Tag: Censorship
Florida lawmakers move to punish social media companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Social media companies faced the wrath of Florida Republicans, as lawmakers were poised Wednesday to send legislation to the governor as...
Zhao’s Oscars get muted reaction, even censorship in China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chloe Zhao's history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country...
DeSantis attacks YouTube for yanking his pandemic video
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked YouTube and its parent company Google on Monday, accusing the tech giant of censorship for...
Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd season
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A controversial Iranian TV spy thriller is once again generating buzz in the Islamic Republic, drawing the ire of...
Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law
ISTANBUL — Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a...
New Jersey district pays $325K in Trump yearbook censorship
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New Jersey school district is paying $325,000 to a former New Jersey teacher who claimed she was forced to...
Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman has cut off access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse, the country’s telecommunications regulator confirmed Monday,...
Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media
With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims...
GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal...
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China's leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But...
