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China Brings 'Friends’ Back to Streaming — But With LGBTQ+ Content Cut
The Chinese government brought the sitcom "Friends" back to its streaming services. However, it had instances of LGBTQ+ references left out, after the series had been banned on Chinese streaming platforms for years.
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Peng Shuai: China tennis star denies making sexual assault claim
Peng Shuai says a Weibo post that accused a former Communist Party official of sexual assault has been misunderstood.
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Doubts Linger After Chinese Tennis Player Peng Shuai Retracts Sexual Assault Claim
Former professional tennis player Patrick McEnroe joined Cheddar to discuss the troubling issues surrounding player Peng Shuai who appeared potentially to have been silenced following her social media post accusing former Vice-Premier...
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China's Xiaomi says its devices do not censor users following report from Lithuania
Lithuania advised people to throw away their Xiaomi smartphones after a report found one of their mobiles had built-in censorship capabilities.
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Panama-Colombia agree to take in 650 migrants daily at shared border
Panama and Colombia agreed on Wednesday to receive up to 650 migrants each day, amid a humanitarian crisis at their shared border.
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Poland MPs approve controversial media ownership bill
Opponents say legislation on foreign ownership an attempt to silence a TV station critical of government.
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NAACP Calls on Corporations to Take Action For Racial Progress
Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, calls for corporations to stop spending ad dollars with Facebook as the platform faces criticism for its handling of controversial posts.
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'The American People No Longer Trust Big Tech' Says Sen. Blackburn
Senate Commerce Committee member Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joins Cheddar to discuss the upcoming tech hearing on Capitol Hill
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Turkey blocks social media access for 16 hours after Syria airstrike | The Cube
Turkey blocked its citizens from accessing social media platforms after an airstrike in Syria, according to an internet monitoring group. Data from the NetBlocks internet observatory shows Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram became...
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Harvard University Students Slam Donald Trump Over Racism, Censorship and US Student Visa Ban
Harvard students staged a fiery protest against Donald Trump’s crackdown on speech, diversity, and international students. They accused him of racist, fascist tactics and targeting the Ivy League institution with billions in research...
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Child protection or censorship? The legal battle between the Court of Justice of the EU and Hungary
Necessary for some, discriminatory for others, Hungary's so-called “child protection law” has been the subject of a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Whatever its nature, the ruling could further determine the...
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CPJ urges reversal of Palestinian authority’s decision against Al Jazeera
CPJ condemned the Palestinian Authority's decision against Al Jazeera
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Apple Pulls Cloud Encryption Feature in UK
Apple pulls its latest end-to-end encryption feature in the UK as it fights back against the country's order to create a backdoor for accessing user data. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins Caroline Hyde and Jackie Davalos on "Bloomberg...
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Meta denies forcing users to following Trump, Vance
Officials at Meta are denying that Facebook and Instagram users were forced to follow official government accounts now belonging to President Donald Trump and his administration. (Scripps News)
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Meta Will Stop Using Fact Checkers on US Platforms
Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will stop using third-party fact checking on its US social media platforms. It will instead use a community notes system. The company says content moderation systems have "gone...
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Meta Looks for Fresh Start With Trump
Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook, is looking to make a fresh start with the incoming Donald Trump administration. Nick Clegg is stepping down as president of global affairs. He's being replaced by Joel Kaplan, a longtime...
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Mark Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook to remove COVID-19-related content
Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to the chair of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, saying his Facebook platform took pressure from the federal government to remove certain COVID-19 content. (Scripps News)
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Libraries get insight on how censorship, library access impacts teens
In the 855 stories analyzed in the report, they found that young people living in areas where books have been banned were seeking library cards.
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Sunak: Banks Can't Stop Free Speech
Rishi Sunak said the government will crack down on banks that deny financial services to clients for expressing their opinions, as the closure of Nigel Farage's bank account drew criticism from Conservative MPs. He spoke before...
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Can Instagram's Threads Really Take on Twitter?
More than 30 million users signed up for Meta Platforms Inc.'s new app Threads on Thursday within hours of it being available. This sets up a direct battle between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter Chairman Elon Musk. Bloomberg's Ed...
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Musk Says Most Advertisers Have Come Back to Twitter
Elon Musk says most advertisers have said they'll come back to the platform. Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris, Musk says most users would say the Twitter experience has improved since he bought the company.
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Hercules and Love Affair Interview (clip 1)
Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair on censorship, cleanliness, psychology and obsession. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Hercules and Love Affair Interview (clip 1) on November 01, 2008 in New York, New York...
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Hercules and Love Affair Interview (clip 2)
Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair on censorship, sex, drugs, drug reform, acceptance, cursing, taboo and demand. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Hercules and Love Affair Interview (clip 2) on November 01,...
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Amy Ray Interview (clip 2)
Amy Ray on The Indigo Girls, high school, tours, censorship, cursing and homophobia. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Amy Ray Interview (clip 2) on August 05, 2008 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage...