A journalist today accused Twitter of suspending users for failing to toe the government line on Covid after she was locked out of her account for a post condemning the lockdown. Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson was responding to a BBC article about the risk of coronavirus spreading in universities when she tweeted that she ‘wanted’ … Read more
David Hockney has ignited a row about whether smoking could protect people from coronavirus. The artist is currently living in his home in Normandy where he has been painting a series of epic works – including a remarkable animation – depicting the transformation of his garden from winter to spring. But he has become embroiled … Read more
China’s censors deleted critical coronavirus articles and social media posts even if they had been written in Morse code or KLINGON to avoid detection Chinese re-created deleted articles in Morse code to test censorship levels Even those typed out in Klingon from Star Trek films were eventually deleted China faces widespread criticism for supressing how … Read more
YouTube is facing backlash for removing a video interview of two California doctors who argued that coronavirus shutdowns have gone too far, after the streaming video platform said it would not allow content that ‘disputes the efficacy of local health authority guidance.’ The nearly hour-long video, which was taken down on Monday, features Drs. Dan Erickson … Read more