Liberal Media Back Twitter Fact-Checking Trump Voter Fraud Tweets

Alexander Hall
May 27th, 2020 6:11 PM

Twitter fact-checked President Donald Trump for suggesting that mail-in ballots could lead to voter fraud. When he responded by accusing the platform of foul play, liberal journalists from all corners of the internet came out of the woodwork to slam him. Dylan Byers of the Byers Market Newsletter summarized the incident: 

 

RNC Chair SCORCHES Twitter for Trump Fact-Check, Citing Liberal Media

Alexander Hall
May 27th, 2020 2:44 PM

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel scorched Twitter’s fact-checking system for denying the possibility of voter fraud. McDaniel roasted Twitter’s leadership in a tweet thread for fact-checking President Donald Trump’s concerns about voter fraud in mail-in ballots. 

 

‘Completely Stifling FREE SPEECH’: Twitter Labels Trump Tweet With CNN

Corinne Weaver
May 27th, 2020 10:31 AM
Twitter has long threatened to label certain tweets from President Donald Trump. Now it finally has used the liberal media to fact-check his tweets.
 

NYT: Rogan Podcast Is New ‘Mainstream Media’ for Average Joe

Alexander Hall
May 27th, 2020 10:10 AM

In a time where traditional media are biased and unhinged and men’s magazines embrace feminism, The New York Times discovered that men are seeking their news elsewhere. And millions have found it in former “The Fear Factor” host, Mixed Martial Arts commentator, comedian, and now podcaster whose popular interviews have replaced the role of television news for many Americans.

 

Podcast Host Unverified After Interviewing Controversial GOP Candidate

Alexander Hall
May 26th, 2020 4:07 PM

Twitter’s terms of service say the platform doesn’t need a reason to terminate users or meddle with user content, and it appears its warning was no bluff. Josh LeKach’s show Wrong Opinion engages with anti-establishment and radically pro-free speech figures. His twitter verification badge was stripped after he interviewed Florida congressional primary candidate Laura Loomer.

 

Tech Mogul Says YouTube Deleted His Comments About Chinese Propaganda

Corinne Weaver
May 26th, 2020 3:15 PM
YouTube is blocked in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). But that doesn’t seem to stop the censorship of criticism about the CCP. According to Palmer Luckey, the founder of tech companies Oculus and Anduril, YouTube deleted his comments on its platform. He tweeted, “YouTube has deleted every comment I ever made about the Wumao ((五毛), an internet propaganda division of the Chinese…
 

Twitch Leadership Tries, Fails to Ease Concerns About ‘Deer’ Advisor

Alexander Hall
May 23rd, 2020 2:38 PM
Twitch tried to downplay concerns over an advisory board member who identifies as a deer and believes many gamers are “white supremacists.” Twitch, the platform for watching internet celebrities broadcast as they play video games, lit fire to a cultural powder keg in mid-May. The company appointed a transgender streamer who identifies as a deer among its “Safety Advisory Council.” Now it’s trying…
 

Twitter CEO Donates $5 Million to Push Universal Basic Income

Alexander Hall
May 22nd, 2020 1:47 PM
What liberals can’t achieve with the ballot box, they can count on Big Tech mega donors to bring to life. “Jack Dorsey, the billionaire CEO of Twitter and mobile-payment company Square, is giving $5 million to Humanity Forward” in order to “build the case for a universal basic income,” Rolling Stone reported. Democrat presidential primary dropout Andrew Yang made his mark in the primary debates…
 

Forget the 1st Amendment? Oversight Board Embraces International Rules

Corinne Weaver
May 22nd, 2020 1:41 PM
Facebook’s new Oversight Board promises to be committed to freedom of expression. But that principle might better reflect an international standard, rather than a First Amendment-based American one. In an op-ed published by JustSecurity.org, law professor Sejal Parmar wrote that “Facebook’s creation of the board suggests a clear and conscious turn from such a U.S. constitutional-law paradigm…
 

Apple Sneaks COVID-19 Contact Tracing into Latest Phone Update

Alexander Hall
May 21st, 2020 5:42 PM
If you install updates on your phone without reading the details then you might get an unwanted surprise. The latest involves contact tracking technology. Contact tracing technology, in theory, will notify users when they have entered the presence of a person with the coronavirus. This project was begun in an effort “to protect people and get society back up and running,” according to an April 10…
 

Mika Brzezinski Demands Twitter Censor Trump, Gets Torched by Ted Cruz

Alexander Hall
May 21st, 2020 1:41 PM
MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski has called for Twitter to deplatform a sitting president. Brzezinski used both her show and her Twitter to demand that President Donald Trump be deplatformed. She even went so far as directly accusing him of “libel” and claimed “world would be safer” if he were censored. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) schooled Brzezinski by replying, “The media should NOT be asking Silicon…
 

Trump Retweeted Video of Michelle Malkin on Saturday…And It’s Gone

Heather Moon
May 20th, 2020 2:59 PM
President Donald Trump retweeted a video on Saturday that was quickly deleted.  The video was a short clip from a speech that conservative Michelle Malkin gave decrying social media censorship of conservative voices.
 

Joe Rogan Spurns YouTube, Picks $100M Exclusive Deal with Spotify

Alexander Hall
May 20th, 2020 1:48 PM

While clips will be available on his YouTube channel, world-famous podcast host Joe Rogan is moving his massively popular and free talk show exclusively to the Spotify platform. “The Joe Rogan Experience, one of the most popular podcasts in the world, is coming to Spotify via a multi-year exclusive licensing deal,” Spotify announced in a May 19 announcement. The announcement summarized Rogan’s…

 

Oversight Board: Conservatives Think Board ‘Loaded' with Progressives

Corinne Weaver
May 19th, 2020 3:07 PM
A co-chair of the Facebook Oversight Board admitted that conservatives had reason to believe that the Board was “loaded” with “people from the progressive side of the spectrum.” Four members of the Facebook Oversight Board answered some questions in an interview, hosted by the Aspen Institute. Co-chair Michael McConnell, a former federal circuit judge and professor at Stanford Law, answered a…