Mitchell Baker, Mozilla’s CEO, wrote on Friday on the company’s official blog that they plan to go beyond deplatforming in combating what they consider “harmful speech.”
Author: Sarcasticat
Canada’s first case of South African COVID-19 variant found in Alberta
Alberta’s chief medical health officer made the announcement about the new variant in a tweet late Friday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the person is believed to have contracted the illness while travelling and is in quarantine.
Power-Drunk Democrats Join CNN In Lobbying To Ban Fox News From The Airwaves
Democrats and corporate media outlets such as CNN are lobbying for right-leaning news outlets such as Fox News to be pulled from the air following a mob riot at the Capitol on Wednesday.
Man with ‘Psychiatric Problems’ Beats French Priest During Mass
Investigators also claimed that, so far, “there is nothing in this man’s behaviour to suggest that these acts were committed in connection with religious radicalisation, or for racist reasons”.
Quebec police ready to nab curfew violators as province kicks off 4-week lockdown
Montreal, known for its vibrant, colourful nightlife, will be off limits to those hoping to take a late-night stroll for the next 4 weeks. Unless, of course, they have a dog with them.
Mitch McConnell: Senate can’t consider Trump impeachment until after term is up
Under a timeline issued Friday to Senate colleagues, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said any House resolution on the matter could not be transmitted to the upper chamber until Jan. 19, based on the body’s current calendar.
‘Lockdown light’ failed in Canada’s hardest-hit regions. Here’s what experts say should happen now
There’s no getting around it — lockdown measures don’t seem to be working in Ontario and Quebec the second time around.
Health experts say Canada’s hardest-hit provinces have consistently failed to contain the spread of COVID-19 with inadequate, poorly timed restrictions, leaving little choice but for much more draconian rules to be introduced.
But where exactly did we go wrong? And where do we go from here?
Media Word of the Week: ‘Insurrection’
The most recent Gallup survey on media credibility found that the percentage of Americans who trust the Fourth Estate “a great deal” is 9 percent. Assuming that this abysmal showing doesn’t constitute some perverse source of pride in America’s newsrooms, an honest self-examination of their coverage concerning Wednesday’s mayhem on Capitol Hill would be a good way to begin rehabilitating their reputation. Their response to that utterly predictable event was both monolithic and moronic. That they are guilty of both charges can be validated by typing “insurrection” into Google and searching News. This word is used—fallaciously—in countless headlines about an event that didn’t remotely justify such a description.
New California COVID Orders: Residents Can Travel No More Than 120 Miles From Their Homes
The term ‘California Dream’ used to be commonplace. It used to mean something. Now that term has faded into a tragic joke. From now on the term to describe the Golden State is ‘California Crazy.’
POTUS Addresses Nation: Social Media Censorship Will NOT Prevail
President Trump briefly bypassed his ban from Twitter on Friday night to address the nation, warning that the unconstitutional social media censorship will not prevail.
Shock therapy: Curfew to curtail COVID-19 spread might just worsen public mental health, morale
Putting people under curfew, prohibiting them from leaving their homes without a defensible reason, doesn’t do a lot to brighten their sense of solidarity — that “all in this together” spirit, says clinical psychologist Steven Taylor.
Hollywood Celebs Rejoice After Twitter Permanently Bans Trump: ‘We Did It’ ‘We Need to Go Further’
Left-wing Hollywood celebrities are expressing their collective love of Big Brother after Twitter announced that it has permanently banned President Donald Trump.
FUREY: The shifting goalposts of Canada’s public officials
Since the pandemic began, we have learned a lot about the coronavirus, including who the most vulnerable are – residents and staff of long-term care homes.
The government has rightfully prioritized the most vulnerable to receive the vaccine. But once they’re vaccinated, how can the government justify continuing the lockdowns?
The new dark age of silencing
With the Democrats in control of the government, these leftist internet platforms know they have nothing to fear by doing this, that if anything the Democrats controlling Congress will applaud them and encourage them to censor more conservative and Republican outlets, to shut them all down if possible.