We previously discussed the unrelenting drumbeat of censorship on the Internet from Democratic leaders, including President-elect Joe Biden. Those calls are growing as anti-free speech advocates see an opportunity in the Biden Administration to crackdown on opposing views. Read More »

British and American state intelligence agencies are “weaponizing truth” to quash vaccine hesitancy as both nations prepare for mass inoculations, in a recently announced “cyber war” to be commanded by AI-powered arbiters of truth against information sources that challenge official narratives. Read More »

Prominent UK conspiracy theorist and former footballer David Icke has seen his social media accounts terminated in recent weeks for pushing "misinformation that could cause physical harm" regarding coronavirus ranging from claiming Jewish groups are behind the pandemic to 5G mobile networks inhibiting the ability to absorb oxygen. Read More »

Following a wave of accusations suggesting that Facebook does little to contain hate speech against various groups, including ethnic, religious, or sexual minorities, the social media platform has begun to adopt a firmer stance, with some suggesting new "safety mechanisms". Read More »

Ten years ago today the courage of two individuals changed the way millions view the world. A US soldier disgusted at the communications they were reading about their country’s conduct after illegally invading and occupying the sovereign nation of Iraq in 2003 leaked thousands of communications confirming US war crimes to Wikileaks. Read More »

TikTok has updated its community guidelines and announced an ambitious, four-pronged approach to countering various cases of hate and discrimination on the diverse and burgeoning application. Read More »

So, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger and to prevent it being used as a weapon of war. They did not give it to Greta Thunberg, one of the favourites. This is quite right, too, since she did not deserve it. Read More »

The sinister threat of censorship from Big Tech caused people to realize the importance of alternatives. Read More »

Social media giant Facebook announced on Tuesday it was banning all groups, pages and Instagram accounts associated with the conspiracy theory-peddling movement QAnon. Read More »

On Saturday a small, socially distanced vigil of 18 people for Julian Assange at Piccadilly Circus was broken up by twice that number of police and one elderly man arrested and taken into custody. Read More »