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November 17, 2020

Cruz shoots down Dorsey explanation of voter fraud disclaimer: 'You're a publisher when you're doing that'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, took Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to task over his company's recent practice of attaching disclaimers about voter fraud to tweets about the subject, claiming that the social media platform takes on the role of a publisher when it does this.

November 17, 2020

Lee responds to Feinstein on armed Trump supporters: 'Only violence that I'm aware of' was from Antifa

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, pointed out violence by Antifa when Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., implied that President Trump's tweets incite violence and seemed to advocate for more censorship of the president on social media during a hearing with big tech CEOs.

November 17, 2020

Twitter's Jack Dorsey says it was 'mistake' to censor CBP chief over border wall tweet

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday told lawmakers that it was a “mistake” to censor the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over a tweet about the wall at the southern border -- as the company faces accusations of political bias.

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 16, 2020

Kelley Paul says DC violence of Trump supporters 'brings back awful memories,' calls out 'media bias'

Kelley Paul, wife of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., weighed in on the violence that took place over the weekend against Trump supporters, saying what she saw "brings back awful memories" that she and her husband experienced during the Republican National Convention. 

November 16, 2020

Jake Tapper deletes tweet boasting how CNN journalists 'survived' the 2020 election

CNN anchor Jake Tapper appeared to have made a regretful tweet about how he and his colleagues "survived" the 2020 presidential election. 

November 16, 2020

Target reverses decision to pull book called 'transphobic' by Twitter user after facing censorship backlash

Target sparked an outcry among critics last week when the big box retailer initially announced it was pulling a book that one Twitter user deemed "transphobic" before reversing its decision amid the backlash.

November 16, 2020

CNN's Brian Stelter slammed for dismissing violence against Trump supporters in DC as 'out of context clips'

CNN's leftwing media guru Brian Stelter was quick to dismiss the rampant violence that took place against Trump supporters in Washington D.C. over the weekend. 

November 15, 2020

Jim Acosta says Trump will just be another 'crackpot' on internet after Jan. 20

CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta last week said President Trump would become just another “crackpot on the internet” once President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

November 14, 2020

Parler CEO says surge in users shows people 'tired' of social media censorship

Parler CEO John Matze said Saturday that social media users are "tired" of censorship.