Censorship News
- apnews.com Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.
> A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/25854447
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Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion’s bid to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars
www.nbcnews.com Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid to buy Alex Jones' InfowarsThe ruling dashed, at least for now, the plans of The Onion’s parent company to take over Infowars and radically shift its content.
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The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction
spectrumlocalnews.com Trustee over Infowars auction asks court to approve The Onion's winning bidIt is not clear how quickly U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston will decide whether to approve the bid.
- www.mediaite.com Elon Musk Admits X is Throttling Links — Effectively Limiting People From Reading News
Musk confirmed that posts containing links are deprioritized, renewing criticism that the platform is restricting access to external sources of information.
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The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing
wtop.com The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing - WTOP NewsA bankruptcy judge on Monday delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars, keeping the auction sale up in the air for at…
- www.foxbusiness.com Trump's pick for FCC chairman vows to take 'very hard look' at broadcast operations, Soros' radio takeover
Under Trump's second administration, FCC chair nominee Brendan Carr wants to make sure America's broadcasters and media moguls are "serving the public interest."
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Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars
apnews.com The Onion's bid for Alex Jones' Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearingA federal judge in Texas has delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.
- www.independent.co.uk Alex Jones sues Sandy Hook families and Onion over ‘Frankenstein bid’ for Infowars
Jones claimed ‘conspiratorial negotiation’ led to losing auction for Infowars
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cross-posted from: https://thelemmy.club/post/19050547
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Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, and Donald Trump
www.theverge.com Celebrity jet-tracking accounts have vanished from Threads and InstagramIt's a bad week for the creator of @ElonJet.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21142439
> >Jack Sweeney, who gained notoriety for his @ElonJet account on X and maintained many of the suspended accounts, said on Threads that the development is “reminiscent of all my accounts getting suspended on Twitter.” The shuttered accounts, which used publicly available data to show the flight paths of private jets, initially displayed a message on Monday that read, “The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.” > > >Meta provided no direct warning or explanation for the suspensions, according to Sweeney, who says the accounts appear “blacked out with no options to interact or receive information.” In a statement to TechCrunch, however, an unnamed Meta spokesperson said “Given the risk of physical harm to individuals, and in keeping with the independent Oversight Board’s recommendation, we’ve disabled these accounts for violating our privacy policy.”
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Israelis banned, anti-Semites return? The streaming platform is controversial
www-ynet-co-il.translate.goog ישראלים מוחרמים, אנטישמים חוזרים? פלטפורמת הסטרימינג מעוררת מחלוקתישראלים שניסו להירשם בימים האחרונים לרשת החברתית הפופולרית טוויץ' (Twitch) מבית אמזון, גילו להפתעתם כי הם מקבלים הודעת שגיאה בלתי מוסברת. במקביל, במהלך כנס של הפלטפורמה נערך פאנל בין מספר יוצרי תוכן, ובו עלו טענות שיכולות בקלות להיחשב כאנטישמיות. כל אלו, כמו גם חזרתם של סטרימרים בעייתיים במיוחד, מעו...
- www.huffpost.com Homeland Security Chief Warns ‘Hate Speech’ Is Hurting Hurricane Relief, Risking Violence
Biden also slammed Trump's efforts to spread false information related to the storms, snapping: “Former President Trump: Get a life, man. Help these people.”
- arstechnica.com Musk’s X blocks links to JD Vance dossier and suspends journalist who posted it
X says it suspended reporter for “posting unredacted personal information.”…
- www.independent.co.uk Candace Owens suspended from YouTube over Kanye interview
Far-right commentator Candace Owens announced she has been suspended from YouTube after she violated the platform’s hate speech policies with the rapper’s interview
