The bill aims to curb people’s speech by targeting platforms By Didi Rankovic | Reclaim The Net | December 27, 2021
If a state senator got his way, the state of New York could soon get a new law aimed at regulating what content can appear on social media. The bill is designed to circumvent existing federal-level solutions in some instances and is reportedly inspired by internal documents leaked by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen.
New York Democrat introduces new social media censorship bill
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Tech Giants Eye Lucrative Rent Market as End to Eviction Moratorium Could Leave Millions Homeless
Tech Giants Eye Lucrative Rent Market as End to Eviction Moratorium Could Leave Millions Homeless
A “tsunami” of evictions is about to sweep across the United States when the 120-day moratorium ends today, threatening millions of Americans with homelessness or worse – a new set of landlords called Facebook, Google and Apple.
Bannon to Apple: Pay attention to Trump tweet on unlocking iPhones (video)
Trump’s former chief strategist says the president is going to “drop the hammer” on getting tech companies to work with authorities.
“If I were the guys at Apple I would pay attention to President Trump’s tweets,” Bannon said. “I would treat his tweets like a papal bull.”
Trump suggested in a tweet that Apple should unlock password-protected iPhones used by the shooter who killed three people at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in December.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/01/15/bannon-to-apple-pay-attention-to-trump-tweet-on-unlocking-iphones.html
Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts
As the US government escalates hybrid wars on Venezuela, Iran, and Syria, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are suspending accounts and censoring content
— Read on thegrayzone.com/2020/01/12/us-pressure-social-media-censoring-suspending-venezuela-iran-syria/amp/