EFF launches Site To Track Censored Content On Social Media (eff.org)

Mark Wilson writes: There are many problems with the censoring of online content, not least that it can limit free speech. But there is also the question of transparency. By the very nature of censorship, unless you have been kept in the loop you would simply not know that anything had been censored. This is something the Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to change, and today the digital rights organization launches Onlinecensorship.org to blow the lid off online censorship. The site, run by EFF and Visualizing Impact, aims to reveal the content that is censored on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, and YouTube — not just the 'what' but the 'why'. If you find yourself the subject of censorship, the site also explains how to lodge an appeal.

Comments

Re:Do you know what else they censored?

[Esteanil]

From a quick glance at their page, the focus seems to be on widely shared content that has subsequently been censored.

So you'd need a fairly big conspiracy to make a fake censorship story here (or at least a pretty long, hard slog making tons of fake screenshots).
On the other hand, this method will only work on things that arn't censored immidiately.

Although, if it's algorithmically censored on posting (see Tsu), it should be fairly easy to replicate.

Re:What free speech?

[One With Whisp]

What free speech is being limited?

You don't like the censorship?

Your questions are at odds with one another. You deny free speech is being limited, but then admit to it with the second question.