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Internet Censorship Archive

Archives for June 2019

Twitch is closing in on its Christchurch trollsTwitch is closing in on its Christchurch trolls
Facebook’s new terms of service explains how ads get targetedFacebook’s new terms of service explains how ads get targeted
LGBTQ Google employees ask SF Pride to remove the company from celebrationsLGBTQ Google employees ask SF Pride to remove the company from celebrations
YouTube looks to demonetization as punishment for major creators, but it doesn’t workYouTube looks to demonetization as punishment for major creators, but it doesn’t work
Why the internet’s most important law exists and how people are still getting it wrong

The author of a new book on Section 230 says it doesn’t matter if you’re a publisher or a platform

Adi Robertson
Both parties are mad about a proposal for federal anti-bias certificationBoth parties are mad about a proposal for federal anti-bias certification
Facebook moderators break their NDAs to expose desperate working conditions

At Facebook’s worst-performing content moderation site in North America, one contractor has died, and others say they fear for their lives

Casey Newton
First Amendment constraints don’t apply to private platforms, Supreme Court affirmsFirst Amendment constraints don’t apply to private platforms, Supreme Court affirms
Hundreds of active and former police officers are part of extremist Facebook groupsHundreds of active and former police officers are part of extremist Facebook groups
Here’s the letter Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent to LGBTQ employeesHere’s the letter Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent to LGBTQ employees
Three ways YouTube could fight harassmentThree ways YouTube could fight harassment
Bowing to pressure, YouTube will reconsider its harassment policiesBowing to pressure, YouTube will reconsider its harassment policies
YouTube revokes ads from Steven Crowder until he stops linking to his homophobic T-shirtsYouTube revokes ads from Steven Crowder until he stops linking to his homophobic T-shirts
Creators aren’t surprised that YouTube won’t enforce its own policies against harassmentCreators aren’t surprised that YouTube won’t enforce its own policies against harassment

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