CategoryCensorship
Facebook Ends Fact-Checking, Moves to Community Notes Format
Top executive admits that there was "too much political bias" at Facebook, Instagram, Threads…
At NIH, Bhattacharya Hopes to Restore Open Discussion in Science
In a recent interview, he seemed surprisingly conciliatory to those who attempted to ruin his career over his dissenting views on Covid.
How Our Expert Classes Have Torpedoed Public Trust
Long time free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff and Angel Eduardo dissect the Cancel Culture that makes distrust a quite reasonable choice
NYT on COVID: Not “Badly Misled.” One of the Worst Misleaders!
The Times writer smears legitimate doubt by associating it with unnamed questionable persons and causes — that works if people don’t know the story
Science Blogger: Make Violating “Scientific Consensus” a Crime
Attitudes like those expressed by Ethan Siegel have cost the scientific sector much of the public’s trust and goodwill.
“60 Minutes” Segment Lauds Censorship
Free speech can indeed be "weaponized," but according to the founders of the United States, it was intended to be a weapon against government overreach.
COVID: It’s Becoming Safe To Openly Admit the Facts
The days of “fact-checking,” aimed at getting everyone vaxxed, appear to be over. Just look at the significant recent admissions…
The Tech Giants Looming in the Background
The presence of these tech giants at Trump's inauguration signals a major "vibe shift" in the culture.
Trudeau Resigns: Canada’s Media Control Bills Are Stymied For Now
Is the Woke war on reality beginning to stall? In Canada, it is a war not only on math, science, and biology, but also history
Facebook Fact-checkers, Facing Doom, Call Urgent Meeting
One possible interpretation is that Zuckerberg was as afraid of these freelance censors as anyone else and saw a chance to neutralize the threat
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook To Lighten Up on Censorship
He wants to move away from moderation and more towards a Community Notes approach
Mind Matters News: Top Ten Stories of 2024
... with some brief comments on their significance
Australia’s Social Media Ban: The Law of Forbidden Fruit
Where minors are concerned, restrict and talk — but don’t ban
Debanking May Be More Common Than We Realize
Sometimes the motive seems political — unrelated to concerns about creditworthiness or suspicion about illegal activities
Why Laws Against “Misinformation” Just Can’t Work
Australia has had to back down from fining social media companies for users' alleged misinformation
Could Cancel Culture Be Replaced By Something Worse?
Claims that it has "run its course" come too often from those who have abandoned their colleagues and merely hope not to be next themselves
Cancel Culture Dissected by One of Its Victims
Researchers are beginning to study the sociology of Woke mobs demanding the firing or silencing of whoever vexes them — with some interesting results
What Went Wrong With Wikipedia — And Can It Be Fixed?
Many people may be unaware of Wikipedia's biases because they simply never hear information that is omitted both by mainstream media and by Wikipedia
COSM: Wikipedia Co-Founder To Speak on Today’s Knowledge Risks
Larry Sanger is not a fan of the baked-in bias at Wikipedia today and wants to found an encyclosphere — like the blogosphere — insteadLarry Sanger, one of the founders of Wikipedia, will be speaking at COSM, Friday, November 1, at 10:30 am. His topic?: The increasingly pressing matter of preserving our knowledge. He should know. Originally a co-founder of Wikipedia, he has become increasingly critical of its role as a go-to source. In 2021, he warned, “If only one version of the facts is allowed then that gives a huge incentive to wealthy and powerful people to seize control of things like Wikipedia in order to shore up their power,” But let’s go back a bit Sanger, who has a Phd in philosophy (2000), was approached by entrepreneur Jimmy Wales that year to come to work for him on a project that evolved Read More ›