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US News
What Could Go Wrong? Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft Meet With Intel Agencies To Prep For 2020
Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft met with U.S. intelligence in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to discuss plans to avoid the…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Chris WhiteAugust 21, 2019
Sen. Hawley Calls Facebook’s Conservative Bias Audit A ‘Smokescreen’
Facebook’s critics were not persuaded after the company revealed its long-awaited audit Tuesday into whether the Silicon Valley giant is…
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Should Conservatives Worry About Facebook’s Plan To Hire Journalists To Curate News For Users?
Facebook is currently accepting applications for a “small team” of “seasoned” journalists to help curate its new News Tab plan,…
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Did Google Purposefully Manipulate Votes To Help Hillary Clinton In 2016 Election?
President Donald Trump said Monday that Google manipulated votes in 2016 to help former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ahead…
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Luke RosiakAugust 14, 2019
Muslim-American Journalist Says Twitter Shadow-Banned Her After Asking Ilhan Omar For An Interview
Dalia Al-Aqidi, a Muslim, female journalist and refugee, was “shadow-banned” from Twitter after pressing Ilhan Omar for an interview. CAIR,…
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Chris WhiteAugust 9, 2019
Twitter Folds, Re-Instates Team McConnell’s Account Without Removing Flagged Video
Twitter reinstated Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s account Friday after the account posted a video that appeared to show a…
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Chuck RossAugust 8, 2019
Republicans Won’t Buy Twitter Ads Over ‘Inexcusable Targeting’ Of Mitch McConnell
The Republican National Committee, Trump campaign, and two Republican congressional committees all said Thursday they will not advertise on Twitter…
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Chuck RossAugust 7, 2019
Twitter Locked McConnell Campaign’s Account For Posting Video Of Protesters Outside Senator’s Home
Twitter forced at least three accounts, including that of Mitch McConnell’s campaign, to remove video of protesters calling for violence…
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Peter HassonJuly 30, 2019
Fake Jim Jordan Quote Goes Viral After Fooling Prominent Liberals
A fake quote attributed to Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan went viral on Twitter after fooling prominent liberals. “While Obama…
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Shelby TalcottJuly 25, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google |
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Google over allegations that the tech giant violated her right to “free…
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Chris WhiteJuly 23, 2019
Facebook Plows Record Amount Of Cash Into DC Lobbyists As Its Algorithm Changes Crush Media Outlets
Facebook spent several million dollars on lobbying efforts over the past few months as the Silicon Valley company’s algorithm changes…
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Chris WhiteJuly 15, 2019
Cruz, Hawley Urge FTC To Open Investigation Into Big Tech’s Censorship Practices
Two of the country’s staunchest big tech critics are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate social media companies’ perceived…
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Chris WhiteJuly 14, 2019
Analysis Shows Facebook’s Recent Algorithm Change Is Throttling Conservative Content
Conservative pundit Deneen Borelli is blaming Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after she lost her commentary gig at the BlazeTV. Borelli’s…
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White House Watch
Rich MitchellJuly 11, 2019
Watch Live: President Trump Delivers Remarks at the Presidential Social Media Summit
President Donald Trump is expected to speak to the media ahead of his Social Media Summit expected to focus on…
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Trump Did Not Invite Twitter And Facebook To A Meeting On Big Tech’s Alleged Conservative Bias
President Donald Trump did not invite Facebook or Twitter to an upcoming social media summit in Washington, D.C., addressing big…
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