Big Tech Backlash - Page 19

March 3, 2023

Obama-era interagency organization ‘blacklisted’ Americans in attempt to curb ‘foreign disinformation’: Report

A new Twitter files thread alleged that an Obama-era government interagency attempted to censor Americans they believed were part of foreign propaganda campaigns.

March 2, 2023

TikTok's only defenders in Washington are those 'paid to do so': FCC commissioner

Federal Communications Commission commissioner Brendan Carr says policy against TikTok is a 'step in the right direction,' but it will eventually be banned.

March 1, 2023

Sen. Mike Lee suspended by Twitter; Musk says error

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said he is "seeking answers" after his personal Twitter account was suspended Wednesday.

March 1, 2023

Big Tech's latest shady bid aims to squash its smaller rivals

Big Tech's latest shady bid aims to squash its smaller rivals. Armies of lobbyists, lawyers help Silicon Valley firms promote legal changes, court outcomes.

February 28, 2023

Wray responds to FBI critiques over Hunter laptop, Trump raid, Jan 6: We're 'on the American people's side'

Christopher Wray, the Trump-appointed director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, joined 'Special Report' for a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday.

February 24, 2023

ChatGPT confession: Global warming? Not much since 2016

The viral AI chatbot was grilled on its assertion that global temperatures have increased in recent years despite data from NOAA that suggests otherwise.

February 23, 2023

Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson arrested on fraud charges

Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson, a former personality at both MSNBC and CNN, was arrested on fraud charges Thursday, two years after a report put a spotlight on issues at the company.

February 23, 2023

Matt Taibbi hits Sen. Angus King as lawmaker reacts to censorship claims from latest Twitter Files

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, was the latest lawmaker to be swept up in the Twitter Files, which show his 2018 campaign flagged hundreds of Twitter accounts it claimed were "bots."

February 16, 2023

ChatGPT faces mounting accusations of being 'woke,' having liberal bias

Users have called out the AI bot ChatGPT over its alleged bias against conservatives and its "woke" positions, from politics to transgender ideology to obesity.

February 16, 2023

Gov. DeSantis announces Digital Bill of Rights to protect Floridians from Big Tech surveillance, censorship

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new Digital Bill of Rights that would recognize an internet consumer's right to privacy and would require them to authorize any data collection.