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#onlinespeech — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #onlinespeech, aggregated by home.social.

  1. The #USStateDepartment barred five #Europe|ans, including leaders of organisations addressing #digitalhate and a former #EUcommissioner, accusing them of pressuring #UStech firms to #censor #Americanviewpoints. This action is part of the #Trump administration’s campaign against #foreigninfluence over #onlinespeech, utilising immigration law. The five individuals were identified by the under secretary of state for public diplomacy, Sarah Rogers. apnews.com/article/state-depar #tech #media #news

  2. This week, the #SupremeCourt will hear two cases — Gonzalez v. #Google and #Twitter v. Taamneh — that give it an opportunity to drastically change the rules of #OnlineSpeech. Both cases deal with how #OnlinePlatforms have handled terrorist content. And both have sparked deep concerns about the future of #ContentModeration, #algorithms and #censorship. engadget.com/two-supreme-court #Internet #InternetLaw #SocialMedia