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Hawley blasts big tech for 'censoring' Christian worship leader

June 25, 2020

Hawley blasts big tech for 'censoring' Christian worship leader

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley called out Instagram Wednesday night for censoring videos of a Christian activist participating in peaceful prayer gatherings at protest sites around the country.

Boston bans police from using facial recognition technology

June 24, 2020

Boston bans police from using facial recognition technology

Boston has banned police from using facial recognition technology, becoming the second-largest U.S. community to do so.

More than 1,600 Google employees call on company to end all police contracts, kick cops off of Gmail

June 23, 2020

More than 1,600 Google employees call on company to end all police contracts, kick cops off of Gmail

As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue across the country, Google employees are demanding that their company overhaul its relationship with law enforcement.

Tucker Carlson blasts Big Tech after show segments flagged: 'Censorship is now everywhere'

June 19, 2020

Tucker Carlson blasts Big Tech after show segments flagged: 'Censorship is now everywhere'

Tucker Carlson blasted Big Tech Friday night after Twitter flagged a fake ad for Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), saying companies only has a problem with political views it disagrees with.

FCC commissioner claims Big Tech has 'weaponized' federal law to push 'partisan political agenda'

June 19, 2020

FCC commissioner claims Big Tech has 'weaponized' federal law to push 'partisan political agenda'

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr told “America’s Newsroom” on Friday that social media companies have amassed more control over more speech than any other entity in human history.

Snapchat apologizes for Juneteenth filter that asked users to break chains by smiling

June 19, 2020

Snapchat apologizes for Juneteenth filter that asked users to break chains by smiling

Snapchat apologized on Friday for a Juneteenth filter that allowed users to break digital chains by smiling.

Facebook removes Trump campaign ad about ‘far-left groups,’ says it shows ‘hate group’s symbol’

June 18, 2020

Facebook removes Trump campaign ad about ‘far-left groups,’ says it shows ‘hate group’s symbol’

Facebook on Thursday removed an ad run by President Trump’s reelection campaign for violating the social media platform’s policy on hate speech, but the Trump campaign pushed back hard by arguing they were showing a "symbol used by Antifa" to push back against far-left groups.

Sen. Hawley on bill targeting Big Tech: They've 'purchased a lot of influence' and will fight it 'tooth and nail'

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.

Greg Gutfeld rips Google for 'really frightening' crackdown on The Federalist: 'It is silencing speech'

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.

Lawmaker blasts Amazon’s ‘performative’ support of Black Lives Matter movement

June 17, 2020

Lawmaker blasts Amazon’s ‘performative’ support of Black Lives Matter movement

Amazon, which last week imposed a one-year ban on selling its controversial facial recognition technology to the police, is being called out for a "performative" gesture amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.