Technology

Autumn Johnson | November 25, 2022

Elon Musk says Twitter helped progressive candidates win their elections.

Musk was responding to a tweet discussing the censorship of conservative candidates on the platform in order to boost liberal ones. He promised that the company…

Autumn Johnson | November 25, 2022

Elon Musk wrote that Twitter will offer “general amnesty” to censored accounts as long as they do not break the law or engage in “egregious” spam.

He first asked Twitter users to vote in a poll about “general amnesty:” 

“…

Autumn Johnson | November 24, 2022

This week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the court-ordered depositions of three Biden administration officials in a lawsuit targeting social media censorship.

The New York Post reported Monday that the court temporarily…

Autumn Johnson | November 21, 2022

Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal market commissioner, said the bloc will require Elon Musk to add moderators in Europe to censor content.

Bloomberg News reported Friday that Breton criticized Musk’s decision to lay off…

Autumn Johnson | November 20, 2022

Last week, several Senate Democrats wrote a letter asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate new Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s major changes at the platform.

The authors of a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week…

Autumn Johnson | November 20, 2022

Elon Musk says Twitter’s new speech policy is “freedom of speech,” not “freedom of reach.”

Musk made the announcement Friday on his Twitter account.

“New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach,” he tweeted…

NB Staff | November 18, 2022

As the 2022 midterm elections approached, social media platforms aggressively championed political ideas benefiting left-wing candidates while silencing dissenting opinions that don’t fit the liberal worldview in the third quarter.

During…

Autumn Johnson | November 15, 2022

A federal court has denied President Joe Biden’s request to block the deposition of an FBI agent.  

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt tweeted Monday that the deposition of FBI Special Agent in Charge Elvis Chan will move forward…

Autumn Johnson | November 13, 2022

The New York Times assembled a team of four technology reporters to pen a bizarre hit piece over the weekend targeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his apparently nauseating takeover of Twitter.

At least four Times writers contributed to…

Autumn Johnson | November 13, 2022

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are holding conferences to encourage more censorship online.

Axios reported that the conferences will be “highlighting rising threats from authoritarianism and disinformation — and how to…

Autumn Johnson | November 6, 2022

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey lamented Saturday that he grew the company too fast amid new Twitter head Elon Musk’s sweeping changes, some of which include its censorship rules.

Musk purchased the platform for $44 billion last month and…

Autumn Johnson | November 6, 2022

Where will Twitter land on censorship now that richest man in the world Elon Musk is at the helm? A tweet made by the magnate on Saturday gives us a glimpse.

Musk announced changes to Twitter’s censorship rules, insisting via tweet that…

Autumn Johnson | November 6, 2022

At a campaign event Friday, President Joe Biden complained about upcoming changes to Twitter’s censorship rules.

It seems the president is not happy that Musk plans to implement the platform’s content moderation rules fairly. 

Autumn Johnson | November 5, 2022

Podcaster Joe Rogan mocked liberals who left Twitter when Elon Musk made it clear that censorship would no longer run unchecked on the platform.

Former Democratic Vermont Gov. Howard Dean announced his departure from the platform after…

Autumn Johnson | October 31, 2022

Conservative Twitter accounts have reported gaining thousands of new followers after Tesla CEO Elon Musk purchased the platform last week.

The New York Times reported last week that “far right” Twitter accounts gained thousands of new…

Autumn Johnson | October 30, 2022

New Twitter chief Elon Musk seems to be toying with a plan that would allow Twitter users to “select” which version of Twitter they prefer.  

Musk was following up on responses to his Saturday tweet stating that the platform would…

Autumn Johnson | October 30, 2022

The Department of Justice is asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to block depositions of important officials in the Biden administration.

Court documents obtained by Politico show that the department is asking…

Autumn Johnson | October 30, 2022

New Twitter chief Elon Musk said he will “look into” increased censorship on Twitter during the 2022 election season.

Musk, who purchased Twitter for $44 billion last week, was responding to a tweet from Judicial Watch President Tom…

Autumn Johnson | October 28, 2022

Elon Musk says changes are coming to Twitter just one day after he closed a deal to purchase the platform for $44 billion.

Musk, who has expressed concern about one-sided content moderation, said a council with “widely diverse viewpoints…

Autumn Johnson | October 27, 2022

A reckoning seems to have come for Meta after CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent admission that the FBI pressured Facebook to censor in the leadup to the 2020 elections. Meta ultimately censored the Hunter Biden laptop story following pressure from the…