censorship
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Twitter Has Banned Posting Images of People Without Their Consent. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing
Twitter recently announced that it will no longer allow “the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent”. The move takes effect through an expansion of the social media platform’s private information and media policy. In practical terms, this means photos and videos can be removed if the…
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How An Australian Media Freedom Act Could Work
Australians picked up their morning papers yesterday to find heavily blacked-out text instead of front-page headlines. This bold statement was instigated by the “Your Right to Know” campaign, an unlikely coalition of Australian media organisations fighting for press freedom and source protection.
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Facebook Is The Latest Site To Try And Ban Sex
Facebook has a new set of Community Guidelines, and they’re bad news for anyone who would like to even vaguely mention sex or anything related to it. The new guidelines profess to be targeting ‘sexual solicitation’, but the implications are far wider reaching than that.
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New Bill Would Make Australia Worst In The Free World For Criminalising Journalism
Australia is a world leader in passing the most amendments to existing and new anti-terror and security laws in the liberal democratic world. Since September 11, 2001, it has passed 54 laws. The latest suggested addition is the Turnbull government’s crackdown on foreign interference – and it has dangerous implications for press freedoms in our…