#Facebook sorry for threat to ban 81-year-old for hate speech

#Facebook sorry for threat to ban 81-year-old for hate speech

“#Facebook sorry for threat to ban 81-year-old for hate speech” Facebook has apologized to Rita Rich-Mulcahy, the 81-year-old knitter who was nearly banned from the site for promoting “white pigs.” It all started when Rich-Mulcahy, of Adelaide, Australia, began knitting stuffed animals to pass the time and distract the grieving widow from the death of…

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#Biden’s vaccine inertia and other commentary

#Biden’s vaccine inertia and other commentary

“#Biden’s vaccine inertia and other commentary” Pandemic journal: Biden’s Vaccine Inertia Evidence suggests “vaccines really do work and that normal life is just a few hundred million shots away. How about a bit of urgency in ­administering them?” urges Oliver Wiseman at Spectator USA. “Maddeningly, the Biden administration and the public-health establishment” have no “can-do…

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# Social media giants must decentralize the internet… Now!

# Social media giants must decentralize the internet… Now!

“# Social media giants must decentralize the internet… Now! ” Big Tech has been in the news a lot over the last decade. Initially, the coverage focused on the new possibilities that were created around communication and information sharing and the benefits that these would bring. New tech networks offered unprecedented tools, offering everything from…

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#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape

#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape

“#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape” The Chinese government is banning BBC News from landing in its country after the British outlet published an explosive story on alleged torture and rape occurring in Uighur concentration camps. The decision comes one week after Ofcom, the media regulator of the United Kingdom had nixed a license for the…

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#Facebook’s squad of thought police: Devine

#Facebook’s squad of thought police: Devine

“#Facebook’s squad of thought police: Devine” When you see him speak, it’s hard to believe that such a gormless geek as Mark Zuckerberg may be the most powerful person in the free world.  But socially inept tech oligarchs now wield unprecedented power to censor political thought and speech and are transforming America into an authoritarian…

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