The Definitive List Of How We’re Living In “1984”
By Tyler Durden While some may think we’re living more of an Animal Farm existence (pigs hatch a coup and overthrow the humans, only to…
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These Countries Have an Internet Kill Switch … And They Admit It
By Aden Tate What do you suppose would happen if the President of the United States deemed it necessary, for “national security,” to flip the Internet…
Survey: 80% of Students are “self-censoring their viewpoints”, Many Feel Uncomfortable Speaking Up In Class
By Ben Zeisloft Four in five college students in the United States report censoring their own views while 48% say they are uncomfortable “expressing [their]…
“No Soul, No Free Will.” — The End of Humanity?
By Ice Age Farmer “The idea that humans have free will, or a soul — these are over!” Technocrats have not just declared war on…
Why Alternative News is America’s Last Hope for True Journalism
By Jeff Thompson “How can you believe that? I mean, look at your source. It’s an alternative news site. According to my TV, the truth…
NPR’s Mind-Rot Logic: Even the Truth Can Be Misinformation
Op-Ed by Ben Bartee NPR is ostensibly concerned that American citizens still have access to independent media platforms which – despite rigged algorithms that favor…
O (no!) Canada: Fast-moving Proposal Creates Filtering, Blocking and Reporting Rules—And Speech Police to Enforce Them
By Corynne McSherry and Katitza Rodriguez Policymakers around the world are contemplating a wide variety of proposals to address “harmful” online expression. Many of these…
Biden Gives “Five Eyes” What It Always Wanted: Access To Everyone’s Social Media
By MassPrivateI For years, Americans have largely ignored corporate social media surveillance. But that all of that is about to change, thanks to President Biden….
India’s Draconian Rules for Internet Platforms Threaten User Privacy and Undermine Encryption
By Katitza Rodriguez and Kurt Opsahl The Indian government’s new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (“2021 Rules”) pose huge problems for free expression…
Can the Biden Administration Censor the Internet Through Private Companies?
By Ethan Yang Misinformation has become one of the most abused words in contemporary dialogue. Any reasonable person should immediately raise red flags when someone…
The US Government Threatens Tech Companies To Push Censorship Agendas
By Caitlin Johnstone The elephant in the room with the ongoing controversy about the Biden administration’s push for more internet censorship is the fact that…
Right or Left, You Should Be Worried About Big Tech Censorship
By Cory Doctorow Conservatives are being censored Claiming that “right-wing voices are being censored,” Republican-led legislatures in Florida and Texas have introduced legislation to “end…
This is Fascism: White House and Facebook Merge to Censor “Problematic Posts”
By Matt Agorist If we look back throughout history, all societies whose government attempted to, or actually succeeded in, controlling the speech of their citizens,…
Twitter Says Government Demands To Remove Tweets From Journalists, News Outlets Jump 26%
By Tyler Durden Twitter on Wednesday announced that government demands to remove content posted by journalists and news outlets jumped 26% worldwide in the second…