SPEECH!: In a surprising move, Facebook announces that it will now consider whether graphic content is “newsworthy” before censoring it.

USER NOT FOUND: Where is the line between free speech and hate speech? The Christian Science Monitor explores the question of whether Donald Trump’s hateful Facebook comments ought to be banned.

NSFW: Like similar campaigns before it, the Swedish Cancer Society’s efforts to raise awareness were thwarted by Facebook censorship, until the organization got creative.

CENSORED: Google has come under pressure from Thailand to censor derogatory comments about the country’s recently-deceased monarch.
 

IN OTHER NEWS:

  • Facebook employees argued that Donald Trump’s posts should be banned as hate speech.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jillian C. York

Jillian C. York is a writer and activist whose work lies at the intersection of technology and policy. Based in Berlin, she serves of the Director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where she works on issues of free expression, privacy, and digital security.