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Ivy League epidemiologist takes on Twitter for censorship

Ivy League epidemiologist takes on Twitter for censorship Via Just The News: An Ivy League epidemiologist may be taking over Alex Berenson's legal fight after Twitter reinstated the contrarian journalist and belatedly acknowledged his tweets questioning the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines didn't violate its "misinformation" policies. Andrew Bostom, a veteran professor in Brown University's medical school until last year, told Just the News he has retained Berenson's lawyer for potential […]

today07/12/2022 35

New Zealand

New Zealand to ban young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes

New Zealand to ban young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes Via CNBC.com: New Zealand on Thursday announced plans to prevent young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes as part of an initiative to make the country entirely smoke-free by 2025. The measures will mean that anyone born after 2008 will not be able to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, while the level […]

today12/09/2021 15

Instagram

Instagram Censors Biologist for Posting Evidence Showing Biological Men Are Stronger Than Women

Instagram Censors Biologist for Posting Evidence Showing Biological Men Are Stronger Than Women Via Breitbart: Facebook-owned Instagram censored evolutionary biologist Colin Wright earlier this week after he posted a study from a major medical journal showing male-to-female transgender people (aka biological men) have a natural advantage over biological women in multiple sports. The Masters of the Universe reportedly consider the post to be “hate speech.” The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw […]

today10/15/2021 16

Twitter

Lawsuit against Twitter reveals how it works with Democrats to censor

Lawsuit against Twitter reveals how it works with Democrats to censor Via Reclaim The Net: Attorney, civil rights activist, and political commentator Rogan O’Handley (@dc_draino) has sued Twitter and several Democratic politicians and accused the defendants of violating his right to free speech by flagging and censoring his tweets and account. O’Handley is a popular social media influencer with millions of collective followers and had over 440,000 Twitter followers before […]

today06/19/2021 2

AP

AP says it will no longer name suspects in minor crimes

AP says it will no longer name suspects in minor crimes Via AP News: The Associated Press said Tuesday it will no longer run the names of people charged with minor crimes, out of concern that such stories can have a long, damaging afterlife on the internet that can make it hard for individuals to move on with their lives. In so doing, one of the world’s biggest newsgathering organizations […]

today06/16/2021 4

Facebook

Reports: Facebook to end rule exemptions for politicians

Reports: Facebook to end rule exemptions for politicians Via AP News: Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to several news reports. The company’s rationale for that policy held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy and in the public interest even if it is offensive, bullying or otherwise controversial. The social […]

today06/04/2021 8

Florida State University

Florida State University to pay student nearly $100,000 for anti-Catholic discrimination

Florida State University to pay student nearly $100,000 for anti-Catholic discrimination Via Just The News: Florida State University agreed to pay an ex-student government leader nearly six figures, seven months after a federal court ruled his rights were violated when he was removed from office for privately sharing Catholic beliefs. It reached a legal settlement with Jack Denton, former president of the student senate, under which he'll receive $1,050 in […]

today06/01/2021 4

selective enforcement

Defamation suit accuses Twitter of ‘selective enforcement’ of censorship policies

Defamation suit accuses Twitter of 'selective enforcement' of censorship policies Via Just The News: A defamation lawsuit against social media giant Twitter is accusing the company of unevenly enforcing its internal censorship policies depending on the political slant of the content in question. The lawsuit was filed by Colorado resident John Paul Mac Isaac, a computer repair store owner who last year was thrust into the scrum of the bitter U.S. […]

today05/20/2021 3

Facebook

Americans believe it’s time for Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook

Americans believe it’s time for Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook Via YouGov: On Wednesday, the Facebook Oversight Board declined to reinstate Donald Trump’s access to his Facebook account. The tech company banned the former president from using the social media platform after appearing to encourage his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. A YouGov poll conducted May 4-6 shows that Americans tend to believe Facebook made the right decision (49% […]

today05/08/2021 1

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