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Editorial cartoonists often use humor to make light of serious situations. How does the cartoonist take a lighthearted approach to a serious issue? — What ongoing news item does the cartoonist illustrate?
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Cartoon by Dana Summers
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Twitter is increasingly censoring free speech by blocking tweets that the company disagrees with ideologically and has begun permanently banning other users it disagrees with, while allowing others — including the Chinese government and other repressive and/or genocidal regimes — to post misinformation or threats/lies (Iran).
Interesting note: Coronavirus disinformation spread by senior Chinese government officials does not violate Twitter’s terms of service, a spokesperson for the company told The Daily Beast in 2020.
