2020-3-29 00:49 |
One of the world’s biggest direct communication platform has announced a policy of mass political censorship in the middle of a pandemic that sees iconic global cities under curfew. Twitter.
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As the debate over free speech and internet censorship intensifies, social media platforms are seeking different ways to preserve freedom of expression without raising the hackles of users and regulators.
2020-2-18 14:09 | |
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Founder of Quantum Economics and former eToro analyst, Mati Greenspan took to Twitter to announce his stance on the latest unexplained and unexpected ban on crypto content on YouTube. “In protest of Google's new unexpected and unexplained censorship of crypto content I will be boycotting YouTube until further notice,” said Greenspan. Dozens of videos of […]
2019-12-26 17:37 | |
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Coinspeaker Bank of America Shuts Down PayPal ex-Executive’s AccountA former PayPal executive has posted a letter on Twitter of Bank of America closing down his account. The ironic ban was not lost on his followers, however, who criticize PayPal for its own censorship practices.
2019-11-20 14:09 | |
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A former PayPal executive has posted a letter on Twitter of Bank of America closing down his account. The ironic ban was not lost on his followers, however, who criticize PayPal for its own censorship practices.
2019-11-19 17:40 | |
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Roger Ver riles up crypto Twitter by claiming that Bitcoin is not really resistant to censorship
2019-11-9 22:11 | |
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As you might expect, China is leveraging its censorship state to align with its new blockchain-focused goals. It is now reportedly removing all articles claiming blockchain is a scam. The Chinese state is so serious about blockchain that they’re even outright censoring anyone who disagrees with the technology.
2019-10-29 16:06 | |
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CNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt to stop a perceived “bias” against conservatives, Trump’s plan attempts to strip certain protections from companies like Facebook and Twitter, particularly those protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA).
2019-8-13 04:13 | |
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With growing concerns about a perceived censorship bias on social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, the demand for censorship-resistant social media networks is on the rise. A number of blockchain startups aim to use a decentralized model to preserve free speech in the digital age. But can a fully decentralized social media platform work?
2019-6-24 23:00 | |
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The launch of cryptocurrencies from mainstream institutions has been the norm of the digital assets industry for some time now and the Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook’s Global Coin has been front and center with regards to that.
2019-6-8 13:00 | |
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Self-professed cypherpunk Jameson Lopp has set the cryptocurrency community a seemingly impossible task: efficiently explain Bitcoin in less than 280 characters. A global, neutral payment network that allows anyone on earth to transact a huge or tiny amount of value with anyone else within minutes, without needing to ask permission from a government, without disclosing one’s personal information, and without the possibility of censorship.
2019-6-3 14:33 | |
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The crypto-community is looking forward to Bitcoin [BTC] reaching its glory days as expectations of a bull run strengthen. However, there is an ongoing conversation among Bitcoiners about the block size of the coin.
2019-4-26 03:00 | |
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By CCN: In a recent Twitter poll by previous Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song, blockchain advocates overwhelmingly voted (54%) in favor of suspending the @Bitcoin handle for fraud. Only 30% of voters think that the handle should be “left alone.
2019-4-25 22:12 | |
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Crypto Twitter is embroiled in a heated debate over whether to suspend the controversial @Bitcoin account. Bitcoin maximalists call for its removal for violating Twitter’s terms of service and for false advertising, defenders of Bitcoin Cash and free speech are resistant to what they describe as “censorship.
2019-4-23 14:39 | |
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Even though the Craig Wright-Calvin Ayre fiasco hasn’t quite ended, crypto Twitter has found itself in another mess which has put the ethos of cryptocurrency and Twitters ToS at stake. The user of “@Bitcoin”, a Twitter account that represents Bitcoin, is at the centre of this mess.
2019-4-22 23:30 | |
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China is probably the biggest gaming market in the world, however, the gamers of the country have never been able to get a taste of one of the most popular games of all time Pokemon Go. The reason being heavy censorship policies undertaken by the Chines government which included a ban on Google, Twitter, and […]
2019-4-17 18:36 | |
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“A statement may be both true and dangerous. The previous sentence is such a statement. ” - David Friedman Freedom of speech is a topic that many internet communities have struggled with over the last two decades.
2019-4-19 04:03 | |
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s legal counsel Vijaya Gadde, Youtuber Joe Rogan and independent journalist Tim Pool engaged in a wide ranging debate on censorship and free speech over more.
2019-3-6 19:19 | |
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The Lightning Torch transaction relay using Bitcoin’ and the Lightning Network has crossed the border to Iran, days after complaints about censorship among participants. Satoshis Over Censorship Lightning Torch, which involves Bitcoin users passing around a transaction on the Lightning Network, adding funds and sending it forward, has gained significant interest since it began its journey in January.
2019-3-4 11:00 | |
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When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition.
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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Blockchain has a new unexpected hero: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey. Although up until recently the cryptocurrency community would routinely grill Dorsey over Twitter’s notorious Bitcoin giveaway scam epidemic, the micro-blogging service’s chief has found a new fandom among staunch Bitcoin supporters; and it all began on the Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
2019-2-12 20:08 | |
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Joe Rogan may have landed his biggest guest yet on his popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience: Jack Dorsey, the founder and CEO of Twitter and Square and an avowed Bitcoin bull. Joe Rogan Experience #1236 – Jack Dorsey In a wide-ranging two hour interview published Saturday, Jack addressed a number of topics, including questions about Twitter censorship, doxxing, “SmirkGate,” Donald Trump, Alex Jones, the nature of tech giants, the future of the Internet, and Bitcoin.
2019-2-3 21:11 | |
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One problem that concerns many is the centralization of mining within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Fortunately, there are talented developers working to solve this problem and Matt Corallo, full-time Bitcoin developer at Chaincode Labs, is one of them.
2019-1-26 23:50 | |
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Users flocked to Steemit because they wanted an alternative to Facebook and Twitter, which are platforms known for censorship. One of the selling points of Steemit is its immutability via its blockchain and the incentives given to users for participation.
2019-1-9 23:45 | |
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Users flocked to Steemit because they wanted an alternative to Facebook and Twitter, which are platforms known for censorship. One of the selling points of Steemit is its immutability via its blockchain and the incentives given to users for participation.
2019-1-9 23:45 | |
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Coinbase has just banned Gab. com merchant account and the personal account of Andrew Torba, the Gab platform CEO. With this move, the popular exchange is raising the topic of censorship in the cryptocurrency industry.
2019-1-8 20:00 | |
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According to a Twitter user/ crypto-author, online publishing platform ‘Medium’ has allegedly been taking the liberty to ban any articles promoting/ pertaining to Bitcoin anonymity on its website. Whilst no official word has yet been received from the folks over at Medium, such reports have increased quite substantially since the last two-three weeks. Huh, @Medium […]
2019-1-5 19:32 | |
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Publishing platform, Medium, has allegedly jumped on the censorship “ban-wagon”, after suspending an account which posted a Bitcoin anonymity guide. Whilst Medium has not confirmed the reason, several Twitter users have claimed previous account suspensions based on crypto-related content.
2019-1-5 01:00 | |
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When questioned by Congress about the ability for blockchains to fight misinformation and scams, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stated that the technology has a lot of “untapped potential” in that area. Could blockchain help Twitter’s reputation for censorship of conservative voices, or might it make matters worse?
2018-9-7 21:52 | |
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China’s internet has always been heavily censored by its government. The heavy censorship, also know as The Great Firewall, restricts users from searching or sharing certain phrases and words online — like pictures of Winnie the Pooh — to ‘protect’ Chinese citizens, or so the government says.
2018-8-21 17:22 | |
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This week’s top stories include two feature interview: one with Kavita Gupta, founding managing partner at ConsenSys Ventures; and another with electronic dance music DJ Justin Blau (aka DJ 3BLAU) who is launching a decentralized music festival.
2018-8-13 20:52 | |
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Decentralized social network Mastodon is seeing major interest from Bitcoin users as Twitter fails to act on botnets, censorship and account blocks. ‘We Can Find A Way To Make It Work’ Mastodon, which has a user interface and features similar to Twitter but runs entirely without centralized control, has attracted 1,300 cryptocurrency users to its dedicated Bitcoin ecosystem in days.
2018-8-10 20:00 | |
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There’s been a storm brewing all year on social media and this week it hit with a vengeance. Wave after wave of protest has lashed the ocean liners Twitter, Youtube, Apple, and Facebook after controversial passengers were forcibly ejected for speaking out of turn.
2018-8-9 16:25 | |
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Recently Leaked documents reveal Google might be ready to make a government-friendly, censored version of its search engine in order to gain access to the Chinese people. This would mark the company’s return to both the country and the government’s stringent censorship.
2018-8-1 19:23 | |
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We are always discussing why we believe that cryptocurrency education is important, more so than regulations and prohibition. Censorship of crypto-advertising online by companies such as Twitter, Facebook and Google have only helped to hide honest and real crypto-brands from having their name spread and overall, people are still falling for cryptocurrency scams worldwide.
2018-6-26 06:00 | |
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The China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) released the second iteration of its monthly Global Public Chain Technology Evaluation Index. As part of the Ministry of Industry and Technology Information, the CCID is releasing the monthly reports on behalf of the Chinese government.
2018-6-25 21:23 | |
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This week the Twitter handle @Bitmaintech was locked down because Twitter administrators claimed the account belongs to a 4-year-old. The Twitter handle’s owner and Bitmain’s head of marketing have complained to the social media company’s support team and Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey.
2018-6-16 19:40 | |
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Gab, a social network messaging platform that describes itself as a place “where people, free expression, and individual liberty come first,” has announced that its Coinbase account was suddenly closed by the popular US-based crypto exchange.
2018-6-15 14:00 | |
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Coinbase dominated headlines across the space this week with a pair of significant developments. The San Francisco–based exchange announced on Monday, June 11, its intention to add Ethereum Classic to its trading platform and then quickly followed the news on Tuesday with the official opening of a crypto index fund.
2018-6-14 01:32 | |
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Uniswap founder Hayden Adams criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to crypto regulation and said his administration’s perceived indifference to crypto could be a significant miscalculation in the 2024 election.
Today's edition of the weekly recap: Donald Trump does an about-face on cryptocurrency; the NFT market sees a dip in trade volume; and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witness a resurgence of inflows.
Coinbase’s non-profit organization called “Stand for Crypto” has launched a political action committee (PAC) aimed at shaping crypto regulation through the 2024 electoral process.
A new political action committee named Stand With Crypto has been launched to rally financial support for crypto-friendly politicians.
Quick Take As Bitcoin pushed toward a new all-time high in March, a significant milestone was reached on Feb. 28, with over 99% of the Bitcoin supply in profit. This was the first time since November 2021 that over 99% of the supply had been in profit, according to Glassnode data.
Former BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes believes the upcoming US Treasury policy actions under Secretary Janet Yellen could significantly influence the liquidity landscape and potentially catalyze rallies for crypto and stocks.
The US and UK governments have launched a joint investigation into crypto transactions worth over $20 billion that may have violated Russian sanctions, Bloomberg News reported on March 28. The transactions, suspected of being routed through the Russia-based crypto exchange Garantex, aim to evade international sanctions and potentially fund military activities in Ukraine.