Twitter Labels Trump ‘Government Account’ — But Not Iran’s Ayatollah
Twitter now attaches warning labels to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s account but not the Iranian ayatollah. Twitter has begun to add the labels to state-affiliated media and government officials from five major nations. Accounts like White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s @PressSec account and President Trump’s @POTUS account have both been labeled as a “US government…
Tech War with China? Trump Issues Executive Order to Ban WeChat App
President Donald Trump’s WeChat executive order shows the war on Chinese subterfuge is bigger than just TikTok. Trump issued two different executive orders on Thursday evening: The “Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok” placed a ban on TikTok from being used in the U.S., and the “Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat” placed a ban on WeChat.
Twitter Now Labeling Some State-Affiliated Media — How About NPR, BBC?
In an era where governments use news outlets to launder their state propaganda as objective news, one Big Tech company is now beginning to take a decent stand by labeling government and state-affiliated media. Twitter Inc. announced that going forward, the company “will label some state-backed media accounts, as well as accounts belonging to ‘key government officials’ for certain countries, to…
Right, Left Clash in Reaction to Big Tech Censorship of Trump Video
President Donald Trump has been censored by Big Tech for commenting on COVID-19. Facebook and Twitter obliterated a video of Trump speaking on Fox News about the coronavirus’s effects on children, both claiming the content violated their respective policies on COVID-19 misinformation. Conservative leaders have responded that this is yet another case of Big Tech’s accelerated use of their power…
Facebook, Twitter Censor Fox News Video of Trump Talking Coronavirus
Both Twitter and Facebook acted quickly Wednesday night to remove a video of President Trump speaking on Fox News about the coronavirus’ effects on children. The social media sites said the content violated their policies on COVID-19 misinformation. On Wednesday morning, President Trump called into Fox & Friends and said “schools should open” because children are “almost” or “…
Twitter Moderation Tool Exposed? Leak May Show Misinfo Vetting Process
An app researcher may have revealed a Twitter tool that would allow moderators to debate over what is, or isn’t misinformation. Jane Manchun Wong has posted a screenshot of what appears to be an unreleased Twitter tool that allows moderators to flag tweets that reportedly contain “misinformation,” and then vote on whether they are “misleading.”
Twitter Allows Biden Ad to Take Trump Out of Context
A campaign ad for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took a snippet from President Donald Trump wildly out of context.
Your Opportunity: FCC Asks Citizens to Comment on Big Tech Censorship
Looking for your chance to vent your rage at Big Tech? The government is literally requesting the public to air their grievances in order to steer policy decisions. “The Federal Communications Commission will take public comment for 45 days on a petition filed by the Trump administration seeking new transparency rules in how social media companies moderate content, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said…
The Left, Media — And Now Google Too? — Are Out to Demonize Police
For years now, the progressive left and media have been quick to demonize the nation’s police officers, so it comes as no surprise that Big Tech is following the trend. A quick Google search of the word “demon” results in a dictionary definition of the term that will allow you to filter by the word “police.” Oxford Dictionary, which Google uses to supply definitions to users, mentions as its…
‘Black-owned’: Google Attribute to Identify Business Owners by Race
Government enforced race reparations aren’t here yet, but Google has rolled out a plan to show people how to exclusively support businesses based not on the content of the owners’ character but on the color of their skin. Google Maps’ verified Twitter account revealed that it is rolling out an attribute that it says “makes it easier to identify and #SupportBlackBusiness in the U.S.”
Oxford Study Wants Ad Blacklist of Conservative Sites Like CNSNews
Academics funded by Big Tech only argue for more censorship of conservative thought. The Oxford Internet Institute, a department of the University of Oxford, released a study that smeared conservative sites such as CNSNews, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Blaze, The Epoch Times, PJ Media, and FrontPageMag as “junk news and disinformation.”
Liberal Media Goes Bananas Over Nancy Pelosi Deepfake Video … Again
Liberal journalists are once again panicking over a video that made House Speaker Nancy Pelosi look foolish. “Facebook's fact-checkers on Sunday labeled it as ‘partly false’ a video that it said was manipulated to make it appear as if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was drunk or drugged,” CNN reported August 3. The video had reportedly circulated on Facebook for a few days and has reached more than…
Breitbart Blasts Google for ‘Election Interference,’ Provides Evidence
Breitbart claimed that the internet’s most popular search engine is using multiple tactics to rig the upcoming election. Breitbart released a damning report full of graphs and hard data condemning Google for interfering with conservative news sources. Breitbart also reported that the search engine giant is protecting presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe…
Twitter Censors MRCTV Video About Students for Life Arrest
Twitter has allowed numerous videos of the Black Lives Matter protests and even Antifa riots on its platform. But a video about the Students for Life chalking a sidewalk gets slapped with a label for “potentially sensitive content.”