June 16, 2020 Federalist co-founder blasts 'whiny cry-bullies of the left' after Google forces shutdown of site comments The Federalist co-founder Sean Davis told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday that his conservative news site had fallen victim to "the unholy union of corrupt media and monopolistic tech oligarchs" after NBC News apparently pushed Google to punish them over what was deemed offensive coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement.
June 16, 2020 Tucker Carlson on Google going after The Federalist: Big Tech is now the 'chief threat to our liberties' Tucker Carlson took on Google Tuesday night, reacting to NBC News allegedly  influencing Google to punish two conservative news sites, including the Federalist, over what was deemed offensive coverage of the George Floyd protests.
June 16, 2020 Amid censorship concerns, Google explains why Churchill image went missing Google's search function has been under scrutiny after an image of British World War II leader Winston Churchill went missing from some search results, amid censorship concerns. The tech giant blamed the missing image on a glitch.
June 15, 2020 Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before Congress, letter reveals Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos could testify before Congress as soon as this summer as the company faces antitrust scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
June 14, 2020 Google glitch hides Winston Churchill image from search results Images of Winston Churchill failed to appear Sunday during Google searches for the former British prime minister—but the tech giant says it was not on purpose.
June 12, 2020 Report: 30,000 college football fans unknowingly captured by facial-recognition test at Rose Bowl Over 90,000 fans who attended the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., this past January were being watched before they even got to their seats, as their features were captured by facial recognition software near the FanFest activity area, by a company called VSBLTY.Â
June 12, 2020 Following Amazon, Microsoft will no longer sell facial-recognition software to police Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that the company would follow in Amazon's footsteps and not sell facial recognition tools to U.S. police departments until Congress passes a law clarifying the matter.Â
June 11, 2020 Snap CEO: We're using our free-speech rights by limiting Trump's content Snap CEO Evan Spiegel defended the company's action of limiting the reach of President Trump's content by invoking the First Amendment and free speech, adding that other tech platforms should be more willing to emulate them.Â
June 11, 2020 Chris Cox is returning to Facebook as chief product officer Just one year after leaving Facebook over differences with CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding the tech giant's direction, Chris Cox is returning as its chief product officer.
June 11, 2020 Biden tells Facebook to crack down on election disinformation, prompting sharp response from social network Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called on Facebook to take a range of steps to prevent the spread of misinformation during the election in an open letter published on Thursday.