LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: ERIC LIEBERMAN Tech and Law Reporter A Twitter executive said Tuesday that it is “no longer possible to stand up for all speech,” just five years after a different executive described the company as the “free speech wing of the free speech party.” Speaking before British politicians, Sinead McSweeney, Twitter’s…
By Brett Chandrasekhar Over the past year, social media platforms have arguably censored libertarian and conservative opinions. Most notoriously, Facebook came under fire for allegedly suppressing conservative news. On several occasions, they banned (and after pushback, unbanned) popular libertarian pages as well. Now fake news is the latest threat to free speech on social media….
Social Network Aims to End Online Censorship By Brett Chandrasekhar Social media platform Gab.ai is the free speech alternative to Facebook and Twitter. Launched last Monday, Gab appears in the aftermath of controversial censorship by other platforms. For example, Gizmodo revealed in May that Facebook routinely suppressed conservative news. Both networks have also banned conservatives and libertarians. Gab…