Technology

A new report suggested that TikTok can bypass privacy protections to share data with ByteDance, its Chinese parent company.

TheWrap exclusively reported that TikTok was not deterred from privacy protections offered by Apple and Google.…

AmazonSmile has removed Black Lives Matter from its charity list, according to the New York Post.

The platform’s Smile program donates a percentage of the cost of a user’s purchase to the charity of his or her choice. Popular examples…

Twitter has expanded its mode aimed at protecting user “safety.”

The platform introduced “Safety Mode” in September of last year and said its aim was to “limit unwelcome interactions on Twitter.”

The mode was initially only…

Maybe there isn’t a misinformation crisis after all. Even lefty journalist Matthew Yglesias, a columnist at Bloomberg, wrote on his “Slow Boring” Substack blog that there is no “misinformation crisis” on the internet.

Yglesias wrote…

On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he has sued Facebook (now known as Meta) for illegally capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans and failing to destroy the collected data in a reasonable period of…

Since many on the left have called on Spotify to remove Joe Rogan’s podcast from its lineup, it is worth noting that the podcasts of convicted criminals and alleged racists are still up.

Rogan has faced criticism on the left for allegedly…

The Internet Accountability Project launched a national television ad that called for the break up of Big Tech.

The Daily Caller News Foundation first reported the news.

The IAP launched the ad buy on Newsmax in support of two…

Johns Hopkins Professor of Surgery Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H. said that LinkedIn removed a research letter he co-authored because the scientific research allegedly violated its “Professional Community Policies.” He later tweeted that Linkedin…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that demanded an investigation into GoFundMe.

GoFundMe faced criticism last week after it banned–and then reinstated–a fundraiser dedicated to the “Freedom Convoy,” a…

The Internal Revenue Service reportedly abandoned a plan that required taxpayers to use facial recognition software.

The plan would have required users to independently verify their identity in order to obtain a tax transcript or set…

Grammy Award-winning Country singer Travis Tritt thinks it’s strange that singers who trumpeted free speech in the 60’s and 70’s are now fighting against it. 

“I really find it strange that so many musicians from the 60’s and 70…

Reports have indicated that Spotify has removed approximately 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Many on the left have attacked Rogan for his promotion of alternative treatments of COVID-19. 

“The apparent removal of the…

GoFundMe has reportedly changed its tune after it originally vowed to distribute money raised for truckers on strike to “verified charities.” The site reportedly said it will return all the money to donors.

Truckers in Canada went on…

The left-wing orthodoxy has spoken: Podcast host Joe Rogan must be banished from society. Rolling Stone slammed Rogan and clinical psychologist and University of Toronto professor emeritus Dr. Jordan Peterson in a self-righteous hit piece. Rogan…

Spotify has faced more criticism for its decision to keep Joe Rogan’s podcast on the platform. Last week, artist Neil Young challenged the music streaming platform to remove the podcast or remove his music. Spotify removed his music.

And…

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Big Tech to remove Joe Rogan’s podcast because of so-called COVID-19 “misinformation,” on Tuesday.

Murthy was discussing what he considered to be COVID-19 “misinformation” on social media…

The 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer results reveal the U.S. is a country that has the most “distrust” in search engines as a “source for general news and information,” because just 45% of Americans surveyed say they have faith in the news and…

The Internal Revenue Service will partner with a third-party facial recognition company to confirm the identity of taxpayers for certain transactions.

Originally reported by Reason magazine, the IRS requires a photo of an identity…

A social media app is facing criticism for reportedly using artificial intelligence to include only biological women.

According to Business Insider, Giggle, a social media app founded in 2020, uses AI to determine whether a user is male…

Devin Nunes, CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, discussed with Breitbart his plans for the company.

Nunes was a congressman but left office to take on Big Tech. He said the company hopes to launch a social media platform by the…