Notices by Sarah McLaughlin (sarahemclaugh@mastodon.ngo)

"Meta has adopted an internal list of Vietnamese Communist Party officials who should not be criticized on Facebook, said two former employees in Asia, who, like the others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid retribution. This list, which is kept private even within the company and has not been publicly reported on before, is included in guidelines used in controlling online content and was shaped in large part by Vietnamese authorities" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/19/facebook-meta-vietnam-government-censorship/

I wrote a piece at The Daily Beast on something that worries me: More and more, it's looking like authoritarian countries are starting to set the global speech rules on the internet. If that trend takes hold in tech, the future for free expression online is grim. https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-tech-bosses-are-letting-dictators-censor-what-americans-see

I’d like to take a moment to apologize to all the Canadians I disappointed this week by being the wrong Sarah McLaughlin. Your complaints have been heard. I am sorry you thought you were meeting a celebrity.

Airport employees making jokes about it at my expense. Canada’s last parting shot at me before I go

@evan great list! Thank you

any recommendations for things to do/see/eat in #Montreal during #ISA2023 next week? I'll probably only be able to plan things in the evening

Hi! I just switched instances, so I'm posting a new intro.

I'm interested in free expression and authoritarian censorship, especially transnational repression in free countries. If you want to chat about these issues, I'm also available via email/Signal.

At FIRE, I focus primarily on international censorship and the U.S., especially on campus — and I'm working on a book about it! Planning to share more details on that soon.