Twitter bans the account that tracked Elon Musk’s private jet after Musk promised not to ban it because of his “commitment to free speech”
On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, it was noticed that the account that has been tracking Elon Musk’s private jet patterns had been banned on Twitter about a month after Musk himself said he would let the account remain up.
Big Tech
Elon Musk says the former Twitter engaged in shadowbanning political candidates
On December 8, 2022, in a reply on Twitter, Elon Musk confirmed that political candidates had been subject to shadowbanning on pre-Musk platform.
bill c-11
U.S. government tells Canada it is “concerned” about “unilateral” internet control bill C-11
The U.S. administration warned Canada about bill C-11 which aims at controlling and regulating online content in Canada.
Big Tech
Twitter ends its “COVID-19 misinformation” policy effective November 23, 2022
In a blog post about COVID-19, Twitter announced that “Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy.”
Apple
Elon Musk says Apple is threatening to “withhold” Twitter from its App Store
On Monday, November 28, Elon Musk tweeted that Apple has “threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store,”.
c10
Opinion | The Liberal Party’s Censorship Extremism
By Troy Lanigan, President of the Canada Strong and Free Network.
bloc quebecois
Opinion | Does the Bloc Québécois still speak for Quebec?
By Martin Tampier
c-10
Trudeau opposed internet regulation in 2019, said it would “attack free speech”. Today, he is pushing a radical censorship bill
In 2019, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau realized that regulating the internet would have serious consequences for free speech. Today, the prime minister has changed his tune as his government is pushing for a radical internet censorship bill.
censorship
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Donald Trump ban, but says Facebook ‘violated its own rules’
On Wednesday, May 5, Facebook’s Oversight Board decided to uphold Donald Trump’s January 7, 2021, ban from the social media platform, as well as Instagram. However, the Oversight Board wrote: “it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension.”
c-10
In sweeping effort to regulate online speech, Trudeau government announces it will regulate YouTube
In its sweeping effort led by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault to regulate online speech and communications, the government has voted to apply federal-government dictated content regulations to the streaming platform.
