Tag : Censorship
Backpage.com CEO title : Backpage.com Sex Ad Update: Sex Trafficking, Prostitution Ads Shut Down on World's Largest Online Brothel
summary : Backpage.com, a website notorious for its facilitation of prostitution and sex trafficking shut down the "adult" sexual services advertising section of its website. The website, which Polaris Project calls "the world's top online brothel," removed the prostitution ads' section hours after a scathing U.S. Senate report concluded the website was the "largest commercial sex services advertising platform in the United States."
date : Jan 13, 2017 12:30 PM EST
Reddit title : Reddit CEO Admits To Editing Posts Against Him, Some Call For His Resignation
summary : With the online hate speech in social media platforms, the issue of fake news in Facebook and banned accounts in Twitter, Reddit has its own battle to deal with. It recently banned the Pizzagate subreddit that had been responsible for some conspiracy theories that are often related to Hillary Clinton. That caused members of the The_Donald, who are supporters of the President-elect, to openly criticize Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. He retaliated by editing their posts that now led for some Redditors to call for his resignation.
date : Nov 25, 2016 09:49 AM EST
Facebook title : Facebook May Adhere to China's Internet Censorship to Enter Country
summary : The Chinese government is very strict and censorship has become their staple. International companies would have to comply with China’s conditions otherwise, they will be banned from the country. Facebook seems to change its tunes. Apparently, the tech giant may be building a censorship tool. This move might be part of the company’s move to further expand its market.
date : Nov 23, 2016 12:08 PM EST
Elon Musk title : Is Elon Musk's Global High-Speed Internet Goal A Threat To China?
summary : Elon Musk is an ambitious and successful businessman. He is very vocal of his Mars colonization. Musk also rallied behind SolarCity to get that deal through with his another company Tesla Motors. His continued dominance is not only limited to space, automotive and solar energy. One of Musk's goals is to set up thousands of satellites that will provide global high-speed internet even to those who are not able to access it right now. Unlike the challenges he usually faces, Musk's internet goal will pose a threat to China's power. The communist country is not one to back down.
date : Nov 22, 2016 03:00 PM EST