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October 27, 2022
A reckoning seems to have come for Meta after CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent admission that the FBI pressured Facebook to censor in the leadup to the 2020 elections. Meta ultimately censored the Hunter Biden laptop story following pressure from the…
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October 25, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly plans to close his deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion on Friday.
On Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported that Musk told bankers providing $13 billion in funding that the deal would close by the end of the week.…
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October 23, 2022
A federal court has ordered depositions of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci and other former Biden officials in a lawsuit that could have a lasting impact on free speech online.
Missouri Attorney General Eric…
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October 20, 2022
Elon Musk will reportedly eliminate around 5,500 Twitter employees when his acquisition of the company is complete.
The Washington Post reported Thursday that Musk’s purchase is a “golden ticket for the struggling company” that will “potentially…
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October 20, 2022
Google is once again accused of manipulating users and their data for the company’s own gain.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged in a lawsuit Thursday that Google collected biometric data without user consent. A press release from his office…
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October 18, 2022
Two-thirds of the nation’s voters disapprove of Big Tech’s censorship of politically-related posts prior to next month’s midterm elections, a new national survey reveals.
A national opinion survey, conducted October 4-11, 2022 for The Federalist…
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October 17, 2022
The head of a federal government agency is considering investigating PayPal after the company quickly retracted its policy to assess a $2,500 fine for users who spread so-called “misinformation.”
Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial…
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October 15, 2022
Google will now allow the Truth Social App on its Google Play store after previously banning it.
Truth Social is the social media platform created by former President Donald Trump to rival Twitter.
Axios reported Wednesday that Trump’s team…
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October 14, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay Wednesday that will temporarily prevent a Texas law aimed at protecting free speech online from taking effect.
Passed a year ago, HB 20 would prevent social media companies from…
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October 13, 2022
Public figures who have consistently called for more censorship online joined a new council Wednesday to “fix” social media.
The Council for Responsible Social Media, a project of Issue One, was publicly launched with their website saying it…