Cruz Urges Criminal Probe of Twitter for Possible Sanctions Violations

Alexander Hall

Twitter’s overreach has caused conservative leaders to declare an all-out political and legal response. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), sent an open letter to the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury on Friday to call for a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Executive Order 13876. Cruz quoted the wording of…

 
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Trump Cites NewsBusters in Making Strong Case Against Twitter

NB Staff

President Donald Trump hit back at Big Tech bias by signing an “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship” in the Oval Office on Thursday. And he relied on information from the Media Research Center’s TechWatch to do it. Before Trump signed the executive order that interprets Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA), he showcased a blog by NewsBusters MRC TechWatch…

 

Twitter Censors Trump, Won’t Remove Iranian Threats of Violence

Corinne Weaver

After fact-checking President Donald Trump by using statements from CNN and The Washington Post, Twitter fired another salvo at Trump again over a tweet about the Minneapolis riots. 

 

Gaetz, Hawley Push Campaign Against Big Tech Section 230 Protections

Alexander Hall
An executive order AND proposed legislation? Social media may be in for a reckoning. “Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday separately announced they were both working on legislation to strip Twitter of federal protections that ensure the company is not held liable for what is posted on its platform,” The Hill reported on May 27. Lawmakers are fiercely debating over…
 

33 Examples of Twitter’s Anti-Conservative Bias

NB Staff
President Donald Trump is right that social media companies have been targeting conservatives. Twitter, in particular, has been engaging in a relentless attack on the American political process by censoring conservatives.
 

Trump Expected to Launch Executive Order on Big Tech Censorship Today

Alexander Hall
Twitter’s choice to fact-check the president’s genuine concern over the hazards of mail-in voting appear to have been the last straw. “President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order today that seeks to punish social media companies for making editorial judgments about the content on their platforms,” NBC News & MSNBC senior media reporter Dylan Byers wrote in his May 28 Byers…
 

Liberal Media Back Twitter Fact-Checking Trump Voter Fraud Tweets

Alexander Hall

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

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
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

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

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
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
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
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…