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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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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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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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December 20, 2017
For the first time in its 121-year history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than 5,000 points in a single year, according to CNBC.
The major stock index set that record Dec. 18, following a 140-point rally and a new record closing high…
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November 30, 2017
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.3 percent rate in the third quarter, according to the latest estimate from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released Nov. 29.
Guess how much time ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows gave…
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November 6, 2017
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in seventeen years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October jobs report.
The report also showed 261,000 jobs added, but ABC didn’t bother covering the good economic…
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August 2, 2017
The stock markets rose dramatically since President Donald Trump was elected. Just since his inauguration, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 10 percent and set 31 new closing record highs.
The 30th record was set on July 31, 2017,…
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July 24, 2017
The White House declared the week of July 16, “Made in America” week to celebrate U.S. manufacturing -- a continuance of President Donald Trump’s “America First” campaign focus. But ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows…