Social media companies cannot simply censor content without expecting consequences. So it should come as no surprise that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is suing Twitter for $250 million in damages.
In a complaint filed on March 18, Nunes stated…
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March 18, 2019
It should come as no surprise that a “voting company” that partnered with social media companies in 2018 failed to help voters register as advertised.
Facebook and Twitter touted TurboVote as a voting reminder and an aid in…
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March 18, 2019
Twitter claims to be against “hate speech” and for “healthy conversation.” But the amount of anti-Semitic material allowed on its platform tells a different story.
The aftermath of a confrontation between Chelsea…
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March 18, 2019
The case against social media platforms and their consistent censorship of conservative content is growing rapidly.
In a new op-ed by Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son slammed Facebook, Instagram, and Google for their latest…
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March 15, 2019
Social media outlets raced to remove content in the wake of the New Zealand mosque shooting. In the aftermath, media members criticized the tech companies for their inability to restrict the shooter’s footage and manifesto of the New…
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March 14, 2019
Big Tech just ran into a big buzzsaw. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) scorched a Google executive during a Committee hearing on consumer privacy, complaining about “creepy” revelations of misbehavior.
Hawley sparred with Google…
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March 13, 2019
Twitter is getting ready to make major changes that are already being criticized as new ways to limit speech and benefit what the company CEO calls “healthy conversation.”
Twitter unveiled new changes at the SXSW (South…
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March 13, 2019
While YouTube may publicly deny demoting videos based on their "specific political perspectives,” both right and left wing commentators have noticed a huge drop in recommendations.
In February there has been a massive drop in…
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March 12, 2019
CNN is expanding it’s partnership with Twitter to better cater to advertisers on the platform.
Where previously companies could only buy ad space according to content category, now they can purchase ad space around the most…
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March 12, 2019
The blog site news blog Zero Hedge complained that Facebook has banned users from sharing its posts.
Zero Hedge pseudonym "Tyler Durden" (named for the rebellious anti-hero from Fight Club.) has claimed via his blog that…
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March 11, 2019
Democrats have warned they are coming after big tech. Now presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, says she wants to break up the major tech firms.
Warren has joined a chorus of political leaders on both sides of politics…
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March 8, 2019
A YouTube spokesperson told BuzzFeed that “[a]s part of our ongoing efforts to build a better news experience on YouTube, we are expanding our information panels to bring fact checks from eligible publishers to YouTube.” While this…
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March 7, 2019
Facebook has been the public image of social media with 2.5 billion users. Now Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants the company to focus on making things private.
While tech commentators have debated his motivations, Zuckerberg…
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March 6, 2019
Twitter CEO controls what people say on his platform. He found out he doesn’t have the same power appearing on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan podcast. It featured Rogan and journalist Tim Pool teaming up against representatives from…
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March 5, 2019
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt spoke recently about how he has worked with Silicon Valley tech elites to crush speech he finds offensive.
In a February 26 panel hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, Greenblatt announced that he has…
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March 5, 2019
When Google investigated itself for gender wage gaps, it found a result few would have expected: it was underpaying men for doing the same general work as women.
Google’s “pay equity analysis” released on Monday…
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March 4, 2019
A computer game job applicant claims his final interview was made up of nothing but political questions, nothing about actual job skills.
A developer for the game program “Dragonpunk” lamented via their official @…
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March 4, 2019
Facebook has banned another right-winger, but Wired UK isn’t impressed, slamming the ban as disingenuous. The magazine apparently wants Facebook to get serious about repressing conservative speech, and even has a suggestion about who to ban…
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March 1, 2019
Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin gave a speech at the 2019 CPAC conference on Friday, which included a fiery call to action against big tech censorship.
“Nice is not enough,” Malkin said. “Logic and facts and…
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February 28, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden is taking his sweet time in deciding if he’s going to run for President in 2020. But a look at his plans might determine the answer anyway.
CNBC interviewed an anonymous source from Twitter who said…
