Lithuania tells citizens to ditch Chinese phones after report finds built-in censorship capabilities

Lithuania tells its citizens to throw away their Chinese mobile phones after report found devices had built-in censorship capabilities Cybersecurity body report found Xiaomi devices could detect and censor terms ‘Free Tibet’, ‘Long live Taiwan independence’ or ‘democracy movement’ among terms included in the feature, which was turned off for EU region However, it could … Read more

‘Bonkers’ chief constables are accused of censorship

Chief constables have been accused of censorship after telling officers to stop using their personal Twitter accounts to engage with the public.  Officers will close their social media accounts and instead work from corporate users in North Yorkshire following concerns that crimes reported to individuals could be missed.      But critics have claimed the move is … Read more

Rupert Murdoch says media needs to ‘confront wave of censorship’ and slams ‘awful woke orthodoxy’

Rupert Murdoch, 89, warns that ‘awful woke orthodoxy’ is suppressing freedom of speech in a wave of censorship’ as he receives lifetime achievement award and says ‘I’m far from done’ The 89-year-old made the remarks in a prerecorded video shown on Saturday Murdoch received an award from British non-profit Australia Day Foundation He told those … Read more

Rupert Murdoch says media needs to ‘confront wave of censorship’ and slams ‘awful woke orthodoxy’

Rupert Murdoch, 89, warns that ‘awful woke orthodoxy’ is suppressing freedom of speech in a wave of censorship’ as he receives lifetime achievement award and says ‘I’m far from done’ The 89-year-old made the remarks in a prerecorded video shown on Saturday Murdoch received an award from British non-profit Australia Day Foundation He told those … Read more

Holey Moley host Rob Riggle calls cancel culture ‘real oppression and real censorship’

Holey Moley host Rob Riggle slams cancel culture as ‘real oppression and real censorship’ that threatens comedian’s livelihoods By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:03 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 12:03 GMT, 16 January 2021 Holey Moley host Rob Riggle has slammed cancel culture as a threat to the livelihoods of comedians.  … Read more

Holey Moley host Rob Riggle calls cancel culture ‘real oppression and real censorship’

Holey Moley host Rob Riggle slams cancel culture as ‘real oppression and real censorship’ that threatens comedian’s livelihoods By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:03 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 12:03 GMT, 16 January 2021 Holey Moley host Rob Riggle has slammed cancel culture as a threat to the livelihoods of comedians.  … Read more

Facebook staff want to keep news censorship measures – even if it makes the platform more boring 

Facebook staff want to keep in place news censorship measures that were brought in to stop the spread of ‘misinformation’ following the US election – even if it makes the social network less engaging, the New York Times reports. In the immediate aftermath of the contested US election, Facebook implemented a change to its news … Read more

Two top Oxford academics accuse Facebook of ‘censorship’ over article warning

Two top Oxford academics accuse Facebook of censorship for branding their article on whether masks work ‘false information’ Two Oxford scientists reviewed new study on the effectiveness of face masks  Danmask-19 study was highly anticipated as it was a randomised controlled trial  But Facebook put a warning on the link taking viewers to the 694-word article  … Read more