1/. #FreedomOfExpression I’d under attack
A new @amnesty report reveals how govts around the world have relied on censorship & punishment - using new legislation - to shut down reporting & target people who have been critical of govt response to #COVID19.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
A new @amnesty report reveals how govts around the world have relied on censorship & punishment - using new legislation - to shut down reporting & target people who have been critical of govt response to #COVID19.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
2/. Numerous countries have put in place oppressive laws including Tanzania, Russia, Nicaragua & China
In China, more than 5,500 criminal investigations were opened against people who’d published information about the outbreak in the first 2 months of the #COVID19 pandemic alone
In China, more than 5,500 criminal investigations were opened against people who’d published information about the outbreak in the first 2 months of the #COVID19 pandemic alone
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1241997172041711616
3/. @Amnesty’s report highlights the role of social media companies in facilitating the rapid spread of misinformation around #COVID
The destructive business model of Big Tech means that platforms are designed to amplify attention-grabbing content to engage users
V problematic!
The destructive business model of Big Tech means that platforms are designed to amplify attention-grabbing content to engage users
V problematic!
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1183666375451168768
4/. “Those questioning govt COVID strategy are a danger to us all”
As a UK journalist, I found this @Telegraph headline on 13/3/20 deeply chilling
Hannah Arendt warns: “What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed.”
As a UK journalist, I found this @Telegraph headline on 13/3/20 deeply chilling
Hannah Arendt warns: “What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed.”
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1389081005546479617
5/. As it turned out, it was journalists who’d failed to question govt #COVID policy who were the danger
Those questioning late lockdown, the ending of community testing etc & revealing the #CareHomeScandal, the #HerdImmunityScandal etc. were proved right
Had something shifted?
Those questioning late lockdown, the ending of community testing etc & revealing the #CareHomeScandal, the #HerdImmunityScandal etc. were proved right
Had something shifted?
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1298350985203654657
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