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October 11, 2022
Popular podcast host Joe Rogan contested the founder of Rolling Stone magazine’s arguments advocating for internet regulation on Rogan’s show.
Rogan told Rolling Stone magazine founder and Publisher Jann Wenner during his Oct. 5 podcast that the…
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November 8, 2021
Big Tech better watch out! A new bipartisan Senate bill aimed at restricting tech companies’ “anticompetitive” acquisition abilities is getting attention from policymakers and experts alike.
The new Senate bill introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar…
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November 1, 2021
A proposed law in the United Kingdom (U.K.) would reportedly regulate social media like a “hazard industry,” with new methods of censorship. Free speech advocates should be concerned.
The U.K. Online Safety Bill would allow communications regulator…
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August 18, 2021
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared to be very unhappy with China’s new stake in TikTok. He called on the Biden administration to “take immediate action” to block the platform and its parent company ByteDance from operating within the United States…
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May 14, 2021
Jordan Peterson, a popular Canadian psychologist and author, dared his government to “just try and regulate [his] YouTube channel and see what happens.”
Peterson clashed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Twitter because of Trudeau’s…
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November 20, 2020
American billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, said Parler is a haven for the promotion of conspiracy theories.
New York Times columnist Andrew Sorkin hosted a Nov. 17 discussion at The New York Times’ virtual DealBook Summit, which…
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November 17, 2020
During Tuesday's Senate Judiciary hearing, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) asked the CEO’s of Facebook and Twitter if President Donald Trump would still be allowed on their platforms “after he stops being president.”
The hearing,…
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November 17, 2020
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Democrats during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over their calls for social media platforms to increase censorship.
The hearing, entitled “Breaking the News: Censorship, Suppression, and the 2020 Election,”…
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November 17, 2020
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the CEO’s from both Facebook and Twitter agreed that reforms to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is a necessary step forward for social media platforms.
The Nov. 17 hearing,…
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May 12, 2020
As U.S. lawmakers close in on Big Tech with antitrust investigations, Facebook is striking back by aiding the launch of a powerful tech lobby.
“Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would…