Autumn Johnson
Contributing Writer

Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised Netflix after the streaming platform made a surprising statement about employment at the company. Yahoo! Finance reported that Musk complimented Netflix’s decision that updated its guidelines and included a new section…

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A liberal Vox writer panicked after the Fifth Circuit upheld the controversial “censorship” law. NetChoice, the plaintiff in the lawsuit to stay the law, sued Texas over the “censorship” law last year and argued that it violated the First…

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All eyes will be on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas now that the Texas “censorship” law will go into effect. Protocol reported that a legal challenge to the new law that reached the high court would be a gift to Thomas. In the past, Thomas…

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Google announced Wednesday that it launched “Google Pay,” a system that enhanced the company’s program that accepted payments virtually. TechCrunch reported that Google had the “Google Wallet” for years, but a company spokesperson said the “…

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The president of the Heritage Foundation had a stern message for Big Tech. Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, alleged that YouTube removed a video of former President Donald Trump’s speech at a Heritage event last month.

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Journalist Ezra Klein wrote that former President Donald Trump was "right" about TikTok parent company ByteDance and that the Biden administration should follow his lead.

 

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Big Tech companies have a challenge looming when it comes to states that restrict abortion.

 

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Twitter reportedly locked the account of the CEO of Concerned Women for America. The Blaze reported that Penny Nance, the CEO of the Concerned Women for America (CWA), was locked out of her account after she referred to Lia Thomas as a “man.”…

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Missouri and Louisiana filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration Thursday for allegedly colluding with Big Tech companies. Fox News reported that the lawsuit claimed that the Biden administration “pressured and colluded” with companies…

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Twitter announced it is testing a new feature that allowed a user to share his or her tweets with a specific number of people. “Twitter Circle” allowed users to restrict tweets to 150 specific people or less as a group.

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A federal judge ruled that a journalist’s lawsuit against Twitter can proceed. Alex Berenson, an independent journalist, sued Twitter after he said the platform suspended him for his tweets on the COVID-19 vaccine.

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A new report suggested that the FBI searched through the data of Americans millions of times last year–all without a warrant. The Wall Street Journal on April 29 reported that “as many as 3.4 million searches” of data occurred.

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Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen said she was “cautiously optimistic” about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. Haugen alleged last year that Facebook prioritized its own profits over public safety and encouraged content moderation in her…

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Facebook "whistleblower" Frances Haugen said the United States should be more like Europe when it comes to social media.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) discussed social media regulations on MSNBC.

 

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Elon Musk said Twitter must remain “politically neutral” in order to gain public trust. Musk sent out several tweets that expressed his desire to uphold freedom of speech on the platform. “For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be…

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Elon Musk had a lot to say about free speech since he purchased Twitter for $44 billion this week. “Suspending the Twitter account of a major news organization for publishing a truthful story was obviously incredibly inappropriate,” he tweeted…

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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was optimistic about Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the platform. He shared his thoughts in a series of tweets Monday evening. “In principle, I don’t believe anyone should own or run Twitter,” he tweeted.

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The Washington Post issued a correction in an article about conservatives on Telegram after it was called out.

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According to The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Twitter is reportedly reconsidering Elon Musk’s offer to purchase the platform for $43 billion. The Journal said the platform might be more receptive to a deal after Musk received $46.5 billion in…