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China's National Security Law Impacts American University Classrooms
August 24, 2020
In order to warn and protect non-U.S. Chinese students subject to China's new National Security Law prosecuting citizens for sedition or collusion with a foreign power, several American Universities, like Harvard and Yale, have added warnings to course materials that Chinese government may consider to be politically sensitive.
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Facebook Pulls Millions of Posts in Hate Speech Purge
August 18, 2020
After several prominent companies suspended advertising on Facebook in a new "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign, Facebook has pulled 22.5 million posts it classified as hate speech between April and June as per the latest findings published in its transparency report.
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UK Appeals Court Finds Facial Recognition Software Unlawful
August 15, 2020
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has overturned the High Court’s 2019 dismissal of a challenge to South Wales Police use of Automated Facial Recognition (“AFR”) technology, finding that its use was unlawful and violated the human right to respect for private and family life.
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Leetaru: Censoring Political Speech Reminiscent of Earlier Hollywood Censorship Standards
August 10, 2020
Writing in Politico, Kalev Leetaru comments how, reminiscent of Hollywood movie morality code censorship in the 1930’s and 40’s, evolving and ambiguous online speech policies are forcing politicians to self-censor or risk deletion by social media gatekeepers..
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Balding: Universities Appease China, Ignore Human Rights Abuses
August 10, 2020
According to Fulbright Professor Christopher Balding, ignoring the manner in which the Chinese Communist Party suppresses critical inquiry and free thinking, American universities are engaging in the lucrative practice of enrolling an increasing number of non-resident tuition-paying Chinese Nationals.
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