Category: Social Media

Over 78,000 Facebook, Instagram Users Removed for Violating QAnon and ‘Militarization’ Policies

Facebook removed more than 78,000 profiles on both Facebook and Instagram, saying they posted QAnon content and content related to “militarized social movements” over the past six months or so. “We continue to strengthen our enforcement by identifying additional militarized social movements, new terms associated with QAnon and how people attempt to skirt our detection,…


Over 78,000 Facebook, Instagram Users Removed for QAnon, ‘Militarization’ Policy Violations

Facebook removed more than 78,000 profiles on both Facebook and Instagram, saying they had posted QAnon content and content related to “militarized social movements” since August 2020. “We continue to strengthen our enforcement by identifying additional militarized social movements, new terms associated with QAnon and how people attempt to skirt our detection, including focusing more on…


Andy Ngo: Twitter Did Nothing to Stop Antifa Planning, Promoting Riots in Portland, Seattle

Twitter did nothing to stop Antifa planning and promoting riots in Portland and Seattle weeks in advance, according to Journalist Andy Ngo.


Telegram Experiences Massive Growth in January: 90 Million New Users

Messaging app “Telegram” sent a message to its users announcing that in January alone it gained 90 million new users. “In January 2021, more than 90 million new users from around the world joined Telegram,” reads the encrypted messaging app’s message. “Thank you! These milestones were made possible by users like you who invite their…


Italy Tells TikTok to Block Users After Death of Young Girl

ROME—The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not verify following the death of a 10-year-old girl who had been using the Chinese-owned app. In a statement, the regulator said that although TikTok had committed to ban registration for…


Google Threatens to Remove Search Engine in Australia Over Proposed Law

Google on Friday said it may make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government carries out a plan for search engines to pay for news content. “If this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making Google search available in Australia,” Mel…


Twitter Sued by Child Sex Trafficking Victim

A sex trafficking victim has filed a lawsuit against Twitter in a U.S. district court in California, alleging that the social media giant knowingly received and distributed child pornography from which it could benefit. According to the court filing, John Doe said he was solicited and recruited for sex trafficking as a minor. After his escape,…


YouTube Deletes Portion of ‘Dislikes’ From Biden Videos, Says It’s Spam

YouTube deleted what appears to be thousands of “dislikes” from videos on the official channel of President Joe Biden’s White House. The company said it’s a part of its regular efforts to remove engagement it considers inauthentic. People on the platform noticed that dislikes have been disappearing by the thousands from several White House videos…


South Korean Social Media Influencer Dropped by Chinese Media Agency for ‘Insulting China’

A South Korean social media influencer recently came under fire for endorsing messages that Chinese netizens perceived as insulting to China mostly due to a mistranslation and was ultimately dropped from her Chinese management agency. Hamzy, a South Korean internet content creator who hosts mukbang, also known as an eating show where people stream themselves…


Decoding Social Media Censorship by the Issues

Commentary Free speech is under ferocious attack by Big Tech social media platforms. This is generally viewed as an attack against conservatives on that basis alone. Consequently, the reverse side of that coin views Big Tech as left-wingers in cahoots with Democrat operatives, both of whom have ganged up to gain a political advantage. I…