FTC Demands Answers from Big Tech on User Privacy, Data Usage

December 15th, 2020 12:09 PM

It’s been a rough few months for Big Tech with antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook, and the confirmation of Big Tech “Bias Hawk” Nathan Simmington as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has demanded answers about Big Tech’s practices and influence.  

The FTC ordered nine Big Tech companies to disclose how they collect…

Facebook Threatens to Censor Pro-Free Speech Comedian JP Sears

December 14th, 2020 4:58 PM

Anti-PC comedian JP Sears told his social media followers that Facebook is threatening to deplatform him. Sears is known for his counter-culture comedy, which takes jabs at subjects like political correctness, the liberal media and Big Tech. “Hey family, looks like my days here on Facebook are numbered,” Sears told his audience on Dec. 8.

Facebook Too Scared of Hindu Extremists to Remove Their Content?

December 14th, 2020 3:15 PM

The Wall Street Journal reported that “Facebook fears” violent retribution if it kicks Hindu extremist groups off the platform.

More, Please! Facebook Staff Quit Over Lack of Censorship

December 14th, 2020 12:53 PM

Many Facebook employees are leaving the company because the platform does not censor enough. Several workers have recently left, citing concerns over “US political content and hate speech,” according to Buzzfeed News.

Finally! FTC, 48 AGs File Two Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook

December 10th, 2020 2:10 PM

Facebook has received a couple of early Christmas presents this season. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of states and territories have gifted the Big Tech giant two lumps of coal in the form of antitrust lawsuits.

Zuckerberg Supports Liberal-Funded Org Under Guise of Election Aide

December 9th, 2020 12:17 PM

With the results of the 2020 election still being contested in several states, the need to uphold election integrity is incredibly important. With few other options, voting jurisdictions found help from organizations, including to one that censorious Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated $350 million.

Counties all across the nation found themselves underfunded and unprepared for what…

Former NYT Reporter Bemoans Big Tech Censorship over COVID-19

December 8th, 2020 4:53 PM

Conservatives have long bemoaned the lack of viewpoint diversity in the discussion surrounding COVID-19, but for one Wall Street Journal columnist, the issue is personal.  Former New York Times reporter and author Alex Berenson claimed in a recent article for The Wall Street Journal that Amazon “has twice tried to suppress” several booklets that he wrote about COVID-19.…

National File Editor-in-Chief Says Facebook Censored His Account

December 8th, 2020 4:36 PM

Censoring the New York Post’s Biden bombshell was just the beginning. Now National File's Editor-in-Chief said Facebook is censoring its outlet.

Facebook Fact-Checker Relied on China, Fails to Update COVID Numbers

December 8th, 2020 10:06 AM

Facebook fact-checker PolitiFact produced eight fact-checks that either used or relied on World Health Organization (WHO) numbers that have proven to be untrue. A new report from CNN shows that communist China was lying about how many of its citizens had contracted COVID-19 and how many deaths resulted from it.

Facebook Fact-Checker Censors Rep. Jordan for Questioning Election

December 7th, 2020 4:11 PM

Although the presidential election was more than a month ago now, Facebook is continuing to crack down on what it has decided is misinformation about the election. A Facebook fact-checker marked an article that Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) posted on December 4 as “Partly False Information” for the apparent sin of calling the results of the 2020 election into question. 

Facebook Planning to Remove COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

December 4th, 2020 4:20 PM

Facebook has, once again, decided to step up its censorship game.

The social media platform has reportedly decided that it will remove what it deems to be “false claims” about the COVID-19 vaccine that could be available around the world fairly soon, according to Bloomberg News. 

Michael Moore to MAGA Fans: ‘A Lot of You Are Going to Die’

Culture
December 3rd, 2020 5:52 PM

Woke leftists will always make stupid statements. (Recall how David Letterman claimed the press “educates” and “informs” people.) It’s a fact of life. One can only hope that they're too dumb to understand what they are actually saying, or merely indulging in sarcasm.

WashPost: FB Hitting ‘Anti-Black’ Speech More Than ‘Anti-White’ Speech

December 3rd, 2020 1:34 PM

Even The Washington Post has called out Facebook for its new racial double standards. Facebook “is overhauling its algorithms that detect hate speech and deprioritizing hateful comments against Whites, men and Americans,” The Washington Post reported on Thursday. This overhaul of Facebook’s moderation projects is “known as the WoW Project,” according to internal documents…

Facebook Supreme Court Opens Public Comment Period for First Cases

December 2nd, 2020 3:50 PM

Facebook’s new censorship process has taken off, and the platform’s Oversight Board has released the first six cases it plans to review. The Facebook Oversight Board (The Board) does have a period for public comment for the posts under review, but it does not make the actual posts or appeals publicly available. It only describes the posts. The Board is automatically restricting the information…