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.'
September 30, 2020 Trump campaign slams ‘far-left activists’ at Twitter over vote by mail disclaimer Trump 2020 deputy communications director Matt Wolking blasted Twitter on Wednesday for trying to “dictate what news stories people are allowed to see” and accused the social media platform of bias after it added a “vote by mail is safe and secure” label to a tweet.
September 21, 2020 Conservative group launches website to battle big tech companies over online censorship The Media Research Center has launched CensorTrack, a website dedicated to #FreeSpeechAmerica, a campaign designed to fight online censorship of conservatives.
September 17, 2020 Tucker Carlson criticizes Facebook for censoring interview with Chinese virologist Facebook and other tech giants have engaged in a troubling pattern of censoring speech surrounding major issues in the coronavirus debate, ӣƵ host Tucker Carlson argued during his Wednesday night monologue.