How Disney Got That 'Theme Park Exemption' In Ron DeSantis' Unconstitutional Social Media Bill

It's been almost exactly a year since Florida Man Governor, Ron DeSantis announced plans to try to pass a law that would ban social media websites from taking down misinformation, abuse, and other types of speech. When the final bill came out, at...

Ohio bill could make it easier to sue social media companies over censorship

Similar bills were introduced in both Florida and Texas, but both were blocked by federal judges in each state for violating the First Amendment.

Twitter's algorithm favours the political right, a recent study finds

Research shows Twitter tends to amplify the tweets of politically right-wing sources over left-leaning sources.

Are We Powerless Against Social Media Feeds?

By choice or by necessity, many have accepted the ways in which social media companies deliver information to the public. Scrolling to get to the next

Who should police social media?

Twitter reports a record number of government requests to remove content.

Devin Nunes, CEO Of Trump's TRUTH Social, Confirms That 'Free Speech' Social Media Will Be HEAVILY Moderated

It's never been a secret that for all of the public claims about how Donald Trump's upcoming social network "TRUTH Social" will be for "free speech" that this was never actually the plan. We noted right up front that its...

Vague Social Media Laws Create Fear in the Middle East. Can Encryption Tools Help?

Experts discuss how social media is being treated in the Middle East and how to respond.

Social media platforms must refuse Russia’s demands to censor media, RSF says | Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google (YouTube), Twitter and Telegram not to comply with the Russian media regulator’s draconian demand for the deletion of accounts held by OVD-Info, a news website that it...

The 2022 Reset Scholarship in Social Media and Democracy - The Citizen Lab

Background: Professor Ronald Deibert’s book “Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society” was shortlisted for the 2020 Donner Prize, which is awarded by the Donner Canadian Foundation to recognize excellence in public policy writing and...

Twitter shakes up its security team.

Parag Agrawal, the new chief executive, fired the company’s head of security this week. Twitter’s chief information security officer is also leaving.

Social Media NOT Censoring Muslim Hate Speech and Incitement to Murder - Frontpagemag

ASPI - The Gov’t-Funded Conspiracist Think Tank Now Controlling Your Social Media Feed

Alan Macleod on how ASPI, a shady think tank that pushed the Iraq WMD lie, is now controlling your Twitter feed.

Twitter brings NFTs to the timeline as hexagon-shaped profile pictures

Twitter makes NFT owners easy to find, or avoid

British Jewish leader resigns following comments about ‘war with Islam’

Gary Mond, an official at the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the JNF, steps down after past social media activity comes to light

Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation in Months Leading Up to US Capitol Attack

January 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, with many calling for executions or other political violence, an investigation by ProPublica and the Washington Post has found. The barrage – averaging at least…

When Twitter Protects Abusers and Abuse (and Twitter's Sponsors)

Twitter is an out-of-control censorship machine and it should be treated accordingly even by those who merely "read" or "follow" Twitter accounts; Twitter is a filter, not a news/media platform or even means of communication