Journalist Matt Taibbi was one of the individuals involved in publishing Twitter Files, which detailed information of Twitter’s involvement with government officials to censor news stories or public figures. For instance, these files revealed that Twitter employees had willfully censored the Hunter Biden laptop story because it would be inconvenient for voters to know about …
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During the 1940s and 50s in the US, Senator Joseph McCarthy led a campaign of political oppression against left-wing individuals, often politicians with socialist leanings and union leaders. These individuals were penalized simply for having political opinions that those in power disagreed with, and were labeled as threats to their country, co-conspirators with the USSR …
Earlier this month, Elon Musk released revelations about Twitter’s aggressive efforts to censor a true story from the New York Post about Hunter Biden’s laptop. Subsequently, journalist and author Matt Taibbi published Musk’s findings in the form of a long thread on Twitter in order for the story to get a lot of exposure. Despite …
In April, the Biden administration announced the beginning of the Disinformation Governance Board, which had the stated intention of protecting national security by combating various types of misinformation. There was incredible backlash to the creation of the DGB, and the agency folded within three weeks of its announced birth. Yet it would be naïve to …
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Last week, an article published in The Atlantic titled “Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty” argues for forgiving one another for what we said or did when we supposedly were ignorant of all covid science. The article was written by Emily Oster, a professor of Economics at Brown University. I entirely disagree with the article. Those …
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At the beginning of October, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to “designate the dissemination of misinformation or disinformation related to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, or “COVID-19,” as unprofessional conduct,” according to the bill’s own language. Thus, doctors in the state can now risk losing their licenses if they engage in spreading what the government …
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The 5th Circuit Court of the US has ruled that a Texas law banning social media companies from censoring users’ viewpoints is constitutional. Although small progress in combating social media censorship, this ruling is undoubtedly a victory for those who value free speech in the digital age. Trade groups NetChoice (Orwellian name there) and the …
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The charge of social media censorship is far from a new one. However, the past two years have seen more aggressive actions taken by social media to promote Establishment voices through algorithms, decide what constitutes misinformation, and remove content that “conflicts” with vague community guidelines. Yet it is difficult to take action against these companies …
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After years of legal battles, the extradition of Julian Assange has officially been approved by the UK government. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the order to extradite Assange on 17 June. Although the signing of this document is not the final say in the Assange case, as his own lawyers will fight back against …
We like to imagine that the US justice system is set up to prosecute wrongdoers and those who have committed egregious crimes against one or more members of the public. Yet this rose-coloured view has little bearing on how US courts are used in real life. With sad frequency, they are used to protect powerful …
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