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January 9, 2022
According to a federal securities filing and reporting last week from Axios, conservative social media app Parler has obtained $20 million in funding as it continues its push as an alternative to Big Tech giants Facebook and Twitter.
While it's…
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January 9, 2022
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an anonymous adviser to former President Donald Trump argued Trump’s suspension from Big Tech platforms has helped him following permanent bans from Facebook and Twitter following the January 6, 2021 riot at…
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January 12, 2022
Twitter was criticized after it allowed a purported Iranian government account to threaten former President Trump with death.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran considers vengeance against those responsible for the Baghdad crime to be the right of all…
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January 14, 2022
Hundreds of doctors called on Spotify to target Joe Rogan’s podcast because of alleged Covid-19 "misinformation."
Rogan was criticized for hosting Dr. Robert Malone on his podcast. Malone, a vaccine scientist, was banned from Twitter for his tweets…
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January 15, 2022
YouTube has suspended Fox News host Dan Bongino for content that contained alleged “misinformation” about COVID-19.
YouTube appeared to take issue with Bongino’s claims that masks were “useless” in preventing the virus. He has over 850,000…
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January 15, 2022
Dr. Ron Paul said that he has been suspended from Facebook for 90 days.
Paul was a congressman from Texas. The offending post was about the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine and comments from the CEO of the company.
“Facebook has restricted my Ron…
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January 16, 2022
Microsoft Office’s “woke” spellcheck program is getting new attention after its creation in 2020.
Gizmodo and Daily Mail reported on the feature this week.
Microsoft said it first created the feature in March 2020, and that the feature reportedly…
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January 16, 2022
Leftists are calling for platforms to ban famous podcast host Joe Rogan and political and social commentator Jordan Peterson to prevent the spread of so-called “misinformation.”
Jordan Peterson is known for his challenges to liberal philosophy.…
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January 19, 2022
CNN has hired ex-NBA player, and prolific misinformer Rex Chapman to host a weekly show on CNN+, its subscription streaming service.
CNN announced the decision in a tweet:
“Here’s something worthy of a @RexChapman retweet: @CNNPlus is adding…
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January 21, 2022
Twitter temporarily suspended a congressional candidate in Washington for his tweet in support of the Second Amendment.
Joe Kent is a retired Green Beret and is running for Congress in Washington’s 3rd congressional district.
“We will never give…