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Florida lawmakers move to punish social media companies

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Social media companies faced the wrath of Florida Republicans, as lawmakers were poised Wednesday to send legislation to the governor as...

Zhao’s Oscars get muted reaction, even censorship in China

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chloe Zhao's history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country...

DeSantis attacks YouTube for yanking his pandemic video

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked YouTube and its parent company Google on Monday, accusing the tech giant of censorship for...

Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd season

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A controversial Iranian TV spy thriller is once again generating buzz in the Islamic Republic, drawing the ire of...

Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law

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ISTANBUL — Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a...

New Jersey district pays $325K in Trump yearbook censorship

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WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New Jersey school district is paying $325,000 to a former New Jersey teacher who claimed she was forced to...

Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman has cut off access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse, the country’s telecommunications regulator confirmed Monday,...

Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media

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With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims...

GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits

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Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal...

China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China's leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But...