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Corinne Weaver | July 29, 2020

Big Tech companies claim to represent American values, but their business practices say otherwise.

The CEOs declared that they were American companies, then had to deal with numerous examples that undermined that patriotic claim. Before a…

Alexander Hall | July 29, 2020

Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) pulled no punches when he demolished Google for enabling Chinese tyranny. 

During a Congressional Antitrust Hearing hearing, Buck brought the hammer down on Google CEO Sundar Pichai for his company’s ties…

Alexander Hall | July 29, 2020

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) raked Big Tech over the coals, saying there’s no more denying what can be plainly seen: “Big Tech is out to get conservatives. That’s not a suspicion. That's not a hunch. That's a fact.”

Jordan slammed Amazon…

Alexander Hall | May 12, 2020

As U.S. lawmakers close in on Big Tech with antitrust investigations, Facebook is striking back by aiding the launch of a powerful tech lobby.

“Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that…

Corinne Weaver | October 29, 2019

Twitter is reportedly engaging in a cover-up of a former Democratic congresswoman’s scandal that caused her to resign.

The Daily Mail took a story that Red State’s Jennifer Van Laar first broke about Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA) and…

Alexander Hall | October 29, 2019

Do you enjoy internet memes featuring everything from superheroes to Spongebob? The House of Representatives voted to approve a new measure that could eradicate internet jokes which use copyrighted characters forever by threatening users with up…

Corinne Weaver | October 17, 2019

Big tech has presented many problems for the legislators in Washington to tackle. One of those is regulation.

Many politicians on both sides of the aisle have discussed government regulation of Big Tech. Government regulation and amending…

Alexander Hall | May 8, 2019

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times on how Google has actually been aiming to protect user privacy. “[P]rivacy is for everyone — not just for the few,” he declared. His critics are not…

Corinne Weaver | April 10, 2019

At the Senate Judiciary hearing on April 10, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) grilled Facebook and Twitter on their censorship policies, especially of conservative and pro-life content during the Senate Judiciary hearing on April 10.

He…

Julia A. Seymour | January 29, 2019

Left? Lefter? Leftist? In the quest to see which candidate can be the most liberal, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for an “ultra-millionaire tax” to force the wealthy to fork over more to the government…

Alexander Hall | December 12, 2018

Liberal media companies from tech to culture blogs have united to deny conservative claims and to argue Big Tech bias is “fake news.”

The comments came in response to the Capitol Hill questioning of Google CEO Sundar Pichai.…

Corinne Weaver | December 11, 2018

Google’s CEO came to the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Dec.11, but was unwilling to play 21 questions.

Five House representatives, from both political parties, asked CEO Sundar Pichai questions about Google’s…

Corinne Weaver | December 11, 2018

Google had a loud defender in the House Judiciary Committee — interestingly the company is also is his top donor.

During the House Judiciary Committee hearing where Google CEO Sundar Pichai was testifying, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY)…

Corinne Weaver | November 19, 2018

The press isn’t arguing any more: Silicon Valley is allied with Democrats. And The New York Times is worried that alliance is crumbling.

Democrats scrambled to condemn the company after fallout from a Times hit piece that accused…

Alexander Hall | November 14, 2018

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has butted heads with other big tech CEOs over tax policy. Now he wants big tech regulated.

Benioff doubled down on his recent critique of Facebook being as dangerously addictive as cigarettes, suggesting that…

NB Staff | September 4, 2018

RESTON, VA — On August 31, Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell sent individual letters to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC)…

Julia A. Seymour | August 13, 2018

After already committing $110 million to his midterm efforts, California billionaire Tom Steyer said he would spend even more to turn out liberal voters in November.

At a Lansing, Mich., town hall on Aug. 13, Steyer announced he would…

Gabriel Hays | July 17, 2018

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, came out swinging at the House Judiciary hearing about censoring conservatives. He criticized Facebook’s eagerness to address Democrat questions about Russian use of the platform, but less so about GOP inquiries…

Corinne Weaver | July 16, 2018

The controversy over social media censorship of conservatives has not died down, and the House Judiciary Committee is holding a second hearing on the topic.

On July 13, 2018, the House Judiciary Committee announced that it would have…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | April 10, 2018

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ran smack into questions about the site’s neutrality during his testimony in front of members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) questioned Zuckerberg, asking if the site is a…