social media bias
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US NewsChuck RossJune 17, 2020
Google Bans Ads On The Federalist After NBC News Raises Concerns About George Floyd Protest Articles
Google will no longer run ads on The Federalist and Zero Hedge after NBC News raised concerns to the tech…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaChris WhiteJune 10, 2020
Twitter Provides No Explanation After Censoring GOP Candidate Rich McCormick Twice In One Week
Twitter said it mistakenly censored a tweet from House Republican candidate Rich McCormick Tuesday, the day of the Georgia primary…
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Opinion
Trump’s Order Ignites Overdue Debate On Big Tech Protections
President Donald Trump took the fight directly to the social media giants when he signed an executive order regarding Sec.…
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US NewsChris WhiteJune 8, 2020
Censorship, Antitrust Probes: Big Tech Is Back To Fighting Familiar Foes After Taking On Coronavirus
Big tech companies are facing criticism on antitrust issues, claims of censorship, and other serious problems less than three months…
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US News
‘Trying To Rig The 2020 Election’: Trump Campaign Rails Against Snapchat For Not Promoting POTUS’ Content
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign lashed out at Snapchat Wednesday after the social media company decided not to promote the…
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US NewsChris WhiteJune 3, 2020
Zuckerberg Reportedly Defends Move Not To Nix Trump’s ‘THUGS’ Post, Leans On Free Speech Principles
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed back Tuesday against company employees who lashed out at him for not nixing a…
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White House Watch
Twitter Censors White House Account For Quoting Trump’s Flagged ‘THUGS’ Tweet
Twitter censored the White House’s official Twitter account after it shared and quoted a tweet from President Donald Trump Friday…
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OpinionJefferson ThomasMay 29, 2020
Trump vs. Twitter, Social Media Companies Must Now Decide: Platform or Journalists
President Trump recently accused Twitter of “stifling FREE SPEECH” and interfering in the 2020 election by fact-checking one of his…
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White House WatchR. MitchellMay 28, 2020
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship [Full Text]
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,…
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US News
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Addresses Trump Fact-Check, Asks Media To ‘Leave Our Employees Out Of This’
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took sole responsibility Wednesday night after his company applied a fact-check on a tweet from President…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaChris WhiteMay 27, 2020
Twitter Dings Trump’s Tweets But Refuses To Fact Check Chinese Officials’ Virus Misinformation
Twitter fact-checked President Donald Trump Tuesday for suggesting California’s mail-in ballots are fraudulent, yet the company has declined to make…
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US NewsPeter HassonMay 27, 2020
‘Wretched Orange Man’: Twitter Official Overseeing Misinformation Efforts Is Anti-Trump Partisan Who Donated To Planned Parenthood
The Twitter official overseeing the tech company’s efforts to combat misinformation is a left-wing partisan who in the past has…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
YouTube Automatically Deletes Any Comments That Contain Certain Phrases Insulting To Chinese Communist Party
Youtube’s enforcement algorithm is automatically removing any comments that contain one of two Chinese-language phrases that are critical of the…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaChris WhiteMay 24, 2020
Trump Considering Forming Panel To Review Anti-Conservative Bias In Big Tech: Report
President Donald Trump is considering forming a commission to review anti-conservative bias on social media platforms, The Wall Street Journal…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaChris WhiteMay 12, 2020
Twitter Rolls Out COVID Misinformation Warning Labels. Will They Target Chinese Officials Who Blame US For Outbreak?
Twitter will now slap warning labels and other messages on coronavirus-related content the company deems harmful but perhaps not harmful…
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