Published on September 3, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
![Amazon Hosted ISIS Website; Cancel Culture is Now Big Brother; and MORE! – In The News – 09/03/2021 Amazon Hosted ISIS Website; Cancel Culture is Now Big Brother; and MORE! – In The News – 09/03/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/kostiantyn-li-JQKrkBeERtc-unsplash-e1630683615551.jpg)
Twitter continues to “cancel” people who have different opinions and beliefs; Comedy Central caves to cancel culture; Russia demands Google and Apple remove an opposition app; Non-profit goes belly-up after violating network copyrights; Publishers balk at discovery demand from Internet Archive; and Publisher drops poisoning claims against ex-wife.
Published on August 12, 2021
amazon, Censorship
![Media to Put New Spin on Crime Stories; Target’s Book-Banning Directives; and MORE – In The News – 08/12/21 Media to Put New Spin on Crime Stories; Target’s Book-Banning Directives; and MORE – In The News – 08/12/21](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/censorship_1628794852-e1628794909799.jpg)
MORE: Models Paying to Get on Magazine Covers; NSA Secrets to go Into Amazon’s Cloud?!; and Politicians Want to Control Online “Misinformation”
Published on July 22, 2021
amazon, Censorship
![Bezos Said Amazon Employees and Customers Paid for His $5.5B, 10-minute Space Flight; 5 Arrested for Book About Sheep; ABA Blocks its Own Twitter Account…and MORE – In The News 07/22/2021 Bezos Said Amazon Employees and Customers Paid for His $5.5B, 10-minute Space Flight; 5 Arrested for Book About Sheep; ABA Blocks its Own Twitter Account…and MORE – In The News 07/22/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/King.jpg)
MORE: $20M Book Deal for Prince Harry??; Journalist Killed in Afghanistan; American Booksellers Association Censoring Books; and Did Ebay Execs Order Harassment/Threats??
Published on July 15, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
![Senior White House Staff are Flagging Facebook Posts!; Archivist Sneezes on Priceless Document; Subway Chicken Defamation Suit; and More! In The News – 07-15-21 Senior White House Staff are Flagging Facebook Posts!; Archivist Sneezes on Priceless Document; Subway Chicken Defamation Suit; and More! In The News – 07-15-21](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/chicken_1626386737-e1626386770521.jpg)
Google fined $539M; Man wins libel lawsuit even though he doesn’t know who libeled him; UK taking more freedoms away from folks; 12 months in prison for copyright infringement and tax evasion; and Amazon accused of selling hazardous materials
Published on July 8, 2021
book marketing, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls
![“Should I post my business videos to YouTube or to my own website?” “Should I post my business videos to YouTube or to my own website?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/goliath_1625774424-e1625774452601.jpg)
“Should I my how-to videos on my own website or should I use YouTube. I know YouTube gets a lot more traffic than I ever will…”
Published on July 1, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, libel
![Navy Seal Tells of Media Lies in New Book; Spotting Fake Amazon Reviews; “Picnic” Added to List of “Oppressive’ Words” and Much More!! – In The News – 07/01/2021 Navy Seal Tells of Media Lies in New Book; Spotting Fake Amazon Reviews; “Picnic” Added to List of “Oppressive’ Words” and Much More!! – In The News – 07/01/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/censorship_1625183416-e1625183461957.jpg)
Copyright Trolls on WikiMedia; Fired by a Computer; Amazon Bullying Reporters?; Abortion Book for KIDS; Teamsters vs Amazon; and Two Firms Choose to Close Rather Than Continuing to Work with Amazon
Published on June 24, 2021
amazon, author scams, book marketing, Book Reviews, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing scams
![“Is my book being trolled on Amazon by someone I know?” “Is my book being trolled on Amazon by someone I know?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ENEMY_1624503690-e1624503736246.jpg)
If an author has any enemies (or suspected enemies), I recommend he or she remove those people from their social media friends’ lists, as well as their email lists long before marketing of a new book begins…
Published on June 18, 2021
Censorship, legal, social media
![Facebook’s Censoring of COVID Truth is Backfiring; Congress Takes Serious Aim at Big Tech; N. Korean Defector Calls U.S. College “NUTS” – In The News – 06/18/2021 Facebook’s Censoring of COVID Truth is Backfiring; Congress Takes Serious Aim at Big Tech; N. Korean Defector Calls U.S. College “NUTS” – In The News – 06/18/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Covid-Censored-e1624058203448.jpg)
Rock Star Refuses to Let Facebook Use His Song; Free Speech Under Attack in Hong Kong; Pulitzer Prize “Lost its Meaning??;” and MORE.
Published on June 11, 2021
Censorship, legal
![Ex-Congresswoman Must Pay Legal Fees; George Orwell on Politics; and MORE – In The News – 06/11/2021 Ex-Congresswoman Must Pay Legal Fees; George Orwell on Politics; and MORE – In The News – 06/11/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/george_orwell_1623428283-e1623428320513.png)
MORE: Scathing review of Meghan Markle’s children’s audiobook; NYT Reports on Martian Watermelons!; Language and Politics; S&S Will Publish Carlson; and Big Media’s Tricks Revealed
Published on April 23, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal
![S&S Stands Firm on Pence’s Book; Cuomo’s Book Investigated; Amazon Re-instates Trans-Rescue Book – In the News 04/23/21 S&S Stands Firm on Pence’s Book; Cuomo’s Book Investigated; Amazon Re-instates Trans-Rescue Book – In the News 04/23/21](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/monopoly_1619183305-e1619183363775.png)
Cuomo’s Book Finances Questioned; Klobuchar Publishes Anti-Monopoly Book With Publisher Under Monopoly Probe; My Pillow vs Dominion – In The News – 04/23/21