TikTok’s Chinese Parent Company Has Unlimited Access to American Data

June 26th, 2021 4:37 PM

Former TikTok employees have disclosed that the popular social media platform is largely controlled by its Chinese parent company.

YouTube Blocks Channel Highlighting China's Human Rights Violations

June 25th, 2021 6:12 PM

A video channel dedicated to highlighting human rights violations in China has been blocked by YouTube.

Babylon Bee Cuts Ties with E-Mail Service Over Suspension

June 25th, 2021 3:17 PM

Christian satire site The Babylon Bee has, once again, felt the sting of tech censorship. The site was reportedly suspended from email service Mailchimp. The Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon tweeted: “I’d email everyone to let them know @Mailchimp just suspended our account but Mailchimp just suspended our account.” 

Slate in Facebook's Corner? Site to CENSOR Satire That Punches Down

June 25th, 2021 3:17 PM

Facebook made it loud and clear that satire may be OK on the platform, but only on the condition it doesn’t target people or things that it favors. Leftist, progressive outlet Slate responded by claiming The Babylon Bee is the perfect target for punishment.

‘No More Free Passes’: Rubio Introduces New Section 230 Reform Bill

June 25th, 2021 12:29 PM

The House Judiciary Committee passed six antitrust bills aimed at Big Tech in a two-day marathon markup. The markup left some conservatives leery of the power that platforms may still hold over users. However, a new Senate bill could help to alleviate some concerns about Big Tech’s power. 

 

WATCH OUT! Jordan, Meadows Condemn Dem Attempt to Control Big Tech

June 24th, 2021 1:13 PM

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows warned that conservatives should be skeptical of a Democrat-led effort to shape how Big Tech impacts the United States.
 

Senator Lee SCORCHES Politicians for Accepting Big Tech Money

June 23rd, 2021 4:14 PM

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) torched fellow politicians for denying that Big Tech needs an antitrust reckoning, especially those Republicans who are taking money from Big Tech.

Swedish Writer Says LinkedIn CENSORED His Profile for Users in China

June 23rd, 2021 2:11 PM

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn bowed to China once again when it reportedly censored the profile of a Swedish writer to appease the Chinese Communist Party. LinkedIn is reportedly the only major Western social media company that operates freely in China because it has been willing to adhere to the requirements of the Chinese government’s censorious restrictions on speech and information.

Pay Me! Twitter Opens Applications to Super Follows, Ticketed Spaces

June 23rd, 2021 11:48 AM

Big Tech platforms like Twitter were once characterized by free content. Now the platform is working toward releasing Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces as the internet shifts toward paid access to influencers.


 

Satanists, Planned Parenthood & More: 216 Crazy AmazonSmile Charities

June 23rd, 2021 9:17 AM


From Planned Parenthood to Satanism, AmazonSmile encourages shoppers to donate to some extreme charities — at least 216 different groups. But multiple prominent conservative groups aren’t even allowed to participate.

Amazon, which is on track to be America’s largest retailer next year, launched its charity program AmazonSmile in 2013. The company has banned multiple conservative…

Rep. Jordan SLAMS Microsoft for Censorship, ‘Market Dominance’

June 22nd, 2021 2:50 PM

Big Tech bias is not limited to Facebook, Google and Twitter. The ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee has decided to call out Microsoft for its censorship of conservative voices. 

 

Former Reddit CEO Pao Praises Censorship: ‘Deplatforming Hate Works’

June 22nd, 2021 1:35 PM

Censorious tech activist and former Reddit CEO Ellen K. Pao proclaimed the success of deplatforming across Big Tech platforms to obliterate so-called “hate” from the internet.

Popular Game Dev Scared Out of Career After Donations Revealed Online

June 21st, 2021 4:13 PM

Game developer Scott Cawthon created one of the most famous survival horror video games. Now he is reportedly being harassed for donating to politicians the radical left doesn’t approve of.

Censored AGAIN! YouTube Takes Down Another School Board Meeting: NPR

June 21st, 2021 3:52 PM

YouTube has reportedly struck down yet another video of a school board meeting for violating its policies on misinformation. The platform reportedly took down a video from the Shawnee Mission School Board in Kansas City, Kansas for “spreading medical misinformation and violating YouTube's community guidelines,” according to NPR. “School board president Heather Ousley says having the broadcast…