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- www.newsweek.com Some Reddit groups banning X links. Could Europe be next?
After months of controversy, capped off by Elon Musk's salute at the presidential inauguration, backlash against the tech mogul has hit a fever pitch.
- www.nytimes.com Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
- www.theatlantic.com The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End
Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws.
- www.404media.co Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
- www.bbc.com Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'
Meta says it is working quickly to resolve the problem, which has prompted accusations of bias on social media.
> Meta says it is working quickly to resolve the problem, which has prompted accusations of bias on social media.
- lifehacker.com Instagram Is Going to Start Adding Politics Back Into Your Feed (Here’s How to Block It)
Instagram is showing users political content from accounts they don't follow by default. If you don't like that, there's a quick fix.
> Instagram is showing users political content from accounts they don't follow by default. If you don't like that, there's a quick fix.
- www.voanews.com Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts
A ministerial committee made the decision over 'inciting material and reports that were deceiving and stirring strife'
> A ministerial committee made the decision over 'inciting material and reports that were deceiving and stirring strife'
- techcrunch.com Bluesky at a crossroads as users petition to ban Jesse Singal over anti-trans views, harassment | TechCrunch
Now with 25 million users, Bluesky is facing a test that will determine whether or not its platform will still be seen as a safe space and place of refuge
> Now with 25 million users, Bluesky is facing a test that will determine whether or not its platform will still be seen as a safe space and place of refuge
- 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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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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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
