Facebook Labels Trump Post on Verifying Votes Are Counted

September 3rd, 2020 4:31 PM

Facebook labelled a post by President Donald Trump for teaching Americans how to avoid voter fraud in the 2020 election. President Trump warned American voters about “the massive number of Unsolicited & Solicited Ballots that will be sent to potential Voters for the upcoming 2020 Election,” in a September 3 post. Facebook responded with a label that linked to the platform’s Voter…

Zuckerberg Steps in to Settle Internal BLM Debate: The Daily Beast

September 3rd, 2020 3:32 PM

With tensions on the rise over the Black Lives Matter movement, many people have taken to social media platforms like Facebook to express their opinions. This issue has caused strife even among Facebook employees. On September 1, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to step in regarding controversy over a post made by an employee on Facebook’s internal message board, according to The Daily Beast…

UH-OH: Facebook Enables Foreign Election Meddling Behind DC ‘Siege’

September 3rd, 2020 12:04 PM

The Canadian radical organization Adbusters is attempting to interfere in the U.S. election by organizing a "siege" of the White House. Facebook, which regularly acts against foreign election interference has still done nothing to stop it. Liberals panic about “election interference” from Russia, which funded some anti-Clinton Facebook ads in 2016. This is a similar example of outside…

Twitter Asks Democratic Candidate to Remove Post

September 2nd, 2020 3:08 PM

Once in a blue moon, Twitter actually targets the left. Twitter urged Democratic House candidate Elizabeth Hernandez to remove a tweet on September 1 that the platform claimed violated its policies.

Facebook Censors US Rep. Roger Marshall for COVID-19 Post

September 2nd, 2020 1:16 PM

Congressman Roger Marshall M.D. (R-KS), a licensed physician, was censored for discussing CDC information about COVID-19. “A Facebook post published on Sunday afternoon by U.S. Congressman Roger Marshall, M.D. discussing updated COVID-19 death data released by the CDC was removed Monday night by Facebook without notice or explanation,” KNSS reported September 1.  Marshall explained later on…

Facebook Threatens to Unpublish Mark Dice’s Page for Rittenhouse Video

September 2nd, 2020 12:33 PM

The United States holds that an individual charged for a crime is innocent until proven guilty. But Facebook, along with a handful of other tech companies, has decided that it is more capable of casting judgment than the U.S. court system.

Devil’s in the Details? Amazon Wearable Tech Monitors Emotional State

September 1st, 2020 4:55 PM

The Amazon Halo’s extremely thorough features put some tech commentators on edge. Amazon’s Halo surpasses Apple Watch and Fitbit with features “that have never been seen in a mainstream wearable device, including one that tracks a user’s emotional state by listening to the tone of their voice, and another that provides a three-dimensional rendering of their body,” CNBC reported August 27. 

Facebook Declares Right to Censor to Protect from Regs, Liability

September 1st, 2020 12:58 PM

Facebook declared it would remove any content that might bring legal controversy or government regulation to the platform. Facebook has announced new Terms of Service. The platform’s new rules will allow it to “remove or restrict access to your content, services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts to…

Twitter Flagged Rep. Steve Scalise Over Biden Video

August 31st, 2020 4:26 PM

Twitter has, once again, bowed to pressure from the left to silence conservatives. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) reportedly removed a video from his Twitter account on Sunday after the platform flagged the video as having been “manipulated.”

Twitter Censors Claim About COVID-19 Deaths Retweeted by Trump

August 31st, 2020 3:12 PM

Twitter censored a post retweeted by President Donald Trump indicating that the amount of COVID-19 deaths has been greatly exaggerated. Twitter only appears to censor COVID-19 posts as “misinformation” when it comes from sources it doesn’t like. Meanwhile, the platform has let others off the hook. Trump retweeted a post from Mel Q on August 30 that stated, “only 6% of all the 153,504 deaths…

Facebook Threatens to Unpublish Black Conservative Creators Hodgetwins

August 31st, 2020 1:44 PM

Facebook claims it wants to promote racial equality by “elevating Black voices.” But if those voices promote conservative content, then Facebook does not want to elevate it.

Google and YouTube Censored Ad Promoting Christianity in America

August 28th, 2020 5:04 PM

It seems ads promoting religion in America are just too “sensitive” for Google and YouTube to handle. A trailer for the upcoming documentary "America! America! God Shed His Grace on Thee!" was removed several times from Google and YouTube advertising. Centennial Institute, a part of Colorado Christian University (CCU), had bought ad space for the video and worked with Google to ensure that…

Leftist Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Social Media Order

August 28th, 2020 4:36 PM

Leftist organizations are suing President Donald Trump over his recent executive order to investigate Big Tech censorship in an effort to protect the First Amendment rights of Americans.

Several voting advocacy groups, including Rock the Vote, Voto Latino, and Common Cause, along…

Dems 48%, Republicans 49% Want Candidates Tougher on Big Tech: Survey

August 28th, 2020 4:16 PM

Even amidst national strife, Americans seem united in their distrust of Big Tech. “48 percent of Democrats and 49 percent of Republicans now want candidates to be more critical of the [Big Tech] industry — 6- and 5-point jumps, respectively, from last year,” Morning Consult reported August 26. One difference existing between the two sides, however, is how highly the issue is ranked among their…