Technology

Autumn Johnson | June 11, 2021

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has been suspended from YouTube for seven days after he posted content promoting experimental treatments for COVID-19.

The senator led two Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings…

Autumn Johnson | June 11, 2021

Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, is praising a measure by House Republicans to amend Section 230.

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other House Judiciary Committee Republicans reintroduced a bill on…

Alec Schemmel | June 11, 2021

Facebook has officially teamed up with an organization known to push Chinese propaganda in order to shut down online skepticism about COVID-19 vaccines.

Facebook and multinational biopharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. announced…

Gabriela Pariseau | June 8, 2021

Philanthropy Roundtable board member and author Vivek Ramaswamy gave Big Tech an ultimatum for its Section 230 protections: Uphold the First Amendment or lose immunity privileges.

Ramaswamy, founder of Roivant Sciences and a Philanthropy…

Autumn Johnson | June 6, 2021

Retail giant eBay is censoring the resale of six Dr. Seuss books deemed “offensive” after the publisher announced the books will no longer be published.

Random House Books for Young Readers pulled “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry…

Autumn Johnson | June 5, 2021

Twitter is being made fun of on its own platform after the Big Tech giant called for an “open” internet.

“We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in…

Autumn Johnson | June 4, 2021

The Tiananmen Square massacre was an important event in the history of freedom, except at Microsoft. Bing, the global search engine owned by Microsoft, is not displaying search results for the famous “tank man” who challenged Chinese power.…

Autumn Johnson | May 31, 2021

The Detectives’ Endowment Association slammed Amazon after merchandise reading ‘Blue Lives Murder’ was listed for sale on the website. This is only the latest example of Amazon selling hateful merchandise.

The group demanded that Amazon…

Autumn Johnson | May 29, 2021

A Big Tech trade group has filed a lawsuit over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ new free speech law, arguing that the law violates the First Amendment.

NetChoice, an internet trade group that “works to make the internet safe for free…

Autumn Johnson | May 28, 2021

Facebook has decided to resume political donations — excluding conservative Republican members of Congress like Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Josh Hawley, Rep. Jim Jordan, and Rep. Steve Scalise.

The social media giant says it will no longer give…

Gabriela Pariseau | May 26, 2021

Project Veritas may have just exposed Facebook — again. This time, Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe alleged that Facebook documents detailed an algorithm test that targeted users concerned about COVID-19 vaccinations.

Project Veritas…

Autumn Johnson | May 23, 2021

A physician’s message about low pediatric deaths from COVID-19 was blocked from Facebook for violating “community standards on spam.”

Dr. Tracy Høeg, sports, spine, and regenerative medicine doctor responded to a poster’s question about…

Gabriela Pariseau | May 21, 2021

Google announced new warnings for Google Workspace to help users avoid so-called “offensive” and “gendered” words.

The company introduced its “inclusive language” warnings in Google Workspace apps at its I/O Developer conference on…

Autumn Johnson | May 15, 2021

Notable upcoming books released by conservative authors have suddenly disappeared from Amazon’s search results.

Conservative author and New York Post editor Sohrab Ahmari’s book on America’s abandonment of virtuous ethical and religious…

Autumn Johnson | May 15, 2021

The summit dedicated to the controversial Christchurch Agreement announced that participating governments will use algorithms to monitor “extreme” speech.

The agreement is named after the New Zealand city where a far-right gunman murdered…

Autumn Johnson | May 14, 2021

After being banned by Facebook and Twitter, former President Donald Trump is considering new platforms to share his content.

Trump is reportedly considering Clouthub and FreeSpace, new social media networks created to take on Big Tech.…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | May 10, 2021

On May 5, the Facebook Oversight Board made the executive “decision” to not really make a decision at all. After a suspension to former president Donald Trump’s Facebook account, the left wing and primarily international board made the cowardly…

Autumn Johnson | May 7, 2021

The Biden administration signaled its intent to join an international agreement to stop “violent” extremism online.

The controversial agreement is named after the New Zealand city where a far-right gunman murdered 51 people in a mosque in…

Autumn Johnson | May 7, 2021

Twitter revealed the “tip jar” feature this week, enabling users to contribute to a small number of users. But the social media giant neglected to mention the sender’s address is revealed to the recipient.

The new feature supports several…

Autumn Johnson | May 4, 2021

The Heritage Foundation has promised to no longer to accept financial support from Big Tech companies so long as the platforms suppress conservative viewpoints. 

Heritage previously rejected a $225,000 donation from Google and…