On Wednesday afternoon the Trump White House published their executive order on online censorship. The EO prevents social media giants from altering or editorializing free speech. The executive order also demands the social media giants provide transparency requirements for their moderation practices!
Category: Tech Companies
Zero Hedge reports “Binney & Sullivan: An Open Letter Challenge To Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey On Censorship”
Dear Mr. Dorsey, At the September 5, 2018, U.S. Congressional Hearing in which you gave testimony under oath, you stated, in part: “Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or how we enforce our rules. We believe strongly in being impartial, and we strive to…
NBC News reports “Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown”
The company will classify QAnon as coordinated harmful activity in part because of a rise in harassment targeting high-profile critics of the president. Twitter announced Tuesday that it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content, banning many of the conspiracy theory’s followers because of problems with harassment and misinformation. Twitter…
The Guardian reports “Naomi Klein: How big tech plans to profit from the pandemic”
As the coronavirus continues to kill thousands each day, tech companies are seizing the opportunity to extend their reach and power. Tech provides us with powerful tools, but not every solution is technological. And the trouble with outsourcing key decisions about how to “reimagine” our states and cities to men such as Bill Gates and…
Vaxxter reports “Bill Gates Endgame: Contact Tracing”
Were [Covid-19 lockdown] measures rolled out to ensure the health of people around the world? Or were they imposed with its real agenda hidden? Did the changes have long phases of development? Or were they contrived and implemented on the fly?
Bitburning.com announces “JOIN THE ROUND TABLE COALITION TO DEFEND FREEDOM OF SPEECH – TOGETHER”
The American people are experiencing an unprecedented level of oppression, in having their voices silenced by the deep state and globalist social media corporations. Now, more than ever, we are subjected to totalitarian resistance from all sides, as the establishment wages a war against Conservatives for exercising their constitutional rights. In response, we have created…
Medium op-ed from former ID2020 technical advisor: “The Dangers of Blockchain-Enabled ‘Immunity Passports’ for COVID-19”
Despite limited backing from civil society or public health experts, as well as warnings from historians and bioethicists, technologists are racing ahead to build and deploy digital certificates that would allegedly let individuals “prove” whether they have recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), have tested positive for antibodies, or have received a vaccination, should one become available. https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/the-dangers-of-blockchain-enabled-immunity-passports-for-covid-19-5ff84cacb290
News Punch reports “Technical Advisor Resigns From ID2020 Alliance Expressing Concerns Over Their Mission”
Renieris, a Harvard lawyer, resigned from the organization due to a difference of opinion over the organization’s direction. She claims the organization is not transparent and is concerned that they would get involved in COVID-19 immunity passports. Renieris believes that immunity passports are premature and could potentially infringe privacy rights for tests that are unproven and that…
True Pundit report “Bill Gates Negotiated $100 Billion Contact Tracing Deal With Democratic Congressman Sponsor of Bill Six Months BEFORE Coronavirus Pandemic”
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helped negotiate who would score a $100 Billion government-backed contact tracing contract in August 2019 — six months before the ‘pandemic’ arrived in the United States and four months before it swept through China.
Business Insider reports “Trump said Apple and Google’s COVID-19 tracing tech posed ‘big constitutional problems'”
President Trump claims Google and Apple’s technology for detecting COVID-19 poses “big constitutional problems” for “a lot of people.” Google and Apple are partnered last week to create a contact-tracing system for detecting the spread of coronavirus, which will gradually be rolled out in the coming months. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-apple-google-covid-19-tracing-tech-constitutional-problems-2020-4