Big Tech Backlash - Page 21

January 30, 2023

Schiff, Whitehouse slam Meta for decision to allow Trump back on Facebook, Instagram: ‘Inexplicable’

Top Democrats are demanding Meta provide answers on why it reinstated former President Trump to Facebook and Instagram, calling the decision “inexplicable.”

January 28, 2023

Latest Twitter Files show media, Dems relied on single source alleging 'Russian bot' activity: 'It was a scam'

Substack writer Matt Taibbi authored the latest installment of the Twitter Files, which focus on the dubious source that was often cited to push the Russian bots narrative.

January 27, 2023

TikTok owner spent record amount lobbying in 2022 as it faces national security concerns, ban threats

ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, spent a personal yearly record on lobbying in 2022 as the social media giant faces growing national security concerns in the United States.

January 24, 2023

Vimeo scrubs 'Dead Name' documentary profiling families upended by transgender ideology

Vimeo removed "Dead Name," a documentary profiling families whose lives were upended when their children came out as transgender, citing its policy against "hateful content."

January 24, 2023

Judicial Watch files lawsuit against DOJ for docs on Big Tech censorship, Hunter Biden laptop story

Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department demanding records between the FBI and social media sites regarding foreign influence in elections and the Hunter Biden laptop story.

January 22, 2023

What Elon Musk's Twitter Files have uncovered about the tech giant so far

In the 15 installment of the Twitter Files, Elon Musk invited independent writers to report on various controversies based on the company's internal archives.

January 19, 2023

Al Gore explains global AI program that is spying on thousands of facilities to monitor emissions

Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday explained how the Climate TRACE initiative is tracking climate emissions right down to the level of individual facilities.

January 19, 2023

Emails show CDC had ‘significant influence’ on COVID policies at Facebook, worked to 'silence' vaccine dissent

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked to "silence dissent" related to the COVID vaccine at Facebook during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reason.

January 17, 2023

FEC rules Google's Gmail spams emails on a 'politically neutral basis' after RNC complaint

The FEC ruled that Google’s email platform, Gmail, does not filter emails for political purposes after the RNC filed a complaint against the Big Tech giant.

January 15, 2023

Rep. Ken Buck warns social media companies control the ‘flow of information:’ Can ‘control elections’

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., promoted efforts for the House Judiciary Committee to promote efforts against Big Tech companies while appearing on “Sunday Night in America.”