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OUT OF TIME: European Commission Bans TikTok from Corporate Devices
The European Commission’s Corporate Management Board has made the decision to ban the video-streaming app TikTok from corporate devices.
‘The Worst’: FCC Commissioner Carr Shares Awful TikTok Malware Score
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr shared the results of a study tracking the collection of user data and security issues on social media platforms. The study showed that communist Chinese government-tied TikTok currently has “the worst” score in the industry.
Flip-Flop! WashPost Distances Itself from TikTok After Defending It
The Washington Post appears to be distancing itself from communist Chinese government-tied TikTok just weeks after it appeared to run defense for the Big Tech giant.
Sen. Ted Cruz Launches Sweeping Big Tech Oversight Investigation
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has launched an investigation into the censorship operations of Big Tech platforms, including Google, Meta, Twitter, TikTok and others.
Even Sen. Chuck Schumer Says Banning TikTok ‘Should Be Looked At’
The left has taken a rather nonchalant approach in addressing TikTok’s clear ties to China but even Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has now conceded that Congress should consider banning the app.
Gov. Abbott Announces Plan to Enforce TikTok Ban on Government Devices
Don’t mess with Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced Monday that his state is implementing a plan to enforce its TikTok ban on state-owned devices.
Sen. Michael Bennet Asks Google and Apple to Ban TikTok
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) joined the bipartisan crusade against the Chinese Communist Party-tied TikTok.
Hawkins: ‘Without Free Speech, There Is No Pro-Life Movement’
Roe v. Wade may be history, but the fight for the rights of the unborn is far from over. Big Tech continues to flex its pro-abortion muscles, targeting pro-life activists and groups.
EU Commissioner Warns TikTok: Obey Draconian Censorship Rules or Else
Europe has previously called on the U.S. to do a better job at tackling so-called “disinformation” online, even challenging new Twitter owner Elon Musk to “increase” the number of moderators in the content. Now, at least one EU commissioner is targeting TikTok.
ABC Skips Historic March for Life as CBS, NBC Offer Nearly 7 Minutes
On Friday, NewsBusters looked at the past decade of broadcast network coverage of the March for Life and found 25 minutes and 50 seconds from 2013 to 2022 (with over half coming from 2017). For 2023, the total clocked out at six minutes and 52 seconds on their flagship Friday night and Saturday morning news programs, but it all came from CBS and NBC. ABC’s World News Tonight and…
TikTok Employees Arbitrarily Decide What Goes Viral: Report
TikTok reportedly confirmed to Forbes magazine that its own employees can arbitrarily boost videos on the platform. The report, which was published by Forbes on Friday, illustrates just how the company manipulates its users. TikTok and Bytedance employees, per six sources and documents reviews by Forbes, “regularly engage in ‘heating,’ a manual push that ensures…
FLASHBACK: Big Tech Displays Its Chronic Pro-Abortion Bias
The U.S. Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs opinion marked a landmark win in the fight for the life of the preborn. Yet Big Tech has refused to budge on its pro-abortion stance. Social media platforms have banned, fact-checked and deleted content from the accounts of pro-life advocates and organizations.
China Poses a Threat to More Than Just Taiwan
SYDNEY – Last July, the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, visited Jakarta where he said China’s military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years. While the U.S. has seemed fixated on China’s growing verbal threats and military maneuvers around Taiwan, Milley and others, including some in Australia, are concerned that China’s…
Breastfeeding Boys, Peeing for Girlhood & MISS Universe Owned by a Man
On this week's Woke of the Weak, we talked about men claiming to be women. One dude talked about how excited he was to breastfeed two kids in two different rooms at the same time because his nipples were so far apart. I didn’t know men could breastfeed. Another dude claimed that womanhood is defined by people who pee their pants a little when they laugh, or sneeze or cough too hard. Another…
