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Brazil’s Supreme Court Is Hiring Contractors To Monitor Social Media and Track Dissenters
Brazil’s Supreme Court Is Hiring Contractors To Monitor Social Media and Track Dissenters Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) has turned to contractors to keep an eye on social media and smoke out main critics – including by identifying them, and their location. Other judicial institutions that are said to have contracts of a similar nature […]
EU’s Mass Surveillance Faces Fierce Resistance
EU’s Mass Surveillance Faces Fierce Resistance If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The European Union (EU) has managed to unite politicians, app makers, privacy advocates, and whistleblowers in opposition to the bloc’s proposed encryption-breaking new rules, known as “chat control” (officially, CSAM (child sexual abuse material) Regulation). Thursday was slated […]
NewsGuard Co-CEO: Lack of Internet Gatekeepers Allows Dangerous Opinions
NewsGuard Co-CEO: Lack of Internet Gatekeepers Allows Dangerous Opinions NewsGuard is fully a product of a particular era – co-founded in 2018 by Steven Brill, and there to provide “a rating system” for news websites. Opponents of what NewsGuard, Brill, et al. stand for would say that era unfortunately continues. Critics sum it up as NewsGuard […]
Trudeau Pushes Online Censorship Bill To “Protect” People From “Misinformation”
Trudeau Pushes Online Censorship Bill To “Protect” People From “Misinformation” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week complained that governments have allegedly been left without the necessary tools to “protect people from misinformation.” This “dire” warning came as part of Trudeau’s effort to have the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) – one of the most controversial of its kind […]
Lawmakers Push for the Censorship of “Harmful Content,” “Disinformation” in Latest Section 230 Reform Push
Lawmakers Push for the Censorship of “Harmful Content,” “Disinformation” in Latest Section 230 Reform Push Section 230 of the Communications Act (CDA), an online liability shield that prevents online apps, websites, and services from being held civilly liable for content posted by their users if they act in “good faith” to moderate content, provided the […]
Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship
Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship Congressman Thomas Massie has announced HR 8519, legislation aimed at ending the practice of spending taxpayer money to fund various censorship and “disinformation” research programs. A press release said that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, and the subsequent publishing of the Twitter Files – a batch of internal documents […]
EU Commission VP: “We Believe Our Fact-Checking Is Already Influencing User Behavior”
EU Commission VP: “We Believe Our Fact-Checking Is Already Influencing User Behavior” If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, join Reclaim The Net. The European Parliament (EP) elections are taking place next month and, considering that the president of the European Commission (effectively, “the EU government”) and all its commissioners are confirmed by the EP, no […]
AP Condemns Israeli Raid, Seizure of Broadcast Equipment
AP Condemns Israeli Raid, Seizure of Broadcast Equipment Israeli authorities conducted a raid on the premises of The Associated Press, based in the southern town of Sderot, where they confiscated broadcasting equipment and a camera on Tuesday. Israeli officials justify their enforcement action, claiming infringements of the country’s recent ban on Al Jazeera, of which […]
Belgium and Hungary Launch Controversial Digital IDs, Vaccine Passport, Ahead of EU Regulations
Belgium and Hungary Launch Controversial Digital IDs, Vaccine Passport, Ahead of EU Regulations If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, join Reclaim The Net. Belgium and Hungary are leading the way in launching digital ID wallets ahead of EU’s eIDAS (“electronic identification and trust services”) 2.0 regulation and EUDI Wallet coming into force later this month. In Belgium, […]
Controversial FAA Bill Passes Senate, Promotes Digital IDs and Mobile Licenses, Facial Recognition Concerns Ignored
Controversial FAA Bill Passes Senate, Promotes Digital IDs and Mobile Licenses, Facial Recognition Concerns Ignored The US Senate has passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization act, which enjoyed bipartisan support, with an overwhelming majority (88-4). The legislation includes a push to introduce digital ID and digital or mobile driver’s licenses, and will be considered […]
YouTube Removes 35,000 EU Videos for “Misinformation,” Enhances Content Censorship Ahead of 2024 Elections
YouTube Removes 35,000 EU Videos for “Misinformation,” Enhances Content Censorship Ahead of 2024 Elections If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, join Reclaim The Net. YouTube has (“voluntarily” or otherwise) assumed the role of a private business entity that “supports elections.” Google’s video platform detailed in a blog post how this is supposed to play out, in this […]
The Warrantless Surveillance Bill Renewal Is Even Broader Than Many Noticed
The Warrantless Surveillance Bill Renewal Is Even Broader Than Many Noticed The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA, amended in 2008), as a whole and its Section 702 in particular have been a “gift that keeps on giving” where all manner of controversies are concerned. In late April, it was time to once again reauthorize this legislation whose […]
Australian PM Pushes for Crackdown on “Misogynistic” Speech Amid Fears Free Speech Is Fading
Australian PM Pushes for Crackdown on “Misogynistic” Speech Amid Fears Free Speech Is Fading Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s latest push for stringent internet censorship will continue to spark debate over free speech. Following his more recent online censorship demands, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is doubling down and has advocated for more stringent controls on […]
WEF Panelist Says COVID Response Made People More Receptive to Central Bank Digital Currencies
WEF Panelist Says COVID Response Made People More Receptive to Central Bank Digital Currencies COVID-19 the path for a cashless future, according to Bahrain’s central bank chief at WEF. The World Economic Forum (WEF) “globalism caravan” was in Saudi Arabia late last month, when one of these “special meeting” panels heard about the usefulness of […]
