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December 1, 2021
Facebook has reversed its crackdown of searches related to Kyle Rittenhouse now that he has been found not guilty.
During a national wave of riots in the summer of 2020, teenager Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people in Kenosha, Wis., in self-defense…
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August 25, 2021
Even after years of liberal media and politicians calling for the censorship of online speech, a plurality of Americans still say the government should not intervene — even at the cost of some false information slipping through.
A new study from…
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February 24, 2021
Big Tech was once seen as a haven for whistleblowers and journalists. But Twitter has changed all that and has been using its tools to besmirch news outlets for reportedly exposing nefarious government activity.
After years of enabling leaks about…
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February 24, 2021
Facebook has come to an agreement with the Australian government in order to bring back Australian news to its platform.
In retaliation to a proposed law in Australia that would require tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for news content…
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October 19, 2020
Social media can often appear to be an echo chamber, especially to those closely following election events. But a recent survey suggests that Big Tech is shifting users’ political views.
A study from the Pew Research Center published on…
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December 26, 2019
UK's government-funded news media giant BBC is considering measures to discourage its “top correspondents” from biased tweeting.
The actions follow election criticism from both left and right.
The Guardian reported that the BBC…
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July 25, 2019
The climate doomsday countdown got a dramatic update from the BBC, which claimed there could be as little as 18 months left to “save the planet” from a “global heating crisis.”
“Do you remember the good old days when…
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May 9, 2019
A week is not a long time. It’s only 1/52nd of a year. But eco-warriors determined to be rid of fossil fuels will latch on to anything to try to prove renewables can shoulder the demand for energy.
Think Progress and EcoWatch did just that on…
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February 18, 2019
Foreign governments are preparing to crack down on social media monopolies.
An English House of Commons committee, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, released a report claiming Facebook’s flaws were “risking the U.K.…
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April 20, 2018
A new poll by the Pew Research Center shows a majority of Americans do not believe the government should rein in the spread of fake news.
The Pew poll, which surveyed 4,734 American adults between Feb. 26-March 11, found that 58 percent of…