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…
 

Mark Zuckerberg WARNS: West Must Lead Internet, Not ‘Dangerous’ China

Alexander Hall
May 19th, 2020 2:41 PM
Facebook’s CEO has taken flak from both the left and the right for how he runs his platform, but Mark Zuckerberg appears to have set his sights on preventing China from corrupting the internet. Zuckerberg warned in a livestream discussion with an EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, European that “Western countries” must set the standard for freedom and privacy on the internet, not countries like…
 

Wikipedia Founder: Wikipedia Has Abandoned ‘Neutrality’ as a Policy

Corinne Weaver
May 19th, 2020 8:31 AM
The founder of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger, has some harsh words for his old platform, which he said has changed from what he wanted it to be. “Wikipedia no longer has an effective neutrality policy,” he wrote in his blog on May 14. “Wikipedia no longer has an effective neutrality policy,” he wrote in his blog on May 14. He used as an example the difference between the entry for former President…
 

Twitch Names Trans Streamer Who Identifies as Deer to Safety Council

Alexander Hall
May 18th, 2020 4:15 PM
If normal radical liberals in Big Tech weren’t bad enough, Twitch has named a transgender streamer who self-identifies as a deer to be on the platform’s “Safety Advisory Council.” Steph “FerociouslySteph” Loehr who is listed as a “Professional Community Leader” with the Anti Defamation League (ADL) now serves as a member on Twitch’s Safety Advisory Council. The council, according to Protocol’s…
 

WSJ: DOJ, State AGs May Launch Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google

Alexander Hall
May 18th, 2020 3:03 PM

The U.S. Justice Department and state attorneys general may file antitrust lawsuits against search giant Google, The Wall Street Journal reported. Attorney General William Barr, according to The Journal May 15, sees this probe against Alphabet Inc.-owned Google as a top priority. He reportedly told the outlet in March that he hopes the Justice Department will make its decision by this summer…

 

Liberal NewsGuard Expands Partnership with Microsoft

Alexander Hall
May 15th, 2020 5:31 PM

Liberal website ratings firm NewsGuard has expanded its partnership with Microsoft in order to spread “news literacy.” NewsGuard describes itself as a company that provides “credibility ratings” and detailed “Nutrition Labels” on news and information websites across the internet. The online gatekeeper company, which allegedly determines whether news and information sources are worth reading,…

 

Facebook Shuts Down Two Groups Opposed to Michigan’s Shutdown

Heather Moon
May 15th, 2020 12:28 PM
Facebook has shut down two of the Michigan shutdown protest groups. “Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine” and “Michigan United for Liberty” were Facebook groups created as a result of the Michigan lockdowns. According to The Center Square, Facebook indicated that both groups were found to have “violated the platform[’s] Community Standards,” and were shut down.
 

Did Google Reduce Diversity Programs to Avoid Conservative Backlash?

Alexander Hall
May 15th, 2020 12:02 PM
After years of Big Tech being in the spotlight for anti-conservative bias, Google appears to have cut back its far-left diversity and inclusion programs. “Google has significantly rolled back its diversity and inclusion initiatives in an apparent effort to avoid being perceived as anti-conservative,” eight current and former employees told NBC News in a May 13 article. One example of a program…
 

MRC Founder Bozell to Facebook: ‘Get Rid of This Oversight Board'

NB Staff
May 14th, 2020 3:42 PM

Facebook’s new Oversight Board poorly represents conservatives. That was the conclusion of a new Media Research Center report “The Radical Views Behind Facebook’s New Oversight Board.” “If Facebook wants to be a real platform, let people speak and get rid of this Oversight Board,” said Media Research Center founder and President Brent Bozell, at an official press conference hosted by the MRC…

 

Bloomberg News: China Attacks U.S. with ‘Russian-Style’ Disinformation

Alexander Hall
May 14th, 2020 3:20 PM
Move over Russia. China is waging a massive disinformation war in an attempt to destabilize the United States by scapegoating it for spreading the COVID-19 virus. “An army of bot accounts linked to an alleged Chinese government-backed propaganda campaign is spreading disinformation on social media about coronavirus and other topics, including an exiled businessman, according to a London-based…
 

The Radical Views Behind Facebook’s New Oversight Board

Corinne Weaver
May 14th, 2020 9:12 AM
Facebook’s new Oversight Board has been criticized as too liberal and too international to decide on American content. The current structure of the board ensures that. Fifteen of the 20 board members are from outside the United States. Facebook has committed to having only one member from the U.S. on five-person panels ruling on American content restrictions. That means 80 percent could well be…
 

Facebook Unleashed AI to Purge Platform of ‘Hate Speech’

Alexander Hall
May 13th, 2020 4:37 PM
Facebook unleashed an artificial intelligence program to scour users’ posts for “hate speech” and “misinformation.” “Facebook on Monday released a new report detailing how it uses a combination of artificial intelligence and human fact-checkers and moderators to enforce its community standards,” The Verge reported. Facebook’s Community Standards Enforcement Report was then followed up by company…