2 November 2016: The Weekly Takedown
by Jillian C. York | Nov 2 2016
LONG READ: A Reuters report details how senior Facebook executives are involved in content controversies.
SPEECH!: More than 70 rights groups have sent a letter to Facebook, asking the company to clarify its policy on content removal.
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NSFW: YouTube age-restricted access to a lecture about free speech by a conservative Wall Street Journal columnist, prompting response from the publication.
ART: Facebook backtracks after censoring nude Caravaggio painting.
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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