Big Tech Backlash - Page 27

December 4, 2022

Twitter had a 'close' relationship with Democrats, Republicans did not: MSNBC analyst

MSNBC Analyst Brendan Buck suggested that Twitter's communications amid the 2020 election may be used as evidence to support claims of big tech bias against conservatives.

December 3, 2022

Elon Musk's 'Twitter Files' increase suspicion Dems have 'deputized' Big Tech to police speech, warns Bongino

Fox News' Dan Bongino reacts to Elon Musk revealing internal Twitter communications about the social media platform's decision to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story.

December 3, 2022

FBI met weekly with Big Tech ahead of the 2020 election, agent testifies

An FBI agent testified to Republican attorneys general this week that the FBI held weekly meetings with Big Tech companies in Silicon Valley ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

December 3, 2022

TikTok is a 'dagger pointed at the heart' of the US and 'corrupting young Americans' warn experts, politicians

Politicians from both parties are raising the alarm against the dangers of TikTok after a new expose showed an effort by China to influence U.S. politics.

December 2, 2022

Elon Musk reveals what led to Twitter suppressing Hunter Biden story in 2020

Elon Musk released internal documents with bombshell revelations about what led the tech giant to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story in the final weeks of the 2020 presidential election.

December 2, 2022

Twitter's former safety chief defends suspending Babylon Bee: ‘Policies prohibit misgendering, full stop’

A former trust and safety head at Twitter defended past restriction of speech during an interview, claiming he had merely been enforcing the platform's written rules.

December 1, 2022

Elon Musk declares ‘cancel culture needs to be canceled,' Twitter users cheer: 'Free all the banned accounts'

Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday a call for "cancel culture to be canceled" at the much joy of users of the social media site.

November 30, 2022

Nobel-winning journalist pushes for govt to censor Facebook, Twitter: More free speech 'doesn't work' anymore

Filipino journalist Maria Ressa railed against free speech saying government needed to step in and censor disinformation on Facebook, Twitter to save democracy.

November 30, 2022

Ex-Twitter safety chief admits Hunter Biden laptop censorship was a 'mistake'

Yoel Roth, Twitter's former head of trust and safety, admitted that censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story from the New York Post was a "mistake."

November 29, 2022

Google, YouTube pour millions into left-leaning nonprofit for new 'Global Fact Check Fund'

Google and Youtube are giving millions of dollars to fact-checking organizations in a global fund aimed at curbing misinformation across the internet.