September 13, 2018 Twitter wouldn't allow promotion of 'illegal aliens' tweet, immigration group claims The executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies is claiming that Twitter blocked the group from promoting a tweet that included the words "illegal aliens."
September 12, 2018 Google, Facebook face massive fines over terror propaganda The European Union is proposing massive fines for online providers that aren’t fast enough in removing terrorist content from their services, raising pressure on big tech firms like Facebook and Google that have backed voluntary approaches.
September 9, 2018 Trump mocks NFL for ratings drop in season opener; suggests numbers would improve if players didn't kneel Hours before the NFL season was set to kick off in full on Sunday, President Trump took a dig at the league’s declining viewership for its primetime opener last Thursday, when the Philadelphia Eagles took on the Atlanta Falcons.
September 6, 2018 Alex Jones, InfoWars, 'permanently suspended' by Twitter Twitter announced Thursday that it “permanently suspended” Alex Jones and his show InfoWars from their platform, as well as Periscope.
September 5, 2018 Rep. Billy Long, an auctioneer, drowns out protester shouting at Twitter's Jack Dorsey during hearing Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., on Wednesday drowned out a protester who was shouting at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey with an auction call.
September 5, 2018 Facebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Twitter executives pledged on Wednesday to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond, and told Congress of aggressive efforts to root out foreign intrusions aimed at sowing divisions in American democracy.
September 5, 2018 Google gets empty chair treatment at Senate Intel hearing Google was given "the empty chair treatment" at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, a sign lawmakers are fuming that neither CEO Sundar Pichai or Larry Page, chairman of parent company Alphabet, chose to attend the event to discuss election interference.
September 4, 2018 ‘No bias at Twitter’: CEO Jack Dorsey denies anti-conservative allegations Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has laid out his firm’s defense to allegations of anti-conservative bias on its platform.
September 4, 2018 British broadcasters urge 'independent oversight' of Facebook, Google and Twitter A group of leading British broadcasters have called for tighter regulation and “independent oversight” of big technology firms in a letter published Sunday.
August 31, 2018 Twitter suspends account that threatened Meghan McCain with sick memorial service image Twitter has suspended an account that posted a sick image threatening Meghan McCain during ongoing memorial services for her late father Sen. John McCain.