homeland Security Chief Warns ‘Hate Speech’ Is Hurting Hurricane Relief, Risking Violence
Biden also slammed Trump's efforts to spread false information related to the storms, snapping: “Former President Trump: Get a life, man. Help these people.”
- Discord Blocked in Russiatass-ru.translate.goog В России заблокировали Discord
В Роскомнадзоре пояснили, что доступ ограничен в связи с нарушением требований законодательства
- Musk’s X blocks links to JD Vance dossier and suspends journalist who posted itarstechnica.com Musk’s X blocks links to JD Vance dossier and suspends journalist who posted it
X says it suspended reporter for “posting unredacted personal information.”…
- Candace Owens suspended from YouTube over Kanye interviewwww.independent.co.uk Candace Owens suspended from YouTube over Kanye interview
Far-right commentator Candace Owens announced she has been suspended from YouTube after she violated the platform’s hate speech policies with the rapper’s interview
