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Tony Blair Calls for Global Agreement on Social Media Speech Restrictions

Left-wing politicians in the UK have begun calling for new restrictions on online speech, following a crackdown on so-called “keyboard warriors” over social media posts linked to recent anti-immigration riots. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose neoliberal Labour government enacted some of the toughest speech laws in modern British history, has joined a chorus […]

Trump thanks ‘beautiful’ Brittany Mahomes for ‘defending’ him on social media

Brittany Mahomes, wife of Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, faced backlash on social media after “liking” a message in support of former President Donald Trump. “If your own brain is fully developed, there's no reason to be put off by seeing other people doing well.” On Wednesday, Trump message On Truth Social, he […]

Elon Musk’s X Wins Appeal Against California’s Social Media Content Moderation Law

In a major victory for Elon Musk's social media platform X, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco partially blocked a California law that requires social media companies to disclose their policies for combating misinformation, harassment, hate speech and extremism. Reuters Reports The ruling overturns a lower court decision […]

Brazil bans X, adding to global social media censorship

Social media doesn't need censorship, but it does need some ground rules to protect users and their personal information, which is why Brazil has gone too far with censorship. Ban X It is the largest country in Latin America and X's fourth-largest market in the world. Brazil Joining the club of Russia, China and North […]

Chinese social media operation pushing divisiveness ahead of US election: Research

Social media influence operations linked to the Chinese government are stoking divisive rhetoric to smear candidates from both major US parties ahead of the November election. According to a new study Published by social media analytics company Graphika. Researchers say the effort is linked to Spamoflagh, an influence network known for pushing propaganda that has […]