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Catherine Salgado | April 18, 2022

The U.S. government targeted undercover journalism outfit Project Veritas, including through secret orders to Apple, Google and Microsoft, Reclaim The Net reported.

Reclaim The Net shared several different documents that reportedly reveal…

Autumn Johnson | March 30, 2022

Big Tech faced yet another blow from the Department of Justice.

Originally reported by The Wall Street Journal, the DOJ sent letters to members of the congressional judiciary committees and asked them to support an antitrust bill that…

Autumn Johnson | March 27, 2022

A new law in the European Union would force Apple to allow sideloading and third-party app stores.

According to The Verge, Apple would be prevented from requiring users to download apps in its own app store under the Digital Markets Act (…

Autumn Johnson | February 24, 2022

Siri is reportedly getting a new voice.

Axios reported that Apple is beta testing a gender-neutral device for the latest iOS. The voice was available to the public for beta testing earlier in the week.

Apple said the new option…

Catherine Salgado | December 22, 2021

The majority of Americans don’t trust many Big Tech companies with their data, especially on social media, according to a new survey.

A Washington Post poll found that Americans of diverse political persuasions largely agree that social…

Joseph Vazquez | December 8, 2021

Apple’s recent pro-China behavior now makes sense. The tech giant’s CEO reportedly signed a secret deal with the country worth hundreds of billions of dollars five years ago, according to a new report.

The Daily Mail reported that Apple…

Catherine Salgado | November 15, 2021

Apple is driving full speed into a new arena that could create new controversy. The anti-free speech Big Tech company has reportedly teamed up with state governments to turn iPhones into digital identification cards. What could go wrong?

Catherine Salgado | September 23, 2021

Whether looking at hiring policies or the App Store, Amazon and Apple appear to be going to pot.

Amazon and Apple are increasingly more accepting of marijuana (cannabis) use, a drug considered a Schedule I drug under The Controlled…

Catherine Salgado | September 22, 2021

If Apple succeeds with its latest project, an Apple a day may not keep the doctor away. The tech giant is reportedly developing iPhone technology to help diagnose depression, autism and cognitive decline through the collection of detailed…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | August 23, 2021

Welcome to CensorTrack with TR, a weekly video series about Big Tech censorship. The Media Research Center’s CensorTrack.org will publish the most prominent and worst cases of conservative censorship as well as document cases involving everyday…

Michael Morris, Alec Schemmel | August 20, 2021

Though the Biden administration suggested it would not implement a federal COVID-19 verification system, Big Tech has taken the reins and plans to step in as Big Brother. Google and Apple have announced updates that will allow users to display…

Alec Schemmel | August 6, 2021

Apple attempts to position itself as a leader in privacy rights, but that’s just grandstanding. Apple has announced plans to search private pictures on its customers’ devices in an attempt to stop child abuse.

The resulting violation of…

Autumn Johnson | August 2, 2021

Apple has removed a dating app from its App Store for violating its COVID policies.

Unjected, a dating app focused on partnering individuals who are opposed to getting the COVID vaccine, was removed from the store.

Shelby Thomson…

NB Staff | July 26, 2021

Big Tech’s Online Freedom grade actually got worse in the second quarter of 2021, despite an appalling first quarter report card with a grade of “F.” Facebook led the plunge to yet another “F” for the industry intent on censoring conservative…

Craig Bannister | June 18, 2021

On Thursday, a coalition of 26 conservative organizations and activists released a letter to Congress, warning that antitrust bills targeting Big Tech platforms being pushed by Democrats “would give unelected Biden bureaucrats sweeping new power…

Casey Ryan | June 3, 2021

Big Tech continued to silence Americans and conservative politicians who disagreed with the woke elite ruling class in May. Facebook and YouTube made it especially clear that they are willing to work tirelessly to censor the people attempting to…

Alexander Hall | May 21, 2021

Antonio García Martínez said that Apple “was well aware” of what he wrote in his controversial but best-selling book Chaos Monkeys before hiring him. But Apple appears to have caved to pressure from liberal employees and cut ties with him.

Kayla Sargent | April 28, 2021

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been a hot button issue in the tech policy world. A recent video may encourage lawmakers and everyday citizens to recognize the law’s impact and importance. 

The Federalist Society,…

Kayla Sargent | April 22, 2021

Apple has had a history of charging app developers fees for the honor of having an app in the App Store. But several companies have now accused Apple of “anticompetitive” practices in a Senate subcommittee hearing.

The hearing, entitled “…

Heather Moon, Dan Gainor | April 21, 2021

By almost any measure, the first three months of 2021 were the worst ever for online freedom. Amazon, Twitter, Apple, Google, Facebook, YouTube and others proved to the world that the Big Tech censorship of conservatives is a reality. And they…