June 18, 2020 Sen. Hawley on bill targeting Big Tech: They've 'purchased a lot of influence' and will fight it 'tooth and nail' Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday that he anticipates major tech companies will fight “tooth and nail" against new legislation he introduced targeting those companies.
June 17, 2020 Greg Gutfeld rips Google for 'really frightening' crackdown on The Federalist: 'It is silencing speech' "The Five" co-host Greg Gutfeld said Wednesday that NBC News' apparent push for Google to remove conservative publication The Federalist from the Google Ads platform is an example of how "the woke crowd" operates.
June 17, 2020 Shapiro hammers NBC over role in Google's crackdown on The Federalist: 'The mask finally fell' Ben Shapiro said Wednesday that he was "glad" to learn of NBC News' role in Google's recent actions against The Federalist because it finally exposes the network's agenda to "punish" those that don't buy into their narrative.
June 17, 2020 Columnist calls for breakup of Google, other tech giants; says they 'pose a threat to consumers' New York Post columnist Miranda Devine accused NBC News of "despicable" behavior Wednesday after a writer for its web site apparently sought to influence Google to punish two conservative news sites over what was deemed offensive coverage of the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.
June 17, 2020 Hawley introduces bill targeting Big Tech companies over political censorship concerns Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation Wednesday to give Americans the ability to sue major tech companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter if they engage in selective censorship of political speech.
June 17, 2020 Federalist's Ben Domenech: We're seeing how 'Big Tech can be weaponized by woke mobs' The Federalist publisher Ben Domenech told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday that NBC’s apparent influence over Google to punish two conservative news sites over what was deemed offensive coverage of the George Floyd protests “is a canary in a coal mine moment.”
June 17, 2020 Tucker Carlson: Google and Big Tech are the chief threat to our liberties - and no one is protecting us Google is acting directly to shape what people can say and what they're allowed to speak. It's a direct effort to stifle free speech.
June 17, 2020 British activists behind NBC News report pushing Google to demonetize The Federalist A viral firestorm was sparked by NBC News on Tuesday with its report that alleged Google was removing two conservative news sites from its ad platform.
June 17, 2020 Ted Cruz blasts Google over The Federalist treatment U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas said Google's recent threat to block advertisement from The Federalist, a right-leaning publication, raises serious concerns that the tech giant is abusing its power to censor political speech it disagrees with.
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.