Big Tech Backlash - Page 45

November 7, 2021

Jewish groups demand resignation of Twitter Middle East news director after anti-Israel tweets resurface

A former Al Jazeera reporter that was recently hired by Twitter to oversee its news coverage of the Middle East and North Africa was forced to issue an apology after her history of anti-Israel tweets resurfaced on social media last week.

November 1, 2021

Sen. Josh Hawley on censorship, Section 230 and Democrats' 'love' for Big Tech

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., spoke at length from the National Conservatism conference in Orlando about how to address the growing censorship from Big Tech and whether or not eliminating Section 230 is part of the solution.

November 1, 2021

Babylon Bee's Seth Dillon torches left's effort to 'kill' comedy: 'Make the jokes you're not supposed to make'

Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon sounded the alarm on the left's effort to attack comedy and to “stifle” humor in America.

November 1, 2021

Hawley tears into media's goal as 'gatekeepers' of free speech: They'll regret their 'bargain' with Big Tech

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. tore into the liberal media's ambition of being "gatekeepers" of free speech in America in an interview with Fox News Digital.

October 28, 2021

MSNBC's Chuck Todd, NYT's Kara Swisher complain about Facebook's impact on the media: It 'ruined our business'

MSNBC anchor Chuck Todd and New York Times contributor Kara Swisher bashed Facebook and its impact on the media industry.

October 25, 2021

Alex Marlow responds to Facebook's efforts to downplay Breitbart traffic: 'Every Republican should take note'

Breitbart Editor-in-chief Alex Marlow responded to a scathing report on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Monday suggesting that Facebook employees pushed to suppress the right-wing outlet despite objections from managers trying to avoid political blowback.

October 20, 2021

Trump announces 'TRUTH Social' network will be rolled out first quarter of 2022

Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the forthcoming “TRUTH Social,” a social media network which aims to "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech."

October 19, 2021

Twitter temporarily suspends media watchdog over critical vaccinations tweet

Twitter suspended a conservative media watchdog Monday after it deemed he had sent an abusive message criticizing a former Biden official's opinion on vaccinations.

October 14, 2021

Big Tech, media suppression of Hunter Biden laptop story lingers a year later: 'Looks even worse now'

A year after Big Tech companies and media outlets worked to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop story broken by the New York Post, media analysts say the implications of the astonishing episode will be felt in American life for years to come.

October 13, 2021

Facebook will treat journalists, activists as public figures to limit harassment and bullying

Embattled tech giant Facebook will consider activists and journalists "involuntary" public figures in order to limited harassment and bullying against them on the social media platform, the company announced on Wednesday.