Technology

Tax Filing Services Are Sharing Personal Info with Facebook: Report
Online tax filing services are reportedly sharing the sensitive financial information of Americans with Facebook.

UNHINGED: CNN Analyst Says Free Speech Is ‘Nonsense’
CNN Analyst Robert Baer says free speech is “nonsense.”

WH COVID Rep Blames Social Media Users for Peddling ‘Misinformation'
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha blamed social media users for spreading so-called misinformation related to the virus.

Musk Says De-Platforming Trump Was ‘Grave Mistake’
Elon Musk wrote in a series of tweets that Twitter’s decision to permanently ban former President Donald J. Trump was a big mistake.

Lib Activists LOSE IT Over Musk’s ‘Amnesty’ Plan
Liberal activists have lost their minds over Elon Musk’s so-called “amnesty” plan for Twitter.

Musk Will Invent ‘Alternative Phone’ If App Stores Remove Twitter
Elon Musk says he will create a new cell phone if Twitter gets booted from Apple and Google’s app stores because of its new pro-free speech policies.

WashPost Throws a Fit Over Musk’s Pro-Free Speech Changes to Twitter
Writers at the Washington Post are outraged that Elon Musk is making pro-free speech changes to Twitter.

NEW: Elon Musk Confirms Twitter Helped Libs Win Elections
Elon Musk says Twitter helped progressive candidates win their elections.

Musk to Offer ‘General Amnesty’ to Censored Accounts
Elon Musk wrote that Twitter will offer “general amnesty” to censored accounts as long as they do not break the law or engage in “egregious” spam.

Appeals Court Blocks Depositions of Biden Officials in Big Tech Suit
This week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the court-ordered depositions of three Biden administration officials in a lawsuit targeting social media censorship.

EU Commissioner Demands Musk ‘Increase’ Moderators in Europe
Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal market commissioner, said the bloc will require Elon Musk to add moderators in Europe to censor content. Bloomberg News reported Friday that Breton criticized Musk’s decision to lay off moderators as well as his new pro-free speech changes to the platform. Breton said the government must “have control” over the content users post on the platform.…

Dem Senators Ask FTC to Investigate Musk’s Twitter Changes
Several Democratic United States Senators wrote a letter asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Elon Musk’s major changes at Twitter.

Musk: Twitter Has ‘Freedom of Speech,’ Not ‘Freedom of Reach’
Elon Musk says Twitter’s new speech policy is “freedom of speech,” not “freedom of reach.”

Secondhand Censorship: Big Tech Kept Info from People 251M Times Q1-Q3
As the 2022 midterm elections approached, social media platforms aggressively championed political ideas benefiting left-wing candidates while silencing dissenting opinions that don’t fit the liberal worldview in the third quarter.