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June 22, 2018
Facebook cracked down this week on Splinter News for sharing a link to its article revealing Stephen Miller’s personal cell phone number. According to Facebook’s Community Standards, posting links that contain an individual’s…
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June 25, 2018
The main Twitter and Facebook accounts representing terrorist group Hezbollah were reportedly shut down over the weekend.
Ynet reported that Hezbollah announced over Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, that its main social media pages had been…
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June 25, 2018
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered his endorsement to Apple employees who were marching in the San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday.
In a tweet, Cook, who famously came out as gay in 2014, wished march participants a “Happy Pride”:
Lisa P.…
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June 29, 2018
Twitter has received extensive criticism for promoting a left-wing agenda. Its CEO Jack Dorsey just added to the problem. Dorsey shared a post expressing admiration for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Democratic Socialist who won her…
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June 29, 2018
A new study released by the Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans believe it is likely that social media sites censor political views. A majority of both Democrats and Republicans believe social media sites censor political…
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July 2, 2018
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who reportedly made $500 million from to his 2 percent stake in the company, has been recently campaigning on a platform of guaranteed basic income at the expense of the 1 percent.
In February 2018, Hughes…
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July 3, 2018
If you’re looking for yet another reason to be grateful to live in the United States of America this Fourth of July, look no further than Uganda, which just introduced a tax on social media.
According to the BBC, Uganda’s tax of 200…
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July 3, 2018
Actor Seth Rogen took to Twitter to assert that he has been in communication with CEO Jack Dorsey about the site allegedly verifying the accounts of white supremacists. Rogen claims that after eight months of discussion with Dorsey, he has come to…
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July 9, 2018
Following a Washington Post report about Twitter purging allegedly fake and suspicious accounts, President Donald Trump recommended the site also suspend the accounts of the “Failing New York Times” and the “propaganda machine for…
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July 9, 2018
Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that the review website Yelp cannot be forced to take down negative reviews.
The Associated Press reported, in a 4-3 decision, the court claimed that coercing Yelp into taking down reviews “could…