June 10, 2020 Amazon imposes one-year ban on police use of facial recognition technology Amazon is imposing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition technology, the company announced Wednesday.
June 10, 2020 Charles Payne blasts Big Tech over lack of black workers: 'They wrote a lot of checks. They did no hiring' A fired up Charles Payne ripped big tech companies on "Bill Hemmer Reports" Wednesday, accusing them of not coming through for African-American workers while professing to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
June 10, 2020 IBM ditches facial recognition technology, joins call for police reforms IBM has quit the facial recognition technology business, citing concerns that it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling.
June 8, 2020 Charles Payne calls on Amazon to put 'money where their mouth is' after Black Lives Matter support Fox Business host Charles Payne told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Monday that he found Amazon's public support of the Black Lives Matter movement to be disingenuous, and said the online retail giant should do more for black employees.
June 3, 2020 As George Floyd protests continue, Amazon, Google pledge millions to racial justice organizations As America enters a second week of nationwide protests against police brutality, Google and Amazon both put out statements in solidarity with protesters and announced grants totaling $22 million to activist and racial justice organizations.
June 3, 2020 Ex-Reddit CEO blasts platform for amplifying ‘hate, racism’ Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao blasted the company on Tuesday for amplifying racism and hate amid nationwide protests against police brutality and racism that were sparked by the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, while in police custody in Minneapolis.
June 3, 2020 Zuckerberg defiant in tense session with employees over Trump posts, report says Despite public rebukes from several of his employees, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted calls to label posts from President Trump with a warning sign.
May 29, 2020 Murky messaging: Facebook allowed 'Death to America' advertising but censors US back-to-work rallies When it comes to violating Facebook’s guidelines, it is often anyone’s guess what will fly and what will fall.
May 29, 2020 White House hits back after Twitter cracks down on Trump's Minneapolis tweet, reposts censored message The White House on Friday pushed back against Twitter after the social media giant censored a tweet by President Trump demanding action against rioters in Minneapolis -- claiming the tweet was “glorifying violence.”
May 28, 2020 Tucker Carlson rips social media giants after Trump executive order: 'They're not neutral platforms' Tucker Carlson blasted social media giants Thursday, saying they failed in their duty to be neutral platforms by arbitrarily censoring speech they deem inappropriate.