Bluesky, the sensible microblogging alternative to X, has been enjoying immense growth lately, as web users have sought a social media website that isn’t run by an egomaniacal billionaire. Unfortunately, this week it was revealed that the site had bowed to censorship demands from the Turkish government—a bad sign for a site that’s staked its […]
Substack Says It Will Protect Writers Targeted by Trump’s Government
The Trump administration has, through its attempted deportation of college students vocally critical of Israel, made clear that it does not believe free speech applies to foreign-born residents. Substack, the popular online publishing platform, is aligning itself with free expression. The company announced that it will partner with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression […]
Whistleblower Alleges Meta Was Ready to Censor Content for Chinese Government
Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have been in their “free speech” arc since Donald Trump took office again, but a new account offered by a whistleblower throws cold water on the idea that the company won’t comply with censorship regimes. According to a report from the Washington Post, a whistleblower complaint alleges that Facebook built […]
USAID Website Goes Offline as Trump Continues to Dismantle Government
The website for USAID, the U.S. government agency that distributes foreign aid, went down on Saturday, and it’s unclear when it may return. The outage comes as every federal website has been ordered to erase forbidden words, though USAID’s outage could related to reports that Donald Trump plans to put most of the agency under […]