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November 9, 2021
Congress and Big Tech are still battling it out over which will have more control over the online speech of Americans. A new bipartisan congressional bill would allow users to experience social media without the algorithms.
The “Filter Bubble…
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October 21, 2020
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its antitrust lawsuit against Google yesterday, and Google released its response. Spoiler: the company is not happy.
Google released a statement October 20 expressing outrage at the lawsuit, describing…
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May 4, 2020
One of the premier national unions for liberal outlets such as NBC News Digital, The Washington Post and The New York Times actually voted to request the government finance the news industry with taxpayer dollars.
Surprisingly, it was The Times…
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November 12, 2019
Skeptical of Big Tech’s power over your life? Recent reports reveal Google may know all about your medical history.
One of the world’s largest companies is reportedly involved in a massive plan to “collect and crunch” the…
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June 10, 2019
Democrats are threatening to regulate Big Tech. But they’re saying it while their pockets are stuffed with donations from these companies.
The House Judiciary Committee announced it was having a hearing concerning “Online Platforms and…
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May 31, 2019
Even liberal newsrooms have to grapple with economic realities, as Vox Media may be learning.
The left-wing outlet pursued unionization, even as digital media outlets were financially struggling. NiemanLab reported that Vox Media employees staged a…
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November 29, 2018
As Facebook finds itself in the midst of another controversy, coming under fire from the left this time, it turns out a coalition attacking Facebook includes a prominent press union.
Facebook is in the midst of what Vox called a “liberal…
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November 21, 2018
The news media have figured out a way to fight the big social media companies — they want Congress to let them “collude against Google and Facebook,” according to Buzzfeed News.
The site reported that publishers are uniting behind…
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June 27, 2018
It’s clear from MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes’s twitter feed, he was unhappy with the Supreme Court decision that limited the power of public sector unions.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Mark Janus, a public employee who took his…
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May 3, 2018
Protests by workers and activists and, in some cases, violence by anarchists marked the far-left holiday May Day this year.
But most American news consumers would not have known that some London demonstrators carried communist flags and banners of…