By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | November 7, 2022 The UN’s high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, has sent an open letter to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk, asking him to ensure that Twitter respects human rights and monitors hate speech and misinformation. We obtained a copy of the letter for you here. In […]
By Dan Frieth | Reclaim The Net | November 6, 2022 Jen Psaki, the former White House press secretary, and Department of Justice (DOJ) are fighting a subpoena requiring her to testify in the lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana attorneys general – alleging that the Biden administration colluded with social media platforms to censor certain […]
RT | November 5, 2022 By acquiring Twitter last month, Elon Musk took charge of a social media platform that “spews lies all across the world,” US President Joe Biden said on Friday. The comment came shortly after reports emerged that Musk had fired thousands of Twitter employees globally as part of a cost-cutting strategy. […]
By Dan Frieth | Reclaim The Net | November 5, 2022 A US District Judge has rejected a request to delay the deposition of top officials in President Biden’s administration in the lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana attorneys general, alleging censorship collusion between the Biden administration and social media companies. District Judge Terry Doughty […]
RT | November 4, 2022 Twitter owner Elon Musk has accused “activist groups” of “trying to destroy free speech in America” by pressuring advertisers to boycott his platform even though he hasn’t changed any policies. The billionaire took to Twitter to complain about the “massive drop in revenue” on Friday. The platform is losing money […]
Will they succeed at preserving censorship? By Igor Chudov | November 3, 2022 Pfizer is “pausing advertising on Twitter” because it is “concerned that Mr. Musk could scale back content moderation, which they worry would lead to an increase in objectionable content on the platform.” Pfizer was one of the most significant sources of revenue […]
By Tom Parker | Reclaim The Net | November 3, 2022 Canada’s Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is one of several recent attempts by Western governments to crush online speech while claiming that they support free expression. The bill is being pushed by Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez — a politician who believes that unregulated speech […]
RT | November 4, 2022 The number of Germans that agree with Russia’s position on the root causes of the Ukraine conflict has risen over the past several months, a recently published study reveals. Published on Wednesday and titled ‘Endurance test for the democracy: Pro-Russian conspiracy narratives and belief in disinformation in society’, the paper … … Continue reading →
A secret service initiative By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | November 3, 2022 New Zealand authorities have released a guide to help people identify signs of violent extremism. The secret service says they are usually closely monitoring between 40 to 50 potential terrorists, adding that most used to be motivated by their white identity or […]
The statement itself is misinformation By Christina Maas | Reclaim The Net | November 2, 2022 “Free speech does not include spreading misinformation to downplay political violence,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who also is chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tweeted – referencing an alleged “uptick in hate speech” since Elon Musk took Twitter private. […]
