Browsing All posts tagged under »Big Tech Hypocrisy«

Glimpsing Google’s Fate? SCOTUS Weighs In On Big Tech Liability Shield

February 24, 2023 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ We now know a bit about where some of the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are leaning in one family’s landmark case against Google. Google is being sued by the family of a woman killed in 2015 during an ISIS-led terrorist attack in Paris. The family has […]

Google-Tied Groups File Brief To Influence U.S. Supreme Court

February 22, 2023 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ A group with financial ties to Google is trying to convince the United States Supreme Court to strengthen the company’s liability protections—and censorship powers—under Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. Politico reported Friday that “prominent internet influencers and the nonprofit Authors Alliance filed an amicus brief” in support of Google […]

House Republicans Subpoena Big Tech To Reveal How The Government ‘Coerced And Colluded’ With Them To Censor Speech

February 16, 2023 by

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By Fred Lucas ~ The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed five Big Tech executives to produce documents by late March about collusion with federal government agencies to suppress free speech. “To develop effective legislation, such as the possible enactment of new statutory limits on the Executive Branch’s ability to work with Big Tech to restrict […]

Judge DISMISSES Class Action Suit Brought By Twitter Employees From Pro-Censorship Regime

January 18, 2023 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ A federal court judge ruled on Friday that five former Twitter employees from the old censorship-obsessed regime must pursue their claims against the company in arbitration. The layoffs, which heavily impacted the platform’s content moderation team, were part of Musk’s changes to save the company money while turning the platform into […]

House Republicans Call For Ban On Big Tech Private Funding Of Election Administration

January 11, 2023 by

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By Fred Lucas ~ Some House Republicans are urging federal action to bar private money from bankrolling election administration after a Big Tech-aligned group that made controversial grants in 2020 is issuing another round of grants aimed at the 2024 elections. “Private money has no place in public election infrastructure,” Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told […]

Rep. Comer: FBI Had Its Own ‘Ministry Of Propaganda

December 19, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Rep. James Comer (R-KY) noted Friday on Fox News that the FBI had a task force of 80 agents to moderate social media. Journalist Matt Taibbi reported on Friday that the FBI exchanged more than 150 emails with former Twitter Head of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth between January 2020 and […]

Latest Twitter Files Dump Reveals ‘Safety’ Exec. Purposely Orchestrated Trump Ban

December 11, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Twitter employees manufactured justifications to nix former President Donald Trump from the platform in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Riot, as they sought a harsher policy that would apply only to the former leader. That’s according to author Michael Shellenberger, who shared the latest batch of Twitter files […]

Twitter Is Refusing Musk’s Renewed Offer: Report

October 8, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Twitter has reportedly declined Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s renewed offer to purchase the platform for $44 billion in an effort to keep the trial going. ABC News reported Thursday that the Tesla CEO’s attorneys claim that the company “will not take yes for an answer.” “Twitter will not take yes for […]

Microsoft Goes Full Big Brother With Minecraft Bans

August 5, 2022 by

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By Douglas Blair ~ Careful what you say online: Microsoft is listening in. The tech giant recently implemented some changes to its massively popular game Minecraft. The game currently holds the record for being the bestselling video game of all time, and hundreds of thousands of players are playing at any given moment. In June, […]

Musk Tells Twitter He Needs More Raw Data: Report

June 29, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly told Twitter he needs more raw data from Twitter to determine the number of bot accounts on the platform. Insider reported that attorneys for Musk sent a letter to Twitter and said the data it recently provided to Musk was “insufficient” and that he could not […]

Big Tech Faces Dilemma If Roe Is Overturned

May 10, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Big Tech companies have a challenge looming when it comes to states that restrict abortion. Protocol reporter Ben Brody wrote on May 3 that Big Tech companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Twitter struggled to balance compliance with state laws and private user data. “These issues would likely give anyone thinking […]

Twitter To Remove Ads That Contain ‘Misinformation’ About Climate Change

April 24, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Twitter announced on Earth Day that decided to remove any ads on the platform that contain so-called “misinformation” about climate change. The Washington Post reported that the platform said the removed ads “contradict the scientific consensus on climate change.” “We recognize that misleading information about climate change can undermine efforts to […]

Elon Musk Teaming Up With Investors, Board Insider To Acquire Twitter: NY Post

April 21, 2022 by

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By Alexander Hall ~ Billionaire and free speech defender Elon Musk is reportedly forming a coalition to acquire Twitter in the name of free speech. The battle has only just begun. “Elon Musk is speaking to investors who could partner with him on a bid for Twitter, sources close to the matter” reportedly told New […]

Elon Musk Slams Mark Zuckerberg’s Control Over Meta

April 18, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Elon Musk said that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has too much power over the platform. Business Insider on Friday reported that Musk, the richest man in the world, was asked if his influence was a conflict of interest for his offer to buy Twitter for $43 billion. He responded and said […]

DOJ Endorses Antitrust Legislation That Targets Big Tech

March 31, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Big Tech faced yet another blow from the Department of Justice. Originally reported by The Wall Street Journal, the DOJ sent letters to members of the congressional judiciary committees and asked them to support an antitrust bill that prevented Big Tech companies from showing favoritism to their own products. “If enacted, […]

PUT ON NOTICE! Justice Clarence Thomas Calls To Reevaluate Section 230 Protections For Big Tech

March 9, 2022 by

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By Alexander Hall ~ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called upon his fellow justices to rethink how a 1996 law protects Big Tech companies from liability on their platforms. Thomas may have opened Pandora’s Box for Big Tech CEOs by calling to take a fresh look at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. In […]

‘Zuck Bucks!’ Zuckerberg-Funded Group ‘Swayed Election’ With Racial ‘Bribery’

March 3, 2022 by

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By Alexander Hall ~ An election integrity probe reportedly found that a nonprofit funded by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg swayed the 2020 election “in violation of Wisconsin law.” Could this be the scandal that shakes up America’s electoral integrity? “A 2020 election integrity probe in Wisconsin reported findings Tuesday that a nonprofit group […]

Study: Twitter’s ‘Liberal’ Content Turned Voters Away From Trump

March 1, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ A new study from Princeton alleged that liberal content on Twitter turned moderate voters against former President Donald Trump. Social media platforms, especially Facebook and Twitter, have long had a complex relationship with politics. The nearly 90-page study detailed social media’s effect on elections throughout the United States and concluded that […]

Internet Accountability Project Launches Ad On Curbing Big Tech Abuses

February 12, 2022 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ 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 bills passed in the U.S. Senate. The “Open Markets Act” sought to […]

SHUT HIM UP! Twitter Suspended Just The News Founder John Solomon For Doing Journalism

December 31, 2021 by

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By Joseph Vazquez ~ Only approved journalism, thank you! That appears to be Twitter’s logic behind suspending Just the News founder John Solomon for 12 hours. Solomon bashed the censorship as “outrageous and unfair.” Just the News released a report Dec. 28 noting that Solomon was suspended from the leftist Big Tech platform “for sharing an […]

New Twitter CEO Institutes Reign Of Absurd Censorship

December 14, 2021 by

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By P.J. Gladnick ~ The new CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, is a man of his word. He has declared that Twitter is “not to be bound by the First Amendment,” and he began to immediately act upon this belief as soon as he recently took up the reigns of the social media giant. One […]

Apple CEO Signed ‘Secret’ $275B Deal With China In 2016 to Help Its Econ, Avoid Regs

December 9, 2021 by

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By Joseph Vazquez ~ Apple’s recent pro-China behavior now makes sense. The tech giant’s CEO reportedly signed a secret deal with the country worth hundreds of billions of dollars five years ago, according to a new report. The Daily Mail reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook (pictured) had “personally met with Chinese officials in 2016 […]

Editor Slams Big Tech For Continuing To Target Conservatives Online

December 5, 2021 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ In a scathing Twitter thread, the editor of the Daily Caller slammed Big Tech social media platforms for continuing to favor leftist viewpoints online. Geoffrey Ingersoll, the Caller’s editor-in-chief, tweeted no one should be surprised by the continued bias against conservatives, despite the claim that conservatives hold top spots at many social […]

GoFundMe Deletes Bail Fundraiser For Suspect In Parade Massacre

November 28, 2021 by

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By Autumn Johnson ~ Days after GoFundMe tried to justify its Rittenhouse ban, the platform is under fire for allowing–and then deleting–a fundraiser for the suspect in the parade massacre. GoFundMe tried to justify its Rittenhouse ban after his acquittal, claiming it did not allow fundraisers for defendants accused of “violent” crimes. “GoFundMe’s Terms of […]