Published on October 30, 2023
Censorship, Journalism
MORE: Christian homeschooling parents sue California over alleged religious discrimination; Largest Christian university in the nation alleges it’s being unjustly targeted by federal agencies; Aaron Sorkin drops agent over posts ripping Israel’s Gaza strikes; Oregon Moms Union slams removal of standardized test from high school graduation requirement; and Cooper Union barricades Jewish students inside library as pro-Palestinian protesters bang on doors.
Published on October 14, 2023
amazon, Censorship, diversify your writing income, legal
MORE: CBC leaked emails instructed reporters not to call Hamas fighters “terrorists”; Can an author force a school district to purchase his/her book?; LeVar Burton replaces Drew Barrymore as host of National Book Awards; Spotify to publish audiobooks but apparently agents and authors were not notified; and Book business applauds government lawsuit against Amazon.
Published on October 6, 2023
author, book marketing, Censorship, legal
MORE: Supreme Court to decide if states can stop social media companies from censoring users; Professor who threatened journalist with machete pleads guilty; Drew Barrymore’s writers refused to go back to work after strike; Swiss writer gets 60 days prison for insulting someone; and Biden agency ‘likely’ violated free speech by working with Big Tech to censor election content
Published on September 30, 2023
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Education Secretary Cardona rips ‘misbehaving’ parents; Supreme Court could alter the way Americans interact on the Internet; University hires professor who once threatened NY Post reporter with machete; Lost Truman Capote story found and published; The one book your child needs to read; Google Search caught publicly indexing users’ conversations with Bard AI; Newspaper runs robot-written op-ed opposing AI in journalism; Amazon sued by FTC for “warping prices” and more!; and German govt. gave pro-pr*stitution book to children
Published on September 22, 2023
Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Russell Brand’s book deal hits a snag after assault allegations; Amazon to crack down on self-publishers using AI-generated content; Report by Congress shows “pervasive degradation” of First Amendment rights at colleges; John Grisham and other top authors sue over AI copyright violations.
Published on September 16, 2023
Censorship, legal
MORE: Rehired coach quits after alleged bullying by co-workers; Government violated First Amendment over Covid censorship on social media; Tech company says it can predict future crimes based on social media posts; Skeptical journalist shocked by what he found in a children’s book; Scientist admits he left relevant info. out to get a paper published; White House sends out letter trying to sway media reporting on his legal problems; Another journal must retract story written by AI; and People rating AI content are the ones who will sway the results in the future.
Published on September 7, 2023
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Did court clerk in Alex Murdaugh case overstep her role to land a book deal?; Coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on field quits, claims retaliation; Startling revelation about Biden’s in a new book; Mexican parents gather to burn textbooks; Can a foreign country order U.S. tech companies to censor U.S. citizens?; Two men arrested for reading Bible verses in public; ChatGPT making up fake Bible verses; and FTC to sue Amazon later this month.
Published on August 31, 2023
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Maryland court says parents can NOT opt their children out of lessons they’re too young to hear about; School district charges parents’ group $18K to fulfill public records request; Gannett sued for reverse racism; Elementary teacher fired after posting bizarre social media claims about psychosis and Satan; Newspaper blasted for using AI with disastrous results; Some large companies are now refusing to allow employees to us AI; and AI may fill the Internet with garbage, lies, and material that was never fact checked.
Published on August 25, 2023
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Op-ed sexual harassment allegation leads to lawsuit; Man gets physically removed from school board meeting for reading aloud a book with strong s*xual content made available to children; School board members not allowed unannounced school visits? What are they hiding??; As writers’ strike continues, studios are posting jobs for AI experts paying up to $1M/year; Bloomsbury Publishing exec, 45, dies in boating accident; Teacher fired for reading inappropriate book to fifth graders; Judge rules AI-created art isn’t copyrightable; Kansas reporter accused of breaking law before controversial Marion County newspaper raid; Nursery pulls book shown to four-year-olds that depicts men kissing in bondage; AI to binge LAPD bodycam footage to weed out rude tone, aggressive language; and Amazon Prime show allegedly used woman’s story, but did not credit her.
Published on August 19, 2023
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Was raided newspaper investigating police chief for sexual misconduct allegations? Activists who allegedly attacked journalist win civil suit; White House kicks out more reporters; Some professors will allow ChatGPT while others will not; Subject of movie The Blind Side launches public accusations against family who helped him; Man caught “sniffing” women at Barnes & Noble has long rap sheet; and School rescinds student’s suspension of memes; Witnesses (not victims) in shooting sue gun manufacturers AND social media.
