Residents of ‘Fucke’ have unanimously decided to rename their village, but the process will be long, with no guarantee of success The inhabitants of the small Swedish village of Fucke have formally applied to change its name, citing social-media frustrations and censorship as the reason for their discontent with the 16th-century name. The process was […]
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Slavoj Zizek discusses cancel culture and censorship on Tara Reade’s RT podcast
Many are living in a state of ‘unfreedom’, Zizek said Slavoj Zizek, the “most dangerous philosopher in the West,” joined Tara Reade on her RT podcast ‘The Politics of Survival’ to discuss the censorship that is currently growing and happening on both sides of the political aisle. New forms of “de facto censorship” are appearing […]
Biden calls for tighter censorship of Covid-19 content
President urges social media platforms and news outlets to “deal with misinformation and disinformation” US President Joe Biden’s latest “surge response” to fight the spread of Covid-19 includes an appeal for Big Tech and media companies to block allegedly false pandemic-related claims. “I make a special appeal to social media companies and media outlets,” Biden […]
Tumblr hits users with new censorship rules
The social networking site has updated its list of censored tags, now barring words such as ‘girl’ and ‘single dad’ Tumblr’s latest update to its iOS app, released on Tuesday, has censored a long list of seemingly harmless words to comply with Apple’s new strict safety guidelines for programs featured on the tech giant’s online […]
YouTube hammered for ‘pervasive and institutionalized’ censorship after booting anti-vaxxers off platform
Tech giant YouTube has been fiercely criticized and accused of running a “pervasive” censorship regime, after tightening up its ban on anti-vaccine content and booting prominent vaccine skeptics off its platform. YouTube unveiled new rules on Wednesday banning all “harmful vaccine content” from its platform, not just content about Covid-19 shots. The new rules prohibit […]
YouTube bans ALL anti-vax videos, ramping up Covid-era censorship campaign
YouTube will ban all “harmful vaccine content” from its platform, including claims that vaccines are ineffective at reducing disease transmission. The ban comes after a year of escalating censorship by the Google-owned company. “We’ve steadily seen false claims about the coronavirus vaccines spill over into misinformation about vaccines in general, and we’re now at a […]
RT’s digital content project Redfish laments ‘censorship’ after Facebook blocks it on Instagram without proper explanation
The popular Instagram account of the RT-affiliated Redfish digital-content project has been apparently deactivated, with Facebook, which owns the platform, so far being reluctant to explain its reasoning for the harsh move. Users who have tried to access Redfish on Instagram Thursday have been met with a short notification that reads “Sorry, this page isn’t […]
The Romanian government failed, the censorship motion passed
The Bucharest policy has disastrous results, so that the most efficient government of Romania was dismissed by motion of the Parliament. For Transylvania this situation should be the most worrying signal for the future, even 100 years after its joining in Romania. For many, Romania has become an insecure place, for Transylvania and Banat this […]






