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Censorship, Cancel Culture, and Common Sense
Much as been made of so-called “cancel culture” and the power of the tech platforms globally. Here’s what I think.
AI Image Service Bans Xi Jinping Pictures
Midjourney, an AI image generation service, has banned users from creating pictures of Chinese President Xi Jinping. However, users have found a workaround by creating deepfakes instead. Midjourney has disabled access to its free trial version to prevent the proliferation of deepfakes on its platform. The ban has sparked criticism from some, who argue that it is a form of censorship and undermines free speech.
Bitcoin Ordinals: Controversial but Here to Stay
Bitcoin Ordinals, the ability to permanently store data on the Bitcoin blockchain, are a controversial topic within the cryptocurrency community. However, builders and CEOs of Bitcoin-focused companies see potential for the technology, despite concerns over blockchain congestion and offensive content. Ordinals offer a new use case for the Bitcoin network beyond peer-to-peer cash, allowing for permanent and censorship-resistant storage of culturally significant events and data.
Reversing Censorship on Ethereum
Ethereum presently has 47% OFAC-compliant blocks, the lowest since Oct 11.
Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis Bought Bitcoin for Value Store and Censorship Resistance
Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis is now bullish on Bitcoin, promises to educate her colleagues in Congress on Bitcoin, Financial innovation
OKX Website Blocked in Russia with Unknown Reason
The trading website of the OKX exchange has been blocked in Russia according to Roskomsvoboda, a platform that keeps track of censored platforms.
Twitter and Facebook Grilled in Senate Hearing Over Social Media Censorship of US Presidential Election
Facebook and Twitter are facing heat from US Congress for how they handled political misinformation circulating on the social media platforms.
Steemit & Dtube: Social Networking, Blogging, and Video Sharing in the Blockchain Era
Steemit and Dtube allow users to be rewarded for sharing content. These social media networks are decentralized and censorship-resistant.
Bluzelle Launch Looms as Decentralized Storage Goes Mainstream
Bluzelle, the decentralized data storage platform, is preparing for the launch of its mainnet on February 3, ushering in a new era for censorship-resistant data storage.
Walls Street's GameStop Battle With Reddit Page r/wallstreetbet Highlights Need for Decentralized Bitcoin
As the duel between institutional Wall Street short-sellers and members of Reddit group r/WSB rages on, many are noticing the censorship-free nature of Bitcoin and crypto.
Etherscan Made 100% Inaccessible by China's Great Firewall
Etherscan.io, one of the most widely used Ethereum block explorers, was found to be inaccessible from IP addresses inside of mainland China. According to the tests performed locally, the country’s Great Firewall, which is used by the government to regulate citizens’ access to foreign internet sites has blocked the Ethereum blockchain data site.
Blockchain, Bitcoin, Libra, Facebook
What’s Bull___, Brilliant and Big Brother? Deep diving & examining where the real value is.