Big Tech Backlash - Page 93

Facebook apologizes for removing Babylon Bee satire mocking Sen. Hirono, says it was a 'mistake'

October 22, 2020

Facebook apologizes for removing Babylon Bee satire mocking Sen. Hirono, says it was a 'mistake'

Facebook offered an apology after it took down a post from the conservative satirical site The Babylon Bee that mocked Sen. Mazie Hirono's treatment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett during last week's Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

CNN's Brian Stelter says Twitter, Facebook aren't doing enough to censor rightwing 'nastiness'

October 21, 2020

CNN's Brian Stelter says Twitter, Facebook aren't doing enough to censor rightwing 'nastiness'

CNN's leftwing media reporter Brian Stelter suggested that social media giants aren't doing enough to censor what he describes as "disinformation."

Sen. Wicker requests Facebook, Twitter disclose political interactions before Big Tech hearing

October 21, 2020

Sen. Wicker requests Facebook, Twitter disclose political interactions before Big Tech hearing

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss, requested that Facebook and Twitter disclose any interactions they’ve had with presidential candidates and their campaigns before his committee’s Big Tech Hearing on Oct. 28.

These five people are allowed to tweet but one of America’s oldest newspapers can’t

October 21, 2020

These five people are allowed to tweet but one of America’s oldest newspapers can’t

While the New York Post is gagged online, Twitter allows the likes of Louis Farrakhan, Richard Spencer, Ali Khamenei, Maduro and O.J. Simpson to tweet freely.

Dave Rubin: Big Tech 'manipulated' Americans, may be 'too late' to address 2 weeks before election

October 20, 2020

Dave Rubin: Big Tech 'manipulated' Americans, may be 'too late' to address 2 weeks before election

Twitter and Facebook may not be able to gain the trust the Big Tech giants have lost censoring last week's New York Post bombshell reports detailing Hunter Biden's overseas business dealings just two weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Dave Rubin told "Fox & Friends."

Tucker Carlson: Media, intel agencies collude to spread real 'disinformation' about Hunter Biden story

October 19, 2020

Tucker Carlson: Media, intel agencies collude to spread real 'disinformation' about Hunter Biden story

Last week, The New York Post published one of the great scoops of the year. The paper's editors got a copy of the hard drive from Hunter Biden's personal laptop. On it were tens of thousands of emails, videos, texts and photographs.

Graham considers subpoenas for Twitter, Facebook execs over Hunter Biden emails

October 19, 2020

Graham considers subpoenas for Twitter, Facebook execs over Hunter Biden emails

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is considering subpoenaing social media executives over their platforms' role in suppressing news about the alleged emails involving former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter.

Twitter, Facebook have censored Trump 65 times compared to zero for Biden, study says

October 19, 2020

Twitter, Facebook have censored Trump 65 times compared to zero for Biden, study says

President Trump has been censored by Facebook and Twitter 65 times since May 2018 while giving Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has gone completely unchecked, according to a study by the Media Research Center.

Charlie Kirk says he's in 'a hostage situation' with Twitter after social media giant blocks his account

October 18, 2020

Charlie Kirk says he's in 'a hostage situation' with Twitter after social media giant blocks his account

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk blasted Twitter after the social media giant blocked the Turning Point USA founder for “violating rules against posting misleading information about voting.”

Twitter removes top White House coronavirus adviser tweet claiming masks don't work

October 18, 2020

Twitter removes top White House coronavirus adviser tweet claiming masks don't work

Twitter removed a tweet from top White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas that violated the social media platform’s policy against misleading information on the contagion after Atlas questioned the effectiveness of masks in combatting COVID-19.