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Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 26 Apr 24

The photo posted with this thread made me laugh. I am one of those who stay in trouble with "fact" checkers on social media. As a matter of fact, my facebook is under warning now. I have been getting in trouble for years. And one...

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Who should decide what kids read in school

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 3 Jul 23

Years ago, I served on a private school commission, and one of the members, also a parent, wanted to ban the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak from his daughter's class reading list. His daughter was in sixth...

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Censorship Throughout History

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 2 Mar 23

With Ron DeSantis' recent banning of books in schools I have gone on a quest for knowledge into the reasons behind censorship now and throughout history. The Diary of Anne Frank is a book that has been censored many times since...

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Censorship and kids behavior!

Akta7 @Aakk77 (364) 22 Dec 22

Do you think censorship is not doing its job on internet? I have seen parents living in huge fear that their child will spoil. Their fear bleeds like pain. Children turn wild somewhat insane. I think this must be stopped -...

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Spreading Democracy But Blocking Russia Today?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1187) • United States 18 Mar 22

Mainstream media is propaganda, so I figure I might as well hear from all sides (and more), but YouTube banned RT and Sputnik. If the argument is over "democracy", why would you (yes, a "private" corporation - I know The...

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Should TikTok start censoring their content?

John Loberiza @jrlcentral (2605) • Roxas, Philippines 10 Oct 21

This is just a matter of personal opinion. My sons started watching videos in Tiktok. Perhaps, due to the pandemic that the people have nothing else to do and they spent time creating short "funny" videos. But the way I see it, a...

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Thank You, Big Tech!

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 20 Jan 21

I'd like to extend my gratitude to Facebook for fact-checking every information they tell me I shouldn't hear and see. Oh, yes, also, thank you Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Google for saving me so much time and stress from...

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2018 Executive Order President Trump issued in September 2018 on Election Interference

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 27 Nov 20

Russia! Russia! Russia! The world celebrated the 45th Presidential Inauguration of President Donald Trump of the United States on January 20th 2016. The media mob chants Russia collusion. But the [i]Russia! Russia!...

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News on the radio ..

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 19 Sep 20

Lately I like to turn on the radio in the morning because I found a station that gives the news of my community, be it events or events of the same and thus I have been able to find out many news that affect the community...

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What is your line on censorship?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 7 May 20

I have just had an interesting comment on my Twitter feed - one that raises a point of principle as far as I am concerned. I use my Twitter account to publicise the articles I have written on my blogs. There are more than 2,000...

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February 11, 2020 - What happened on that day?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 11 Feb 20

National Make a Friend Day Get Out Your Guitar Day 1534 - Henry VIII is recognized as the supreme head of the Church of England. 1978 - Censorship: China lifts the ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare and Charles...

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Social media platforms

teenal @teenal (1400) • Dublin, Ireland 4 Apr 19

Facebook is now the biggest social media platform in the world. It was originally a place where people could share pictures and stories. It has become an incredibly powerful place over the years, It was originally a place where...

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Internet: A Herd in Globalization

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 3 Apr 19

There is the nagging question at the threshold of globalization: Should internet be subjected to regulation and censorship? In Russia, for instance, complaints have been raised by internet nerds that the...

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Should people be allowed to criticize the LGBTQ agenda?

Gary Sibio @garysibi (702) • Chicago, Illinois 12 Feb 19

You would think that the answer would obviously be 'Yes' but two recent events from the UK have caught my eye recently: 1) The police showed up at the workplace of Harry Miller, a 53-year-old who was married and has four kids....

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LiveJournal Suspends Blog?

Robbie Lowdown0 @RobbieLowdown0 (69) • United States 7 Feb 19

Has anyone had any experience with LiveJournal? I started a blog there two months ago and now they've suspended my account and didn't have the courtesy to explain why or send me an email... Pretty shady ordeal, especially since I...

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China now censors male earrings on tv.

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 29 Jan 19

Watching television on China may look weird because male celebrities with earrings will now be censored on tv. The censorship will remind you of how Japan censors genitals on porn. They do not forbid male celebrities to have...

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You Can't Say That! The Case of the Extreme Filters

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 11 Dec 18

Been watching a lot of Sherlock Holmes episodes lately. Each episode is The Case of something or other. I was typing up a response to a discussion and when I hit the button to publish, RED LETTERS POPPED UP!...

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Should social Media Have Restrictions On Speech?

BusyBoss @Luap1050 (878) 11 Sep 18

A great article in the New York times revisits the topic of internet censorship - specifically social media...

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Trump Administration considering regulating Google search

Ronald Franklin @RonElFran (1214) • Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 28 Aug 18

Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s economic adviser, said today that the government is “taking a look” at whether Google search should be regulated. This comes after the president tweeted that he believes Google search results are...

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The most cringy censorship ever?

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 5 Jun 18

One of the most Popular Anime during the 90's is Sailormoon, its about a group of Japanese schoolgirls with super powers who fights evil. Its a superhero team of teenage girls. When it was aired in Japan it was marketed to...

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