social media bias
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‘Tech Giant Censorship’: YouTube Suspends News Outlet For Year-Old Videos About Masks, COVID-19
Sky News Australia has been suspended by YouTube for a week following a review of old videos, according to a…
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Opinion
Stupidest Story Of The Week: The Killers At Facebook
Today we begin a new format for our Saturday review of this past week, and moving forward we will be…
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Ailan EvansJuly 16, 2021
House Republicans Launch ‘Freedom From Big Tech Caucus’
Republican Reps. Ken Buck and Lance Gooden announced Friday the launch of the Freedom from Big Tech Caucus, a group…
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In The News
Mary Margaret OlohanJuly 15, 2021
“We’re Flagging Problematic Posts”: White House Working with Facebook to Hide ‘Disinformation,’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the White House is not only working with Facebook to flag…
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Ailan EvansJuly 7, 2021
Jim Jordan Announces Plans To Make It Easier To Break Up Big Tech
House Republicans unveiled an agenda Wednesday aimed at curbing the influence of Big Tech companies. Republican members of the House…
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Thomas CatenacciJuly 6, 2021
Twitter Restricts China Expert’s Account After Comments Critical Of Xi Jinping, CCP
A professor and expert in Asian politics said Twitter temporarily restricted her account after she mocked the Chinese Communist Party…
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Federal Judge Orders Florida To Halt Bill Aimed At Stopping Big Tech Censorship Of Conservatives
A federal judge delivered a major setback to a recently-passed Florida law touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis and aimed at…
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Andrew KerrJune 9, 2021
Twitter Takes No Action Against ProPublica Story On ‘Illegal’ Tax Leaks Despite Censoring Hunter Biden Coverage
Twitter has taken no action on a ProPublica story published Tuesday based on the “illegal” leak of confidential tax information…
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Mary Margaret OlohanApril 22, 2021
Twitter Refuses To Address Whether Lebron James Tweet Violated Terms Of Service
Twitter is refusing to address whether a tweet by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James violated the platform’s terms of…
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Opinion
JD WashingtonApril 16, 2021
What Is The Problem With Real Journalism?
Earlier this week, Project Veritas released more undercover videos. This time, the videos caught a CNN technical director admitting that…
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In The News
Social Media Doesn’t Allow Posts That Break COVID-19 Narratives, Even Though Health Organizations Keep Backtracking Previous Findings
Social media companies have policed coronavirus-related content based on information from top health organizations, even as those organizations have contradicted…
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Thomas CatenacciMarch 25, 2021
Nearly Every Lawmaker Overseeing Privacy, Antitrust Issues Received Big Tech Money In 2020
Nearly all members of Congress who oversee privacy and antitrust issues have received donations or lobbying money from Big Tech,…
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Opinion
Rich MitchellMarch 13, 2021
Parler is Dead and It’s Their Fault
Parler could have been the answer to Twitter, but it failed to anticipate Apple, Google and Amazon’s censorship. Beyond the…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Chuck RossMarch 12, 2021
Clay Travis Says Facebook’s ‘Orwellian’ Censorship Cost Company ‘Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars’
Clay Travis, who runs the sports website Outkick, testified before Congress on Friday that Facebook cost his company ‘hundreds of…
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Money & The Economy
Why Competition Is the Antidote to Big Tech’s Bad Behavior, Not Politicians
by Kimberlee Josephson Since the start of 2021, debates about hosting sites, web services, and social media bans have drawn…
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