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Facebook Accused of Censoring Smollett Hate Hoax Articles
This past weekend, conservative author Rod Dreher and Daily Caller reporter Jen Kerns’ articles were both censored on the site. "You are not allowed to say on Facebook that Jussie Smollett carried out a hate hoax,” Dreher tweeted on Sunday. He posted a screenshot of Facebook saying the article “goes against our Community Standards.” Facebook later lifted the ban, but free speech advocates are…
Facebook Shuts Russian-Backed Outlet, But What About Al Jazeera, BBC?
Facebook is willing to take down pages funded by Russia. Now it’s facing the question about what to do about other state-funded media outlets like Al Jazeera, BBC and even NPR? Facebook suspended three pages on February 15 , including the popular video site Ruptly. All three allegedly failed to disclose that they were backed by RT, which is funded by the Russian government.
Financial Blacklisting: Chase Bank De-Platforms Rebel Media Host
Rebel Media host Martina Markota is the latest of many on the right to be financially kneecapped by liberal companies. Chase bank has now shut down Markota’s bank account, much like how PayPal deplatformed activist Laura Loomer. Markota spoke to BigLeaguePolitics about how “[Chase Bank] said they have the right to end our relationship and not tell me why.” She tweeted her how this could cripple…
Twitter Diverts Attention from Smollett to Old John Wayne Interview
Squirrel, Pilgrim! Things aren’t going so well at the moment in the culture wars? You went all in on a hate crime that turned out to be a hoax? Your dignified Indian elder Marine veteran wasn’t much of a veteran and the Covington kids did nothing to him? How about the minstrel show in the Virginia Capital? Take heart, progressives. You can dig up an American icon and knock him down cost-free and…
Google Partners With Liberal Media to Ensure ‘Quality Journalism’
Google is engaged in partisan warfare. And it picked the liberal side, choosing to work with two of the most prominent liberal outlets in the U.S. — The New York Times and Washington Post. The company detailed its efforts to fight “misinformation” at the Munich Security Conference on February 16. Google boasted that users trust the information they find on Google Search, and that information “…
Social Media Site Gab Adds Free Speech Free-for-All To Every Website
Free speech social media site Gab is creating a program that will add a comment section to every website. Gab is a free speech alternative to Twitter. It is creating a downloadable add-on that will attach a comment section to every website. This will make every article, video, tweet, product, and many more into platforms for open critique and debate. The comments will be processed through Gab…
Justice Dept. Funds Project to Predict So-Called ‘Hate Crimes’
The U.S. and United Kingdom governments have funded an artificial intelligence project to target so-called “grossly offensive” anti-PC speech and “predict” when people will commit “hate crimes.” The $2,209,932 “HateLab” is supported by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and the U.S. Justice Department. Together they have financed five projects including an Obama-era effort to take a “…
UK to Regulate and Tax Facebook In Order to ‘Protect Democracy’
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.’s democracy.”
Former Obama Czar Sunstein Proposes Facebook, Twitter Regulation
The man who served as an Obama administration Regulation Czar, Cass Sunstein, is giving more evidence that the left is moving to regulate social media. Sunstein, who has worked as a Facebook consultant, suggested that Facebook and Twitter should be regulated. He proposed this solution to stop “Russian” interference, to protect privacy, and to prevent a monopoly. He then raised the point that, “…
Digital Socialism? California Governor Wants Big Tech to ‘Share’ Money
Successful businesses boost the economy of the state. But should they be forced to share their profits with the state? California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to think so. In his “State of the State” speech, given February 13, Newsom noted that California tech companies make billions in profits every year.
Twitter Sued for Banning Journalist for ‘Misgendering’ Transgender Use
Twitter wants to regulate the kind of speech that’s allowed on its platform. But there will be some backlash from those who are banned.
Google, Apple Allow Saudi Sharia Law Wife-Tracking App
Apple and Google have both been accused of enabling “gender apartheid” by allowing an app which allows Saudi men to track their wives or family and prevent them from leaving the country. Apple iTunes and Google Play both host a government web program called Asher, which allows men to monitor and decide how far and how long a woman may travel. They can also revoke their permission to travel.…
Soros-Funded Activists Demand Tech Companies Stop Aiding GOP
Silicon Valley is full of opportunities for political donations. But a Soros-funded organization wants to make sure any support goes to the correct side of the political spectrum.
Media Deny Algorithms Can Be Biased … Until AOC Claims ‘Racism’
While the left is quick to sneer at conservative concerns about bias in the algorithms that operate major tech sites, they freely acknowledge the algorithms are biased in other ways. Newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez caused an uproar when she hammered algorithmic bias while speaking at an MLK Now event on January 21. She claimed that algorithms, or computer analyses, "always have…