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January 31, 2019
The schools and studies that are shaping technology’s approach to fake news and censorship are biased in favor of the left.
A study released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened with the premise that readers should be able to…
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February 1, 2019
Foreign countries and governments that are at odds with the U.S. government will stop at nothing to influence elections.
In announcements made on January 31, Facebook and Twitter stated that several hundred pages and accounts linked to Iran, Russia…
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February 5, 2019
Facebook once decided that partnering with a liberal fact-checker would help stop the spread of supposed “fake news.”
On February 1, fact-checking site Snopes announced that it was no longer interested in working with Facebook and was…
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February 6, 2019
A “bullying bounty? Social media platforms are now going to offer incentives to their employees to follow their company’s political agenda.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to his company in a phone call in January that the social…
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February 7, 2019
Who knew that sharing a public fact about a liberal politician could count as bullying?
GOP spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany tweeted on February 6 that she had been blocked from her Instagram account. Why? Because of a post she had made criticizing…
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February 7, 2019
What happens when the front page of the internet is funded by the company that made the Great Firewall in China?
Reddit, the internet forum for communities, posts, and news, is currently fundraising to keep itself afloat, with a $300 million goal.…
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February 8, 2019
Twitter has rescinded and apologized for many of its bans and suspensions of conservative users, calling those decisions “mistakes.” But they might not have been mistakes after all.
In an interview with podcaster Sam Harris on February…
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February 11, 2019
Silicon Valley is full of opportunities for political donations. But a Soros-funded organization wants to make sure any support goes to the correct side of the political spectrum.
Politico reported on February 9 that major tech companies, such as…
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February 12, 2019
Twitter wants to regulate the kind of speech that’s allowed on its platform. But there will be some backlash from those who are banned.
On February 11, Canadian feminist journalist Meghan Murphy filed a lawsuit against Twitter. Murphy had…
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February 13, 2019
Successful businesses boost the economy of the state. But should they be forced to share their profits with the state?
California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to think so. In his “State of the State” speech, given February 13, Newsom…
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