Hacker News
- YouTube is emailing users to say “members of the community” are “concerned” https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-community-members-concerned-about-comments/ 13 comments
- Australia to “actively explore” a national digital ID system https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-to-actively-explore-a-national-digital-id-system/ 5 comments
- The UK Online Safety Bill explained: A reckless threat to free speech https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-online-safety-bill-explained-summary/ 2 comments
- Canada federal panel proposes digital IDs tied to vaccine passports https://reclaimthenet.org/canada-federal-panel-panel-proposes-digital-ids-tied-to-vaccine-passports/ 5 comments
- New copyright bill appears to push for internet upload filters https://reclaimthenet.org/smart-copyright-act-of-2022/ 2 comments
- NewsGuard responds after Hunter Biden laptop story is more widely confirmed https://reclaimthenet.org/newsguard-responds-hunter-biden-laptop-story/ 3 comments
- YouTube CEO wants governments pass laws to have more control over online speech https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-ceo-governments-online-speech-laws/ 8 comments
- Ottawa Police announce digital surveillance of Freedom Convoy https://reclaimthenet.org/ottawa-police-announces-digital-surveillance-of-freedom-convoy/ 2 comments
- Neil Young deletes open letter calling for Joe Rogan censorship on Spotify https://reclaimthenet.org/neil-young-deletes-open-letter-calling-for-joe-rogan-censorship-on-spotify/ 7 comments
- True crime channel “JCS – Criminal Psychology” quits YouTube over censorship https://reclaimthenet.org/jcs-criminal-psychology-quits-youtube/ 9 comments
- Cars sold in the EU will be forced to record driving data Starting this summer https://reclaimthenet.org/new-cars-sold-in-the-eu-will-be-forced-to-record-driving-data/ 5 comments
- Firefox introduces extension that automatically censors “hate speech” https://reclaimthenet.org/firefox-introduces-extension-that-automatically-censors-hate-speech/ 14 comments
- Bill Gates advocates for stopping end-to-end encryption https://reclaimthenet.org/bill-gates-end-to-end-encryption/ 32 comments
- Lofi Girl joins Rumble after YouTube’s poor handling of abusive copyright strikes https://reclaimthenet.org/lofi-girl-joins-rumble/ 96 comments technews
- 60 countries sign declaration that commits to bolstering "resilience to disinformation and misinformation" https://reclaimthenet.org/60-countries-sign-declaration-misinformation/ 11 comments technology
- Popular true crime channel JCS - Criminal Psychology quits YouTube over constant censorship https://reclaimthenet.org/jcs-criminal-psychology-quits-youtube/ 15 comments degoogle
- YouTube CEO says content censorship is "consistent" for all creators, contradicting previous statements https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-ceo-says-content-censorship-is-consistent-for-all-creators/ 19 comments degoogle
- Google's parent company takes a step towards the pharmaceutical industry https://reclaimthenet.org/googles-parent-company-takes-a-step-towards-the-pharmaceutical-industry/ 27 comments degoogle
- YouTube executive boasts about deleting over 1 million videos for "COVID misinformation" https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-executive-boasts-about-deleting-over-1-million-videos/ 16 comments degoogle
- Google wants to curate more news and add "context" https://reclaimthenet.org/google-wants-to-curate-more-news-and-add-context/ 6 comments degoogle
- Google paid phone manufacturers to ditch third-party app stores https://reclaimthenet.org/google-paid-phone-manufacturers-to-ditch-third-party-app-stores/ 36 comments degoogle
- Skiff is a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Docs https://reclaimthenet.org/skiff-is-the-privacy-friendly-alternative-to-google-docs/ 5 comments degoogle
- DuckDuckGo is now the second most popular search engine in the West https://reclaimthenet.org/duckduckgo-is-now-the-second-most-popular-search-engine-in-the-west/ 161 comments degoogle
- SEC sues decentralized content platform LBRY over sales of its cryptocurrency, puts the entire industry at risk https://reclaimthenet.org/sec-sues-lbry-cryptocurrency/ 17 comments cryptocurrency
- The parliament of Norway expanded the penal code aiming to protect homosexual people from discrimination to include bisexual and transgender people. Private conversations involving hate speech against these groups could mean one year in jail, and Public hate speech has a maximum sentence of 3 years https://reclaimthenet.org/norway-introduces-new-lgbt-law-jailing-people-for-hate-speech/ 9 comments worldnews
- Twitter Locks Account of Kyle Rittenhouse’s Attorney, John Pierce - just a day after Twitter did the same to Lin Wood, another member of Rittenhouse’s legal team. https://reclaimthenet.org/twitter-locks-kyle-rittenhouse-lawyer-john-pierce-account/ 36 comments law
- If TikTok has no ties to China, why does it need China's approval on the sale? https://reclaimthenet.org/tiktok-chinas-approval-on-the-sale/ 4 comments business
- Roald Dahl's Matilda mug canceled after Twitter users say it promotes domestic violence https://reclaimthenet.org/matilda-mug-canceled/ 5 comments nottheonion
- French Prime Minister wants to regulate online anonymity, says hiding behind pseudonyms is "shocking" https://reclaimthenet.org/french-prime-minister-regulate-online-anonymity/ 37 comments worldnews
- YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki downplays monopoly suggestions, says it's a "competitive landscape" https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-monopoly/ 11 comments nottheonion
- Private messaging app Signal suggests it could pull out of the US market if draconian EARN IT bill is approved https://reclaimthenet.org/signal-earn-it-act/ 6 comments worldnews
- CNN’s audience attack the outlet for using the term “Africanized bees”, claim it’s racist https://reclaimthenet.org/cnns-audience-attack-the-outlet-for-using-the-term-africanized-bees-claim-its-racist/ 111 comments nottheonion
- China wants to lead UN agency that allows copyright holders to seize web domains https://reclaimthenet.org/china-lead-un-wipo-copyright-domains/ 57 comments worldnews
- Apple and TikTok refuse to testify to US Congress about their business in China https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-tik-tok-refuse-us-congress-testimony-china/ 167 comments apple
- Apple and TikTok refuse to testify to US Congress about their business in China https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-tik-tok-refuse-us-congress-testimony-china/ 865 comments worldnews
- YouTube quietly hides its code after content “throttling” system is leaked https://reclaimthenet.org/youtube-code-content-throttling-p-score/ 227 comments technology
- Apple Safari browser sends some user IP addresses to Chinese conglomerate Tencent by default https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-safari-ip-addresses-tencent/ 180 comments apple
- Polish court orders Facebook to immediately stop censoring content https://reclaimthenet.org/polish-court-orders-facebook-stop-censoring/ 5 comments worldnews
- Charles Koch and George Soros team up with Patreon, Mozilla, Pinterest and more to stamp out “hate” online https://reclaimthenet.org/charles-koch-and-george-soros-team-up-with-patreon-mozilla-pinterest-hate-speech/ 33 comments privacy
- US government websites are redirecting to hardcore porn, and they've been doing it for years https://reclaimthenet.org/us-government-websites-redirecting-to-hardcore-porn/ 24 comments nottheonion