Rubio to Social Media Executives: What Happens When an Authoritarian Regime Asks You to Shut Down Dissent?
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Cotton: ‘One Hopes Google Will Put Its Corporate Principles and America First, Ahead of Chinese Cash’
Sen. Tom Cotton released a statement on Thursday that slammed Google’s decision to launch a search engine in China that will comply with China’s censorship demands.
Sasse Asks Zuckerberg to Define ‘Hate Speech’
NGO Promoting Freedom of Information Urges Journalists to Quit Apple iCloud China
A non-governmental organization that promotes freedom of information worldwide on Monday urged journalists who use Apple iCloud China to stop doing so by the end of the month, when control of their data will pass to the Chinese government.
Major Publisher Censors Chinese Academic Journal at Request of Government
The oldest publishing house in the world has bowed to pressure from the Chinese government, censoring academic sources related to Chinese history and the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
New Jersey High School Erases Trump Logos From Students’ Yearbook Photos
A New Jersey high school has come under criticism for digitally removing Donald Trump logos from two students’ yearbook photos and removed a quote by Trump set to appear under the freshman class president’s photo.
Facebook Will Now Censor ‘Fake News’
Facebook is mounting an effort to censor “fake news” and hoaxes on its newsfeed in an effort to help mitigate the spread of misinformation across the internet, the company announced Thursday.
Poll: Facebook Users Largely Learned of Facebook Censorship by Reading on Facebook
A Morning Consult poll found that many young people learned about Facebook’s censorship of conservative news outlets from Facebook itself.
Mark Zuckerberg to Meet With ‘Leading Conservatives’ Over Censorship Allegations
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet with “leading conservatives and people across the political spectrum” in the upcoming weeks after a report unveiled that the social media site censors conservative viewpoints from the site’s trending news section.
Facebook Manager in Charge of Trending Topics Is Max Clinton Donor
The person in charge of Facebook’s Trending Topics section, which has come under fire in recent days over accusations that the social media platform deliberately suppressed news articles that were published on conservative websites, is a maximum donor to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
