Editor's Pick: Social Media, Crafters, Gamers and the Online Censorship Debate

Social Media, Crafters, Gamers and the Online Censorship Debate

Peter Suciu Jul 12, 2019 12:09 PM PT
	Ravelry, an online knitting community that has more than 8 million members, last month announced that it would ban forum posts, projects, patterns and even profiles from users who supported President Trump or his administration. "We cannot provide a space that is inclusive of all and also allow support for open white supremacy," the administrators of Ravelry posted on the site. [More...]

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