Technology

Autumn Johnson | July 12, 2021

The Democratic National Convention and other Biden allies are “casting conservative opponents of its Covid-19 vaccine campaign as dangerous and extreme.” And they will partner with Big Tech and fact-checkers to stop them, according to…

Autumn Johnson | July 10, 2021

Actor Ashton Kutcher is concerned that China is using TikTok to influence the beliefs of young Americans.

In an appearance on American Optimist with Joe Lonsdale, Kutcher warned that China uses TikTok create “an anti-US propaganda”, and…

Autumn Johnson | July 10, 2021

A lawsuit targeting a pro-Trump meme has been dismissed.

Last year, meme artist Carpe Donktum was permanently banned on Twitter over a meme that targeted CNN for alleged copyright infringement.

The case was brought before the…

Autumn Johnson | July 9, 2021

Members of the class-action lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump are looking for stories from other social media users who have had their content censored by Big Tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google.

An Instagram…

Autumn Johnson | July 9, 2021

President Biden took aim at Big Tech in his latest executive order on Friday. Or at least that's what they said.

The sweeping executive order says it cracks down on Big Tech’s anti-competitive practices. The order includes 72 actions and…

Autumn Johnson | July 7, 2021

Thirty-six states and Washington D.C. have sued Google over alleged antitrust violations in the Android app store.

The California federal court case challenges a recently expanded Google policy that forces app developers to pay a 30…

Autumn Johnson | July 5, 2021

One America News Network launched its own social media platform on July 4.

“Tired of social media giants chipping away at your most basic & important right to freedom of speech?” the network tweeted. “Good news! One America News…

Autumn Johnson | July 4, 2021

Facebook has temporarily censored search results displaying a #revolution hashtag on its platform.

The reasons why Facebook is censoring the hashtag is unknown, but the platform says some of the content goes against its Community…

Autumn Johnson | July 2, 2021

YouTube has suspended Right Side Broadcasting Network from its platform and removed the news site’s videos of former President Donald Trump’s rallies.

YouTube took down the videos because the footage allegedly violated the platform’s…

Autumn Johnson | July 1, 2021

Former Trump advisor Jason Miller will launch a new social media platform designed to “declare independence” from Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

“GETTR,” which Miller says evolved from “getting together,” will…

Autumn Johnson | June 28, 2021

A federal court judge dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook on Monday.

The FTC and attorney generals from 48 states argued that Facebook deliberately sabotaged attempts to prevent a monopoly during…

Gabriela Pariseau | June 28, 2021

Americans may have thought that physical marketplaces were safe from Big Tech surveillance. But Amazon is now tracking consumers as they shop at offline markets too.

Amazon recently opened its first full-size Amazon Fresh grocery store…

Alec Schemmel | June 28, 2021

Facebook continues to allow China to lie to the world about its human rights violations against Uyghurs, while simultaneously banning the former president of the United States from its platform.

Experts in the fields of tech policy, human…

Autumn Johnson | June 27, 2021

Former President Donald Trump has joined YouTube alternative Rumble.

Trump’s account is verified and has just one video so far, an upload of Saturday’s rally in Ohio.

Several prominent conservatives have also joined Rumble.…

Autumn Johnson | June 26, 2021

Former TikTok employees have disclosed that the popular social media platform is largely controlled by its Chinese parent company.

TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, supplies the Chinese government with endless American user data since…

Autumn Johnson | June 25, 2021

A video channel dedicated to highlighting human rights violations in China has been blocked by YouTube.

Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights channel is run by Serikzhan Bilash, a Xinjiang-born activist who has been arrested for his pro-…

Autumn Johnson | June 20, 2021

Former Congressman Denver Riggleman and Jack Rosen, president of the American Jewish Congress, argue that hate speech “precedent” should be used to ban extremism online.

In an op-ed for Newsweek, the two criticize Gab, a social media…

Autumn Johnson | June 18, 2021

Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, was inexplicably suspended from Twitter on Friday.

@BFFsPod, the Twitter account for the weekly podcast hosted by Portnoy and TikTok star, Josh Richards, tweeted screenshot of Portnoy's…

Autumn Johnson | June 18, 2021

A book review discussing the irreversible damage of gender dysphoria in children was removed after backlash.

A favorable review on Science-Based Medicine about “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” by Abigail…

Autumn Johnson | June 13, 2021

Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg admitted that the tech giant’s “fact-checkers” employed to weed out “fake news” from the platform could be biased.

Facebook reportedly uses 80 different organizations across the world to flag…