OpenAI CEO: AI May Cause ‘Significant Harm to the World’

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May 17th, 2023 12:58 PM

The OpenAI CEO inadvertently confirmed to Congress that concerns over AI becoming a digital god that could wreak havoc on the world are not hyperbolic. 

With the Debt Limit, It’s the Same Old Song

May 3rd, 2023 1:54 PM

The very term “debt limit” makes a mockery of any kind of responsible budgeting. Each time the government reaches the “limit” it gets raised with the familiar scenarios that include threats of a government shutdown (an idea that increasingly appeals to some conservatives) and the claim that the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. is at stake. We have faith and credit? Who knew?

Twitter Files Expose Dems Pressuring Twitter on Russia Collusion Hoax

January 12th, 2023 6:13 PM

Democrats pushed Twitter to support the Russia-Trump collusion hoax without evidence, as per the revelations in Thursday's newest batch of Twitter Files. The accusations of “Russia collusion” (“Russiagate”) against then-President Donald Trump turned out to be lies, but that didn’t stop Democrats from pushing the accusations.

Dem Senators Ask FTC to Investigate Musk’s Twitter Changes

November 20th, 2022 4:36 PM

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

Dem Senators Pressure YouTube to Censor So-Called ‘Ghost Gun’ Videos

February 18th, 2022 4:44 PM

In the latest censorship effort to demonize self-defense tools, five Democratic Party senators are pressuring YouTube to remove “ghost gun” videos.

New Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Increase Online Safety for Kids

February 16th, 2022 3:46 PM

A new bipartisan Senate bill reportedly aims to give parents more control over the time that their children spend online, but Congress may face a whole new world of safety and privacy concerns with the new metaverse.

Report: Facebook Strategized to Divide Congress, Not Apologize

December 30th, 2021 3:22 PM

Facebook has done everything since “whistleblower” Frances Haugen’s revelations except apologize. The company changed its name, denied massive problems, and reportedly even sold different narratives to politicians from different ends of the political spectrum.

Lawmakers Want PRO-CENSORSHIP Biden to Help Reform Tech

December 29th, 2021 3:45 PM

Lawmakers from both parties want President Joe Biden to get involved in new tech legislation leading up to the 2022 election. This is a dangerous move for free speech, as Biden’s administration has explicitly supported increased censorship online.

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Lib TV News Ignores Sen. Blumenthal Attending Communist Party Event

December 19th, 2021 10:38 AM

On Friday, senator stolen valor a.k.a. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) apologized and pleaded ignorance when it was exposed that he attended an event affiliated with the Communist Party USA the previous weekend. The entire story came and went last week…

Sen. Blumenthal Touts UK Regs for US Social Media

December 9th, 2021 1:09 PM

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) repeatedly praised U.K. regulation of social media platforms and called for the U.S. to adopt the U.K. model at a Dec. 8 Senate hearing on Instagram. Both the U.K. government and Blumenthal tend to support increased censorship and restrictions of online speech, however.

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Sens. Cruz, Blackburn, Sullivan RIP TikTok for Ties to Communist China

October 26th, 2021 5:10 PM

The U.S. Senate hearing on SnapChat, TikTok, and YouTube today made one thing very clear: TikTok does not appear to want to give straight answers about its connection to China. But U.S. Senators took the Big Tech platform to the mat.

Dems Call for More Censorship Amidst Facebook Whistleblower Testimony

October 5th, 2021 5:35 PM

Another hearing, another opportunity for the left to call for online censorship. That’s precisely what Democratic Party senators did during the Facebook whistleblower hearing today.

Too Toxic for Teens? Blackburn, Blumenthal Having Hearing on Instagram

September 29th, 2021 12:28 PM

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will be convening a bipartisan hearing to investigate recent allegations that Facebook has hidden its own research showing its Instagram platform is toxic for teens.

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WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki PUSHES for Big Tech to Censor More

September 28th, 2021 4:02 PM

It’s as if Big Tech has not already been censoring enough. Now the Biden administration is pushing platforms in an even more censorious direction. COVID-19, like many national crises, has been used to push for more government tyranny. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki explained in a September 24 Morning Joe interview that platforms don't censor Americans enough: “As we’re in the…