‘We are not bots!’ In Berlin, Thousands Protest Proposed EU Regulation on Internet Upload Filters
By Filip Stojanovski An estimated 5,000 people gathered in Berlin on March 2 to protest a proposed EU copyright rule that could radically shift the…
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The Consensus Crisis: Conspiracy Theories, The Mandela Effect, Social Media Censorship, and Bitcoin
By Vin Armani How are the social media backlash against “conspiracy theories,” The Mandela Effect, and Bitcoin all connected? Over the last twenty years, individuals…
EU SCARED: Attempts to Move ACTA 2 Vote Before Protest Date — See Protest Map To Save Your Internet
By Aaron Kesel Protests all over Europe have been planned by Anonymous, as well as activists and politicians behind Pirate Parties International (PPI) for March…
How a Small Team of Journalists Overcame Facebook Censorship
By Alexander Rubenstein (MPN) — Facebook seemed to have outdone itself again in its ongoing suppression of independent media when, earlier this month in coordination with CNN,…
German Data Privacy Commissioner Says Article 13 Inevitably Leads to Filters, Which Inevitably Lead to Internet “Oligopoly”
By Cory Doctorow German Data Privacy Commissioner Ulrich Kelber is also a computer scientist, which makes him uniquely qualified to comment on the potential consequences…
Amazon Joins Big Tech Assault on Anti-Vaccine Information
By Jason Erickson As major media and big tech continue freaking out over 159 measles cases in the U.S., anti-vaccine campaigners are increasingly being likened…
An Apparent Dichotomy Exists Between Corporate & Government Free Speech Censorship
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom…
YouTube Begins Shutting Down Revenue For Anti-Vaccine Videos
By Jason Erickson As I recently reported, Facebook announced that it would begin exploring ways to fight anti-vaccine messaging after receiving a letter from Adam…
The Final Version of Europe’s “Meme Ban” is Here and It’s Worse Than We Thought
By Elias Marat A wide-ranging and draconian set of new rules in the European Union (EU) known as the Copyright Directive may end up destroying…
Conspiracy Researcher David Icke Banned From Speaking In Australia
Editor’s Note: As the social media and big tech purge of independent voices continues, entire supposedly democratic countries are banning certain voices as well. What…
What I Mean By “The Left Is Going INSANE”
By Tim Pool I made a video about the left being overrun by far left and leftist insanity a few weeks ago but wanted to…
Facebook Censors News Outlets Critical of US Foreign Policy and Corporate Media
By Jessica Corbett (CD) — Journalists and advocates of press freedoms are once more directing outrage and criticism at Facebook for selectively censoring pages on its platform…
The Worst Possible Version of the EU Copyright Directive Has Sparked a German Uprising
By Cory Doctorow Last week’s publication of the final draft of the new EU Copyright Directive baffled and infuriated almost everyone, including the massive entertainment…
EU Proposal Pushes Tech Companies to Tackle “Terrorist Content” with AI, Despite Implications for War Crimes Evidence
Op-Ed by Afef Abrougui A new video on Orient News’ YouTube channel shows a scene that is all too familiar to its regular viewers. Staff…