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Democrats Call on YouTube To Bring Back Its Election Censorship Rules
Lawmakers had a collective outburst in D.C. on Thursday, taking on the big dog of tech, Alphabet Inc., and its brainchild, YouTube. It's all about YouTube's 180 on its election "misinformation" stance, which, by the way, is giving some lawmakers serious heartburn as the presidential race lurks around the corner.
Not The YouTube Sheriff Anymore: YouTube decided to take off its censor hat when it comes to one policy. They’ve decided to ease the leash on videos that might throw shade on the 2020 presidential elections. When YouTube made the big reveal, four Democratic lawmakers from the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee had an outburst. Among them was Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D.-NJ). His crew blasted YouTube.
They penned their beef in a letter that we managed to snag for you, which contained this gem: “While you claim that taking such action is ‘core to a functioning democratic society,’ we emphatically disagree.” And they didn’t stop there - they suggested it was a dagger to democracy’s heart, and twisted the metaphorical knife by demanding YouTube think twice about this "harmful policy decision."
YouTube’s Internal Ping Pong: What’s with this YouTube backflip? Digging into their June 2nd announcement, it smells like some soul-searching happened at YouTube HQ. The platform went on a deleting frenzy - tens of thousands of videos got axed, and now they’re having second thoughts. Like, maybe they were the villains in this plot all along? They’re thinking the policy that was supposed to be a shield against election denialism could end up putting a sock in political speech without really putting the brakes on violence.
“Havoc upon Democracy” or Free Speech? But the Democratic lawmakers weren't buying what YouTube was selling. They lit into YouTube, tagging this as a dangerous gambit. They say the cat's already out of the bag and content trashing the legitimacy of recent elections has caused chaos.
Since when has free speech been antithetical to democracy?
Politicians the day after swearing an oath to uphold the US Constitution.
Name a more historic battle.
Just in.
Scientists then; scientists now
The United Nations complains online platforms are being used to spread "disinformation" and "hate." More censorship proposals incoming.
https://video.reclaimthenet.org/shorts/Mis-and-Disinformation-UN-8587898.mp4
🚨 A judge has issued a temporary restraining order, preventing Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard - until the court rules on a preliminary injunction on June 22nd.
The deal was originally supposed to close before a deadline on July 18th.
Imagine what would have been lost if Microsoft had to approve every app you were allowed to install on your PC back in the 1990s.
Apple's policies are one of the biggest obstacles to freedom right now. Its dominion is entrenched within a walled garden and its business model is the ultimate form of gatekeeping.
It's stifling innovation - a single Big Tech company deciding which apps are allowed to live or die, and imposing an artificial ceiling on technological ingenuity.
All while Apple's own business model is increasingly reliant on the least-innovative idea of all: a toll booth on the only highway in and out of town. nostr:note14vfvfnt8ynlp4qj2fcdt5t28judjypdnth83swmdhlythryw2seq2nuuh6
🚨 LinkedIn has LOCKED OUT Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, accusing him of spreading "misinformation." Ramaswamy has called it "Big Tech election interference" after the platform censored his views on "climate policy and Biden’s relationships with China."
Decentralized platforms are the future.
Julian Assange is still in jail for publishing truth while Pulitzer Prizes are being won for bogus stories.
Samsung, one of the most popular phone manufacturers in the world, has teamed up with the Bank of Korea to push CBDC rollout via Samsung Galaxy phones.
🇪🇺 Commissioner Ylva Johansson, who claimed it's possible to scan encrypted comms without breaking encryption, has been hit with a complaint from rights group EDRi. EDRi accused her of violating impartiality and transparency requirements when pushing for encryption backdoors.
🇹🇷 Twitter has announced that it will be censoring some content in Turkey. The content restrictions were announced less than a day before a major election on Sunday.
🤦 "Freedom of speech is not at risk when it’s regulated. On the contrary, defending free speech is regulating it." - Brazil's Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino
🚨 Brazilian court orders Telegram ban.
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Privacy alert: Security researchers claim Google can see the seed that's used to generate security codes when you use the new sync feature in its 2FA Authenticator app.
