A new social media platform, UpScrolled, has rapidly risen in popularity, becoming the most downloaded app on Apple’s App Store in the US, UK, and Australia, and ranking eighth in Pakistan. The platform was created by Palestinian technologist Issam Hijazi, who built it in response to perceived censorship on mainstream platforms during the Israel-Gaza conflict. […]
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US judge blocks deportation of UK social media campaigner
A US federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from detaining or deporting British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, halting an effort to revoke the residency of a prominent critic accused of pressuring technology companies to censor American voices. Read More: Court rejects Mazari’s acquittal plea in controversial tweet case US District Judge Vernon […]
Trump administration expands H-1B visa vetting over censorship concerns
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Wednesday announced heightened vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, with a focus on potential involvement in “censorship” of free speech, according to an internal State Department memo. Read More: Trump hints at stopping legal immigration to US H-1B visas, widely used by US tech companies to hire […]