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none 2 Comments Paypal blocks the word "Tardigrade" and "Cuba", forcing shops to rename their products In yet another example of the algorithm only being as smart as the human who programmed it, Paypal has caused sales losses and scared off customers fr by: Dabitch, Sep 11 2020 - 8:52pm	none 1 Comment Reddit bans women's & feminist subs in their clean-up effort, making "Reddithateswomen" trend Reddit banned over 2000 "hate subs" on June 29, attempting to quell "hateful and violent speech". by: Dabitch, Jul 15 2020 - 1:04am	1 Comment Facebook refuses Christian Democrat's election ad, because she is seen hunting in it. Ella Bohlin is a candidate for the European Parliament from the Christian Democrat party in Sweden. by: Dabitch, May 17 2019 - 1:19am
none 29 Comments Wordpress shuts down several feminist blogs without warning. Wordpress hosting, wich is run by the folks at Automattic, is targeting and shutting down femnist blogs without warning. by: Dabitch, Nov 21 2018 - 8:46pm	How did @Sweden make the blocklist that listed Pewdiepie & the Israeli Foreign Ministry as "Nazis" ? by: Dabitch, May 25 2017 - 3:20pm	none 8 Comments .@Sweden protects "freedom of speech" by blocking 14,400 supposed Nazis on Twitter. Removes block after pushback The famously controversial PR account for Sweden on Twitter, is once again grabbing news headlines around the world. by: Dabitch, May 17 2017 - 2:22am
none The Google/YouTube ad ban increases ad spend on established media channels by: Dabitch, Apr 4 2017 - 9:30am	none 2 Comments Global brands shun Google advertising, finally - Google tighten content controls by: Dabitch, Mar 21 2017 - 7:44pm	none Adblock Plus now sells ad space in ....adblock. by: Dabitch, Sep 13 2016 - 6:07pm
none 2 Comments #YouTubeIsOverParty trends when content creators discover Youtube policies are enforced - is seen as censorship by: Dabitch, Sep 2 2016 - 5:39am	It was a great year for censorship by: kidsleepy, May 3 2016 - 4:54pm	none 1 Comment Twitter sued for "knowingly permitting" ISIS on social network by: Dabitch, Jan 14 2016 - 5:22pm
none 10 Comments Who is policing the word police? Github's retarded move causes user backlash. by: Dabitch, Jul 30 2015 - 9:50pm	none Flickr removes all Obama Joker images to comply with takedown request. Who issued it? by: Dabitch, Aug 24 2009 - 12:12am	Sydney Morning Herald - Censorship - (2008) :30 (Australia) by: Dabitch, Oct 5 2008 - 3:19pm