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EndemicEarthling<p>1. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250817191542/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/israeli-media-completely-ignored-gaza-starvation-is-that-finally-changing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2025081719</span><span class="invisible">1542/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/israeli-media-completely-ignored-gaza-starvation-is-that-finally-changing</span></a></p><p>First, this article includes coverage of the fact that <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> has denied entry to all international journalists for 22 months (rarely mentioned previously) and has killed a record number of Palestinian journalists. The latter has received some coverage in <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TheGuardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGuardian</span></a>, but has almost never been provided as context when reporting the Israeli government or military issuing some unsubstantiated denial of an atrocity confirmed by Palestinian testimony/video footage.</p><p>Still unacknowledged here: the fact that all foreign and domestic journalists working in Israel are subject to Israel's military <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a>, and that Israel has expelled foreign media companies it deems too hostile (such as <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AlJazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlJazeera</span></a>).</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DystopianTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DystopianTimes</span></a> - The collective West decided to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> the entire internet instead of not doing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a></p><p>Ricky Hale and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cemedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cemedia</span></a></span> <br>Jul 30, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Since the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> came into effect, we've seen an awful lot of political censorship and nothing in the way of saving children. Children's lives have not been improved by this bill, but all of us have seen loss of privacy and loss of information we should be allowed to access in a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSociety</span></a>.</p><p>"There is a petition on the Parliament UK website to repeal the Online Safety Act that I have attempted to sign three times. I still have not received the verification email, meaning my signature has not been counted. I suspect this is deliberate and that many more than the official 427,000 people have attempted to sign.</p><p>"The government has already responded to the petition by dismissing everyone's concerns and refusing to debate this in parliament. The whole point of parliamentary petitions is to trigger parliamentary debates, but the government is no longer pretending to listen to what we want.</p><p>"The level of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/overreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overreach</span></a> in the Online Safety Act is off the chart. Section 179 bans people from saying something false that could cause 'non-trivial psychological harm', potentially banning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a>. It could also ban any speech that counters a government narrative and is therefore deemed false.</p><p>"If your government decides there is no genocide and you say there is, there is nothing stopping them deeming this misinformation and banning you.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinistryOfTruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfTruth</span></a> now gets to decide which online content is factual or harmful and that will always be a political decision. There is no impartial way of doing this, and aside from anything else, people in a free society are allowed to say what they want. No one needs to be protected from speech."</p><p><a href="https://www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/no-government-has-the-right-to-censor" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">councilestatemedia.uk/p/no-gov</span><span class="invisible">ernment-has-the-right-to-censor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaHumanitarianCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaHumanitarianCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orwellian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orwellian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoublePlusUngood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoublePlusUngood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndlessWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndlessWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> Will Use <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to Guess People’s Ages Based on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Search</span></a> History</p><p>Plus: A former top US cyber official loses her new job due to political backlash, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> is rushing through a bill to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> lawmakers’ personal information online, and more.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-google-will-use-ai-to-guess-peoples-ages-based-on-search-history/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/security-news-</span><span class="invisible">this-week-google-will-use-ai-to-guess-peoples-ages-based-on-search-history/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Skydance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skydance</span></a> deal allows Trump’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a></p><p>But the agency's approval drew fiery dissent from the only <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> commissioner, Anna Gomez, after requiring written commitments from Skydance that allow the government to influence <a href="https://mas.to/tags/editorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editorial</span></a> decisions at CBS. Gomez accused the FCC of "imposing never-before-seen controls over <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newsroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newsroom</span></a> decisions and editorial judgment, in direct violation of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> and the law."<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/skydance-deal-allows-trumps-fcc-to-censor-speech-and-silence-dissent-on-cbs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/skydance-deal-allows-trumps-fcc-to-censor-speech-and-silence-dissent-on-cbs/</span></a></p>
Vector Hugo<p>Again <a href="https://burma.social/tags/GeorgeGalloway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeGalloway</span></a> is cutting through the noise precisely. It's not just <a href="https://burma.social/tags/PinkFloyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PinkFloyd</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/rogerwaters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rogerwaters</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/macklemore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>macklemore</span></a></span>, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Lowkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lowkey</span></a>, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIA</span></a>, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Kneecap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kneecap</span></a>... <br><a href="https://youtu.be/LXRlJ0U2pGE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/LXRlJ0U2pGE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>There are millions of artists taking a stand against <a href="https://burma.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> being muted by <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSM</span></a>. But not even the <a href="https://burma.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> could <a href="https://burma.social/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> all of us, successfully. Just like <a href="https://burma.social/tags/BobVylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BobVylan</span></a> at <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Glastonbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glastonbury</span></a> delivered the message <a href="https://burma.social/tags/FREE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FREE</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> and <a href="https://burma.social/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/death2theIDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death2theIDF</span></a> live on stage and telly. </p><p>It's <a href="https://burma.social/tags/zioNAZI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zioNAZI</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> against <a href="https://burma.social/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/civilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilization</span></a> and in effect <a href="https://burma.social/tags/WeThePeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeThePeoples</span></a>. So, it's natural that <a href="https://burma.social/tags/FreeArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeArtists</span></a> support <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/bdsmovement" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bdsmovement</span></a></span>, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/FFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FFC</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/intifada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>intifada</span></a></span> not <a href="https://burma.social/tags/ethniccleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethniccleansing</span></a>. What a surprise for <a href="https://burma.social/tags/cokeheads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cokeheads</span></a> like Starmer, Merz &amp; Macron, isn't it?</p>
YongZS永値生 at Misskey<p>微信的AI,至於這麼敏感嗎?​:A_BlobCat_GlareZoom:​<span><br>就因爲有「追求民主,反對獨裁」和「和平請願」,連馬敘倫的信息都要屏蔽?<br>太可笑了!你在怕什麼?</span>​:BlobCat_Clown:​<span><br>WeChat's AI, does it really need to be this sensitive? </span>​:A_BlobCat_GlareZoom:​<span><br>Just because of phrases like “pursuing democracy and opposing dictatorship” and “peaceful petition”, even information about Ma Xu-lun is being blocked?<br>So ridiculous! What are you afraid of? </span>​:BlobCat_Clown:​<span><br><br></span><a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/china" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/wechat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wechat</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/ai" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/artificialintelligence" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artificialintelligence</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/chinese" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chinese</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/censorship" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/censor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censor</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/blocked" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blocked</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/democracy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/dictatorship" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dictatorship</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/petition" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#petition</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/中國" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#中國</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/人工智能" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#人工智能</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/人工智慧" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#人工智慧</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/中国" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#中国</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/中国式叙事" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#中国式叙事</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/微信" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#微信</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/審查" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#審查</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/屏蔽词" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#屏蔽词</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/审查" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#审查</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/中國特色" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#中國特色</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/中国特色" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#中国特色</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/民进" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#民进</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/民進" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#民進</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/民主" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#民主</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/獨裁" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#獨裁</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/独裁" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#独裁</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/請願" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#請願</a> <a href="https://pari.cafe/tags/请愿" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#请愿</a></p>
Colin<p>"Humans only live like ... 700,000 hours" </p><p>Hah, LOVE <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/CaptainDisillusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CaptainDisillusion</span></a>'s latest vid! <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLxFGXuPEc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xDLxFGXuPE</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a><br><a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/Blur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blur</span></a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/Censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censor</span></a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/VFX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VFX</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TakeItDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeItDown</span></a> Act has passed the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> 409-2 giving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> power to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a>.</p><p>The bill seems good at first glance. It requires online platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate imagery aka“revenge porn.”</p><p>However, it will also enable the FTC to demand <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a> be removed from websites.</p><p>🚨In fact, Trump said he will use the bill ON HIS OWN BEHALF, presumably to remove criticism of him from the web.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a><br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congress-moving-forward-on-unconstitutional-take-it-down-act/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congre</span><span class="invisible">ss-moving-forward-on-unconstitutional-take-it-down-act/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Take It Down Act nears passage; critics warn <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> could use it against enemies</p><p>An anti-deepfake bill is on the verge of becoming US law despite concerns from civil liberties groups that it could be used by President Trump and others to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> speech that has nothing to do with the intent of the bill.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/deepfake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepfake</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/congress-close-to-passing-deepfake-law-trump-said-he-wants-to-use-it-himself/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/congress-close-to-passing-deepfake-law-trump-said-he-wants-to-use-it-himself/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Calls On <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> To Pass The “Take It Down” Act—So He Can <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censor</span></a> His Critics <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/trump-calls-congress-pass-overbroad-take-it-down-act-so-he-can-use-it-censor" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/trum</span><span class="invisible">p-calls-congress-pass-overbroad-take-it-down-act-so-he-can-use-it-censor</span></a></p>
Pekka Kallioniemi<p><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/EIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EIM</span></a> also aims to make <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> extremely <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/biased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biased</span></a>, and focuses on promoting and growing those accounts that support the <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration and Elon’s <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>. The “freedom of speech absolutist” <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> isn’t afraid to silence and <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> accounts that speak against his actions.</p><p>11/23</p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Why is Elon Musk Throttling the Signal App?</p><p>Links to a popular encrypted messaging app used by federal workers are being blocked on X.<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/191601/elon-musk-anti-trump-whistleblowers-x-twitter-signal-federal-workers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/191601/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-anti-trump-whistleblowers-x-twitter-signal-federal-workers</span></a></p><p>"Self-professed free speech crusader <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> seems to be trying to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> users on his own platform...</p><p>“Signal, the encrypted messaging <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a>, has recently become a major tool for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> workers looking to blow the whistle on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>.” <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalists</span></a> also using <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> to solicit tips from unhappy federal workers."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
sebastian büttrich<p>yes, when <a href="https://mastodon.cc/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a>, <br>representing a <a href="https://mastodon.cc/tags/regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regime</span></a> that operates with lists of <a href="https://mastodon.cc/tags/banned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banned</span></a> words to <a href="https://mastodon.cc/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> scientific truth,</p><p>speaks of "<a href="https://mastodon.cc/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> speech", he means</p><p>let no regulation get in the way of the algorithmic spread of <a href="https://mastodon.cc/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p><p>let no democratic controls get in the way of our oligarchies (russia, us) buying your elections</p><p>let no fact-checking get in the way of our messages, designed to bring fear and hate,<br>as those two make such a fertile substrate for fascism</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cc/@SandraDeHaan@mastodon.nl/114012499649824166" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.cc/@SandraDeHaan@mast</span><span class="invisible">odon.nl/114012499649824166</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cc/tags/freeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeSpeech</span></a></p>
NiciHW🦋<p><a href="https://wickershamsconscience.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/what-fascist-governments-do-censorship/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wickershamsconscience.wordpres</span><span class="invisible">s.com/2025/02/12/what-fascist-governments-do-censorship/</span></a> </p><p>“One of the most common tools a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> uses to assert and maintain its control is to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> and reports with which it disagrees, or which contradict its claims.”</p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@JohnBarentine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JohnBarentine</span></a></span><br>Don't <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> or erase <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensOpportunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensOpportunities</span></a>!</p>
Critical Cupcake<p>Do Laws That Ban Offensive Words Make the World a Better Place?</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/CriticalQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalQuestions</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Quiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quiz</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PubQuiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PubQuiz</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ban</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censor</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Offensive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Offensive</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Censored" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censored</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/StayHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StayHome</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/StaySafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StaySafe</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/StayHomeStaySafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StayHomeStaySafe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-MhXgDGSHMo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/-MhXgDGSHMo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>Brendan Carr Makes It Clear That He’s Eager To Be America’s Top <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censor</span></a> - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/27/brendan-carr-makes-it-clear-that-hes-eager-to-be-americas-top-censor/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2024/11/27/brenda</span><span class="invisible">n-carr-makes-it-clear-that-hes-eager-to-be-americas-top-censor/</span></a> another long and impressive <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span> post... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DigitalID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalID</span></a> Isn't for Everybody, and That's Okay</p><p>mDLs &amp; digital IDs are being deployed faster than states can draft <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> protections, including for presenting your ID to more third parties than ever before. While proponents of these digital schemes emphasize a convenience factor, these IDs can easily expand into new territories like controversial age verification bills that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> everyone<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/mdl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mdl</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/digital-id-isnt-everybody-and-thats-okay" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/digi</span><span class="invisible">tal-id-isnt-everybody-and-thats-okay</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BannedBooksWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooksWeek</span></a></p><p>Established in 1982, Banned <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> Week brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to read</p><p>In a time of deep political divides, library staff across the country are facing an overwhelming number of book ban attempts. In 2023 alone, the American <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> Association's Office for Intellectual <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> tracked 1,247 efforts to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> books and other resources in libraries—an increase of 65% from the year before</p><p><a href="https://www.ala.org/bbooks/banned" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ala.org/bbooks/banned</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/KidsOnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KidsOnlineSafetyAct</span></a> passes <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> despite concerns it will harm kids</p><p>The Kids Online Safety Act ( <a href="https://mas.to/tags/KOSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KOSA</span></a> ) easily passed the Senate today despite critics' concerns that the bill may risk creating more harm than good for kidsand perhaps <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> speech for online users of all ages if it's signed into law.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2040074" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2040074</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>