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August 23, 2019
After waves of criticism — from accusations of bias to firing employees for their political beliefs — Google has rolled out new internal rules for people of all political stripes. Don’t be political.
Recode wrote about Google…
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August 26, 2019
Facebook has banned pro-Trump news outlet The Epoch Times from any further advertising on its platform.
As NBC News observed, the organization “spent more money on pro-Trump Facebook advertisements than any group other than the Trump…
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August 27, 2019
One conservative media outlet’s battle over free speech can shake up the country’s future.
On Tuesday August 27, PragerU held a press conference after their hearing at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals during the saga of their lawsuit…
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August 28, 2019
Forget education. Now academics are mad that free speech YouTubers are turning students against liberal brainwashing.
The Verge wrote on August 21, “As misinformation and hate continues to radicalize young people online, teachers are…
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August 29, 2019
When is the best time to pretend to be a neutral and open platform? Probably not after banning several accounts for content.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki released a creator blog ”Preserving openness through responsibility” Tuesday…
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August 30, 2019
YouTube has been giving mixed messages about whether it is an open platform or not. The day after deplatforming multiple right-wing accounts, YouTube released a creator blog titled ”Preserving openness through responsibility.” It…
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September 3, 2019
After discovering Instagram’s plan to “hide the public like counts of photos,” reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong observed that Facebook may follow suit.
In her September 2, blog, she made clear that she works at neither Big Tech…
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September 3, 2019
YouTube deplatformed tens of thousands of videos for being “hateful,” then defended its actions as “responsibility.”
The blog post said the company balances the dual goals of that being “preserving free…
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September 4, 2019
The left is trying to steer Facebook into doing more censorship.
Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-OR) proclaimed that Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg should face dire consequences for how he has chosen to run the platform. However, he also calls for…
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September 4, 2019
Both Republicans and Democrats are chomping at the bit to take Big Tech to task over antitrust concerns.
The Hill reported on September 3 that Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust will host an upcoming hearing to “explore issues…