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If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Forty-nine GOP Senators are unified in their stance by submitting a formal request to President Joe Biden. They urged him to retract his support for two significant international agreements that are set to be debated later this month at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The discussions, starting May 27, will revolve around what has been termed the “Pandemic Agreement” or “pandemic treaty,” as well as proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), which have pushed the control of “misinformation” and advocated for

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. On May 10, a significant event advocating for free speech will take place, hosted by Rebel News in partnership with Rumble, featuring Donald Trump Jr and others. This gathering aims to highlight the excessive censorship in Canada and send a clear message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that such restrictions on expression are under global scrutiny. Rumble, known for its commitment to free speech, is joining forces with Rebel News to present a live broadcast that will include leading figures from independent media. The

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Australian government’s decision to institute a pilot program testing an online age verification system digital ID system was overshadowed by a privacy scandal concerning a legal requirement for bars and clubs in the region. The wrinkle juxtaposed these two narratives in a glaring light and shows how the push for digital ID raises privacy concerns that transcend the initial point-of-sale or point-of-access and becomes an ongoing data-invasive system that makes surveillance much easier. In New South Wales (NSW), clubs must legally collate personal

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the government’s decision to terminate Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, citing the Qatari-owned network as a provocateur of “incitement.” The closure was unanimously agreed upon by the cabinet. Reacting strongly, Al Jazeera labeled the Israeli government’s action as “criminal.” The restrictions also extend to foreign journalists, notably barring them from entering Gaza, leaving Al Jazeera’s personnel among the few reporters present on the ground. This decision has been informed by longstanding accusations from Israeli authorities of the

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Following his more recent online censorship demands, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is doubling down and has advocated for more stringent controls on what is labeled as “misogynistic” online content. This initiative comes as plans are set for a national cabinet session in 2024 focused on women’s safety, which will address online harassment, among other issues. This move marks another significant focus by the government, ostensibly on enhancing women’s safety, but raising alarms about potential overreach in curtailing free speech, as its other speech-related

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The World Economic Forum (WEF) “globalism caravan” was in Saudi Arabia late last month, when one of these “special meeting” panels heard about the usefulness of what one might call “behavioral population lessons learned” during the Covid pandemic. Specifically, regarding the current push to introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) around the world. The pandemic itself may have done a sudden “disappearing act” about two years ago – but it’s clearly seen by some as paving the way for a host of other things.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Documents released by the House Judiciary Committee this week reveal that Facebook executives felt embroiled in a bitter conflict with the Biden administration regarding the latter’s call for more aggressive COVID-19 censorship. What the Facebook team compared to a “knife fight” was sparked by President Biden’s public chastising of the platform in July 2021, holding it responsible for “killing people” due to a perceived lack of action against COVID-19 “misinformation.” We obtained a copy of the report for you here. WhatsApp messages exposed by

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. In a relentless bid to give some of the most authoritarian regimes in the world a run for their money where internet censorship is concerned, Australia’s government continues to come up with one dubious initiative after another. Recently, there was an attempt to censor content globally (related to two stabbing attacks in Australia), and shortly after, the country’s intelligence chief Mike Burgess, and Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw addressed the National Press Club, to launch yet another attack on encryption by urging compliance with

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The German authorities have attempted to get Gab, a free speech software company, to release personal data identifying a user of its platform, for making comments about a politician’s weight that are considered offensive. Gab founder and CEO Andrew Torba revealed this in a blog post, reassuring the user community that the request will not be complied with – the response was “a firm rejection,” he wrote. He also provided details of this fairly, even by today’s standards of government speech control and repression

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. In response to the ongoing tensions concerning Israel and Hamas, coupled with a wave of pro-Palestinian protests at colleges across the United States, the US House of Representatives, led by a New York Republican, voted in favor of a divisive antisemitism awareness bill. Despite engendering controversy, the bill was successful with 320 votes for and 91 against, manifesting some level of bipartisan support. The legislation, fronted by Mike Lawler, aims to “provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Yet another leaked document has emerged revealing details from the European Union policy regarding the implementation of the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation. (That’s “chat control” – ultimately designed to allow for bulk scanning of all private communications under the guise of looking for illegal content.) The latest leak, again first published by the Contexte website, is a working document from the current (Belgian) EU Presidency that concerns draft methodology and criteria for the risk categorization of services. Things are moving fast over in Brussels