Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1817, Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899) was born. In 1922, Mark Hatfield, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (died 2011) was born. In 1958, J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host was born. In 1959, Karl J. Friston, English psychiatrist and neuroscientist was born. In 1970, Susan Tyler Witten, American politician was born. In 1979, Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist (born 1952) passed away. In 1996, John Chancellor, American journalist (born 1927) passed away. In 2012, Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. In 2014, Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Labour’s Social Media Crackdown Consultation Doesn’t Let People Oppose State Control of Platforms
Guido first reported on the government’s plans to strangle non-state approved social media last month. Now everyone is catching up Labour’s consultation does not even allow people to say they are opposed to state control of algorithms: The now-published green paper from DCMS details that Labour is committed to a “prominence regime” for social media,
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Malaysiakini
· Jul 2, 2026
PARLIAMENT | Fahmi: Social media content takedown requests involve tedious work
What's going on in Parliament today.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 6, 2026
UK Labour accused of running a ‘Big Brother’ censorship regime over social media algorithms
Sky News host Danica De Giorgio accuses the UK Labour government of running a “censorship regime”. “In the UK, the Labour government over there, they want to go one step further; they actually want to tamper with algorithms on certain social media sites like YouTube or TikTok,” Ms De Giorgio said. “I have a lot of concerns over this, because to me, this sounds like it would absolutely be a Big Brother-style censorship regime by the Labour government to try and skew your algorithm so it can see what it wants you to see.”
Real Clear Politics
· Jun 29, 2026
The Founders Would Have Been Keyboard Warriors
If America's Founding Fathers were still with us today, they wouldn't avoid social media - they'd master it.Popular platforms like X, Facebook, Truth Social, and Instagram can reduce our ability to build trusting relationships and cross political boundaries. But they are also incredibly powerful tools to spread news and perspectives - and are not inherently incompatible with thoughtful citizenship. The American Revolution itself was fueled by the disruptive communication methods of its day. Patriots embraced every available tool to spread their message, rally support, and build a movement for...
American Thinker
· Jun 29, 2026
The DSA Takes Over The Democrat Party
Photo Credit:ChatGPT ChatGPTDemocrats didn’t stop them from taking over their party, but we can and must stop them from taking over entire state governments and our nation.
Nieman Lab
· Jun 23, 2026
The British government wants to force more trustworthy news into your doomscrolling
The British government is asking social media companies to put more news — real news, produced by public service broadcasters like the BBC — high up in people’s feeds. And if companies refuse, it’ll pass laws to require it. That’s the main takeaway from a new report issued Tuesday on a host of issues relating...
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 21, 2026
Bantu media berdepan tekanan ekonomi, operasi
BUTTERWORTH: Kementerian Komunikasi komited membantu industri media yang berdepan pelbagai tekanan termasuk daripada segi ekonomi sehingga menjejaskan operasi mereka. Menterinya, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil mengakui, isu ekonomi memberikan tekanan besar kepada syarikat-syarikat media ini terutamanya apabila platform-platform media sosial mereka tidak banyak membantu untuk menjana pendapatan syarikat. “Ada dalam kalangan syarikat media, platform media sosial mereka ... Read more The post Bantu media berdepan tekanan ekonomi, operasi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
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Related coverage for "Labour’s Social Media Crackdown Consultation Doesn’t Let People Oppose State Control of Platforms": Malaysiakini — PARLIAMENT | Fahmi: Social media content takedown requests involve tedious work . Sky News Australia — UK Labour accused of running a ‘Big Brother’ censorship regime over social media algorithms. Real Clear Politics — The Founders Would Have Been Keyboard Warriors. American Thinker — The DSA Takes Over The Democrat Party . Nieman Lab — The British government wants to force more trustworthy news into your doomscrolling. Utusan Malaysia — Bantu media berdepan tekanan ekonomi, operasi