October 14, 2020 Twitter's Jack Dorsey says company botched blocking NYP article on alleged emails on Hunter Biden's laptop Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addressed the controversy surrounding actions the company took on Wednesday to block the spread of a New York Post article critical of Hunter Biden, calling them "unacceptable."
October 14, 2020 Brent Bozell: NY Post's Hunter Biden story censored by Facebook, Twitter -- Big Tech votes for Biden Facebook just apparently declared for Team Biden.
October 13, 2020 Ex-Facebook honcho Tim Kendall says Big Tech is a ‘threat to democracy,’ calls for social media reform Moment CEO Tim Kendall is among the stars of the wildly popular Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma,” which tackles the negative impact social media and Big Tech can have on people -- and the former Facebook executive feels social media companies are a threat to democracy that could eventually lead to a civil war in America.
October 8, 2020 Ex-Google staffer warns social media, apps are 'Big Tobacco for our brains' The wildly popular Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” tackles the negative impact social media and Big Tech can have on people and a central figure in the film thinks it's "creating a global moment of awareness.”
October 6, 2020 Parler CEO pledges site's content won’t be censored or editorialized ahead of Election Day Parler CEO John Matze has pledged that his social media platform will feature uncensored election coverage that allows voters to share and consume information as they chose, as opposed to other tech giants that have silenced particular viewpoints.
October 6, 2020 Twitter, Facebook censor Trump's message comparing coronavirus to flu Tech giants Twitter and Facebook both cracked down on President Trump comparing COVID-19 to the seasonal flu on Tuesday, resulting in the president calling for a repeal of Section 230.
October 6, 2020 Big Tech staffers gave nearly $5M to Biden, less than $250G to Trump: report Silicon Valley honchos have “overwhelmingly” contributed to Democratic nominee Joe Biden, as the tech industry largely hopes President Trump is defeated on Election Day, according to a review of campaign finance data by WIRED.
October 2, 2020 Twitter users sound alarm over warning about retweeting headlines that 'don't tell the full story' Twitter users have expressed concern over a new feature that the social media giant is testing in an apparent effort to crack down on the spread of misinformation.
October 1, 2020 Netflix doc 'The Social Dilemma' convinced Parler app to stop calling members 'users' The wildly popular Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” tackles the negative impact social media can have on people and one platform is already planning to make changes as a result.
October 1, 2020 Ex-Google exec on how social media is a national security risk Tristan Harris from Netflix's 'The Social Dilemma' warns about a kind of WWIII of global information warfare happening now on social media on the 'ӣƵ Rundown.'