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Catherine Salgado | September 6, 2022

More than a year after Google canceled the Parler app, the tech giant quietly let Parler back onto its Google Play Store.

Parler returned to Google Play after almost two years of absence. “MAJOR NEWS: We're BACK on the Google Play Store!…

Gabriela Pariseau | August 30, 2022

Google is barring Truth Social from the Google Play Store, meaning a reported 44 percent of Americans can’t access the pro-free speech application.

“Google is canceling conservatives ahead of an election. They’re not even hiding their…

Autumn Johnson | August 29, 2022

Google has joined the ranks of “Big Tech” companies by implementing a “pre-bunking” strategy against so-called misinformation.

In a study published last week, scientists from Cambridge University and Google discussed social experiments…

Autumn Johnson | August 28, 2022

Google is reportedly testing digital identification features after an app update.

Reclaim the Net reported last week that Google Wallet would implement the new technology.

The app is currently popular for contactless payments, but…

Autumn Johnson | August 23, 2022

Some civil rights experts say that Google’s Ph.D. fellowship is “illegal.”

The Washington Free Beacon reported on Tuesday that attorneys are challenging the prestigious fellowship, which offers nearly $100,000 to students pursuing a…

Catherine Salgado | August 18, 2022

Tech outlet WIRED complained that Google’s search results need improvement—through more censorship!

WIRED whined in an August 16 piece that content on Google, just like on social media platforms, can create an “information trap.”…

Brian Bradley | August 17, 2022

Republican politicians knocked Google’s newly approved email plan, suggesting it doesn’t  go far enough to ensure GOP fundraising emails reach Gmail users’ inboxes.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Aug. 11 approved a proposed…

Autumn Johnson | August 13, 2022

The Federal Election Commission reportedly approved a proposal from Google that could bring significant changes to your inbox.

While Google did not need the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) approval to implement the program, it did so…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | August 10, 2022

It’s Episode 50 of CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about how Big Tech repeatedly targets The Babylon Bee’s satirical content. 

It has become quite common for Big Tech to censor content that it doesn’t like. Lately, social…

Autumn Johnson | August 1, 2022

A federal court judge in California ruled that Rumble’s lawsuit against Google can proceed.

Last week, United States District Court Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. denied Google’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit that alleges the company is a…

Autumn Johnson | July 30, 2022

Governments around the world are begging social media companies for your data.

A report from TechRobot earlier this year described the ways big government gets a hold of your personal information from Apple, Facebook and Twitter:

Autumn Johnson | July 28, 2022

Google says it will give user information to law enforcement with no warrant in cases of an “emergency.”

CNET reported this week that Google would give police access to a user’s Nest video footage without a warrant in “emergency”…

Joseph Vazquez | July 28, 2022

The Washington Free Beacon unearthed a trove of documents outlining how far President Joe Biden's government was willing to push Big Tech to censor criticism of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “…

Catherine Salgado | July 26, 2022

A group of Republican attorneys general are warning Google of potential legal action if the tech company buckles to leftist pro-abortion pressure to target pro-lifers.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and Kentucky Attorney General…

Autumn Johnson | July 17, 2022

MRC Free Speech America board advisor Rachel Bovard says Google is using user data to further its own political agenda.

In an op-ed with the New York Post, Bovard, the senior policy director at the Conservative Partnership Institute,…

Autumn Johnson | July 17, 2022

The Department of Justice is reportedly planning to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google.

Bloomberg News reported that the DOJ is unhappy with concessions the company offered to avoid a fine.

DOJ officials reportedly hold that…

Catherine Salgado | July 7, 2022

Following pressure from Democratic Party lawmakers and the liberal media, Google announced that it would make a new exception for retaining users’ location history—users visiting abortion clinics.

After the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v.…

Brian Bradley | July 5, 2022

Republican senators are calling on Google to take quicker action after the company recently asked the Federal Election Commission to approve a pilot program to address concerns that Gmail’s spam algorithm disproportionately affects GOP…

Autumn Johnson | June 26, 2022

The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) launched a new legal fund to protect fact-checkers that face litigation.

Poynter reported that the fund has received support from Meta and Google. Each applicant can receive up to $40,000…

Autumn Johnson | June 21, 2022

A new report suggested China exploited Google search results to spread its false narrative about COVID-19.

The Washington Examiner detailed a report that China manipulated Google search results to hide the country’s mishandling of the…