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November 18, 2020

Adonis Hoffman: Facebook, Twitter and 2020 election -- Top takeaways from Tuesday's Big Tech Senate hearing

Twitter and Facebook wield outsized power and influence in the United States, especially when it comes to our national elections. 

November 17, 2020

Blackburn grills Zuckerberg on social media bowing to foreign governments

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., accused Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg of prioritizing “profit over principle” by stifling dissidents in foreign countries when the government asks. 

November 17, 2020

Facebook, Twitter take heat over Hunter Biden story during hearing; Dorsey admits 'this action was wrong'

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning, and right from the beginning of the hearing they faced pressure over the censorship of a New York Post story about Hunter Biden.

November 12, 2020

Twitter rival Parler is in the post-election spotlight: Here's why

Our 2020 presidential Election proved one thing: America is split half conservative, half liberal. The conservative half is fed up with Twitter and moving on. These users are tired of Twitter’s algorithms and corporate management regulating speech on its platform.

November 7, 2020

Pro-Trump election Facebook group 'Stop the Steal' banned after calling for violence

Facebook banned a pro-Trump group after posts suggesting "worrying calls for violence" surrounding the highly contentious results of the 2020 election. 

November 7, 2020

Maher blasts Big Tech, rips Twitter for censoring Trump's CBP chief: 'That's f---ed up'

"Real Time" host Bill Maher blasted the growing influence of Big Tech and its recent efforts to censor opinions on their platforms. 

November 6, 2020

Facebook Oversight Board member claim's Trump loss would suddenly end global 'wave of hate and intolerance'

A member of the Facebook Oversight Board celebrated the possibility that Democratic nominee Joe Biden would defeat President Trump, claiming it would end “the wave of hate and intolerance” across the globe.

November 5, 2020

Candace Owens targets Facebook 3rd-party fact-checkers with lawsuit

Conservative activist Candace Owens said Thursday that she plans to sue Facebook's third-party fact-checkers over perceived censorship of her social media posts. 

November 5, 2020

Arizona voters sue Maricopa County over Sharpie use at polling sites, as officials say votes will count

Several voters in Maricopa County, the largest in Arizona, brought a lawsuit Wednesday against Democratic County Recorder Adrian Fontes, the county Board of Supervisors and others, claiming that the use of Sharpie permanent markers at some polling sites left ballots too damaged to be counted.

November 2, 2020

Twitter censors Trump's tweet knocking Supreme Court's Pa. vote, Facebook also cracks down

Twitter cracked down on President Trump's account yet again Monday, this time over a tweet slamming a recent Supreme Court ruling on Pennsylvania's extension for ballot counting.