30 November 2016: The Weekly Takedown
by Jillian C. York | Nov 30 2016
404: Facebook is reportedly building a censorship tool that could enable the company to enter the Chinese market.
NSFW: Brazilian activists have devised a way to outsmart Facebook’s policy against the female nipple.
USER NOT FOUND: After Instagram removed her postpartum nude photo, new mother Desiree Barnes spoke out about censorship on the platform and body image.
LONG READ: The controversy surrounding “fake news” on Facebook continues, with various media outlets weighing in:
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The Washington Post’s Margaret Sullivan.
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The New York Times’ Jim Rutenberg.
- Mother Jones
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.
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