Big Tech companies and their employees continued to heavily donate to leftist candidates this election cycle. On average, firms and their employees sent Democrats 89.6 percent of their overall federal campaign contributions.
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October 3, 2022
Thirty-nine House Republicans joined over 200 of their Democrat peers to vote in support of legislation to strengthen enforcement against Big Tech, indicating that Americans are hungry for action to hold Big Tech accountable.
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August 13, 2022
A new report from an iOS privacy expert said the system’s Facebook and Instagram apps can track a user’s interaction with external websites.
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July 5, 2022
The CEO of one of the largest Big Tech companies in the world appeared on Communist Chinese state-affiliated media to praise China for its “inspiring” and “innovative” app development scene.
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May 26, 2022
The Orwellian Disinformation Governance Board, also called the Biden administration’s “Ministry of Truth,” is just the latest in a list of eight times that government has wielded tech to target Americans invasively.
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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.
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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 prevented…
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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 (DMA).…
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February 24, 2022
Siri is reportedly getting a new voice.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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August 6, 2021
The resulting violation of privacy is so far-reaching that there’s now a debate over the ethics of Apple’s plans. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which describes itself as “the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in…
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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, the…
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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…
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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…
