Big Tech Backlash - Page 4

February 26, 2025

iPhone voice recognition controversy: 'Racist' converts to 'Trump'

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explores whether there is artificial intelligence bias involved with the iPhone's voice-to-text conversion in the message app.

January 31, 2025

WaPo writer accuses Trump of 'government censorship' after backing social media crackdown of 'misinformation'

Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell took aim at President Trump's so-called "government censorship" after cheerleading tech giants to censor "misinformation" in 2021.

January 27, 2025

Republican state AGs await Trump-brokered TikTok deal, remain skeptical on app safety

President Donald Trump has signaled a potential deal to save TikTok over the weekend, as Republican attorneys general are skeptical of the app's safety but await Trump's action.

January 22, 2025

Battle against ‘woke mind virus’ is ‘not yet won’ despite Big Tech’s shift to Trump: Software company investor

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale told "The Will Cain Show" that the battle against the "woke mind virus" is not yet "won" despite Big Tech's embrace of Trump.

January 20, 2025

Rachel Maddow slams presence of tech CEOs at Trump’s inauguration: ‘How is this happening in America?’

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow blasted President Trump's inauguration over the fact that multiple CEOs from Big Tech companies were in attendance at the ceremony.

January 17, 2025

Gov. Sanders announces plan to empower parents to sue Big Tech for role in teen mental health crisis

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kentucky Gov. Andrew Beshear will be speaking at Davos about economic opportunity, while Sanders will also address Big Tech.

January 17, 2025

Privacy groups, experts, parents laud SCOTUS TikTok ban while others slam decision as ‘anti-democratic’

Lawmakers, parents, privacy groups and legal experts had mixed reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling upholding a federal law banning TikTok Friday.

January 17, 2025

Supreme Court upholds looming TikTok ban

TikTok, ByteDance and several users of the app sued to halt the ban, arguing it would suppress free speech for the millions of Americans who use the platform.

January 16, 2025

Biden’s Meta 'censorship' revelations 'vindicated' Alito dissent in RFK Jr case

Conservatives said the decision from Mark Zuckerberg vindicated free speech protections for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., whose COVID-19 posts containing misinformation were taken down.

January 10, 2025

Supreme Court weighs TikTok ban Friday; national security, free speech arguments are considered

The Supreme Court agreed to fast-track TikTok's request for review, and the Supreme Court hearing comes just nine days before a U.S. ban takes effect.