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Corinne Weaver | August 1, 2018

Facebook is mistaking anti-fascist pages for Russian fake accounts. The shoe is now on the other foot.

According to the Daily Beast, Facebook removed “fake accounts engaged in covert influence operations against Americans.”…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 31, 2018

On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it removed 32 profiles and pages that it suspected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on the site. Of those 32 pages, Facebook said the most popular pages were ones such as “Resisters,…

Corinne Weaver | July 31, 2018

Once again, Missouri Republican congressional candidate Austin Peterson has fallen afoul of Twitter. This time it was for a simple joke.

After a blogger for ShareBlue decided to link Peterson’s campaign with Russian collusion, he…

Corinne Weaver | July 31, 2018

Twitter and Facebook aren’t the only tech companies accused of downplaying or demoting conservative media.

Pastor James MacDonald posted a prayer on Facebook for President Donald Trump just before the new SCOTUS nominee was…

Julia A. Seymour | July 31, 2018

The midterm elections are slightly more than three months away, and already the Impeach Trump crusader Tom Steyer plans to spend at least $110 million on this election cycle.

Politico reported on July 31, that it will make the California…

Julia A. Seymour | July 31, 2018

After ignoring all three estimates of first quarter GDP growth, ABC, CBS and NBC found the second quarter estimate too good to overlook.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on July 27, that the economy grew by 4.1 percent in the…

Corinne Weaver | July 30, 2018

Twitter is on a mission to rid its platform of “intolerance” and “incivility.” But it’s doing it in a way guaranteed to anger conservatives.

Based on the academics the site chose to partner with, those two…

Corinne Weaver | July 30, 2018

Twitter says it wants to improve the “health” of their “conversation” on its site, but its going after the wrong people.

On Friday, July 27, conservative commentator Kathleen McKinley discovered her Twitter account…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 30, 2018

InfoWars founder Alex Jones is currently in the midst of a 30-day Facebook suspension for allegedly violating the site’s rules against “bullying” and “hate speech.” It has even resulted in surprising support from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Jones…

Corinne Weaver | July 27, 2018

Tech companies are re-writing the dictionary and its hard to keep up with all the changing definitions.

President Trump, the RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, and GOP members of Congress all reacted on July 26 when Vice released a study…

Julia A. Seymour | July 27, 2018

CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and Bloomberg.com viewed the latest U.S. GDP report as good news for the Trump administration.

The 4.1 percent second-quarter GDP estimate announced July 27, was the best quarterly pace in almost four…

Corinne Weaver | July 26, 2018

It seems like “healthy conversation” can now be a code word on the left for “censorship.”

Twitter was forced to explain itself after Vice published a study on July 25 accusing Twitter of “shadowbanning…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 25, 2018

Following a report from Gizmodo, left-wing news site Vice News has accused Twitter of “shadow banning” right-wing personalities, politicians, and political pundits.

In a piece, Vice proclaimed in the headline, “Twitter…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 25, 2018

Facebook admitted it made a “mistake” when it rejected the pro-gun advertisement posted by a Republican running for agricultural commissioner in Florida.

State Rep. Matt Caldwell’s 15-second advertisement features him…

Paul Wilson | July 25, 2018

Humans despoiling the planet is a common liberal Hollywood trope for movies. Comic-Con 2018 just delivered two new trailers with environmentalist themes including a monster movie that calls humans “the infection.”

The annual…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 24, 2018

Starting in August, anyone with access to a 3D printer can yet again download the blueprints to print their own firearms at home. In response, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched an online campaign to “#StopDownloadableGuns…

Julia A. Seymour | July 24, 2018

Editor’s note: Story contains explicit language

New York Daily News’ parent company Tronc announced it would cut the tabloids newsroom staff in half on July 23. DeadSpin viewed the act as class warfare.

Tronc…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 23, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded to criticism of the site and suggested that the company might be able to “determine credible voices per topic in real-time.” Dorsey was answering complaints from New York Times White House…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 19, 2018

Shortly after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.) brought up violent Facebook threats against Republicans during a congressional hearing, the page vanished from Facebook. Facebook, however, says it is not responsible.

On Tuesday, during the House…

Paul Wilson | July 19, 2018

Tech giant Google will help the United Nations track climate change data by sharing information from its environmental satellites.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced July 16, that it was working with Google to…