Aaron Sorkin Hits Facebook for ‘Assaulting Truth,’ Gets 3 Corrections
November 1st, 2019 7:47 AM
Hollywood has decided to weigh in on the debate as to whether or not political ads belong on social media platforms. The writer/producer of West Wing and The Social Network, a movie about the founding of Facebook, has come after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a New York Times op-ed.
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Nets Join Dems in Cheering Twitter Banning Political Ads
October 31st, 2019 4:22 PM
On Thursday, the broadcast networks kept up their crusade to push Facebook into censoring political speech by celebrating Twitter’s move to ban all political ads from its social media platform. The reporters on NBC, ABC, and CBS weren’t alone in their joy, touting how “Democrats largely praised” the move as well.
Bozell: Twitter Ban on Political Ads an Attempt to Muzzle the Right
October 31st, 2019 2:28 PM
RESTON, VA — On Thursday, Media Research Center Founder and President Brent Bozell released a statement about Twitter’s decision to ban all political advertising. Bozell called the explanation “laughable” and an attempt to further limit the ability of conservatives to get their message heard.” Here’s the statement from Bozell:
22 News Outlets Slam Facebook for Political Ads
October 30th, 2019 1:35 PM
The media are opposed to anything that remotely resembles a neutral approach. So when Facebook decided to leave political ads from politicians untouched, the liberal news media declared war. Head of Facebook News Campbell Brown wrote in an Oct. 30 Facebook post that she was “astonished at the reaction by other journalists to Facebook's decision not to police speech from political candidates.”
AOC Applauds Facebook Employees’ Protest of ‘Disturbing' Policy
October 29th, 2019 11:57 AM
The backlash Facebook has received from the left over its election ads policy has been overwhelming. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gave her stamp of approval to the internal liberal protest from Facebook employees over the company’s decision to leave political ads untouched.
Facebook to Defend Against Foreign Meddling and Domestic Censorship
October 28th, 2019 4:18 PM
Facebook is undertaking radical changes to protect American elections, from labeling state-controlled media to announcing free speech protections. In recent weeks, Facebook has been walking a tightrope to keep both political sides happy in light of accelerating calls for regulation and other pressures to allow for free speech online as the 2020 election approaches. Facebook recently launched its…
‘With Us or Against Us’: Media Rage Against Facebook, Breitbart
October 28th, 2019 11:50 AM
The media want no neutrality on the tech platforms they once considered friendly. After Facebook released its “News” tab, the liberal media slammed CEO Mark Zuckerberg for including Breitbart among the 200 outlets in the “News” tab.
New Yorker Author Smears Conservatives, Derides Free Speech
October 27th, 2019 7:30 PM
New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz’s book “Antisocial – Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation” is a nearly 400-page episode of moral panic about right-wing, anti-Semitic extremists on the Internet, who he blames for ushering in the Age of Trump. The book itself actually doesn’t go as far as his October New York Times essay, “Free Speech Is Killing…
Not Again! Facebook to Launch Human-Curated News
October 25th, 2019 12:17 PM
Facebook is launching a “News” tab today, which will provide stories from hundreds of news organizations. This is the second time the social media site tried to decide what is news for its users. The first time exploded under allegations of bias against the right. “Facebook’s service will include some human curation by a small editorial team of journalists, who will select top stories”…
GOP Rep. Barr Applauds Facebook’s Zuckerberg for Defending Free Speech
October 24th, 2019 1:17 PM
It’s a time of unlikely allies when a Republican has to come to the defense of a Big Tech CEO to protect free speech from the far-left. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was put in the hot seat as the sole witness during the Oct. 23 hearing titled “An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors.” But he was not entirely alone in his defense of free speech…
Zuckerberg Goes to Bat Against Maxine Waters to Defend Free Speech
October 23rd, 2019 3:29 PM
Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), tried to rake Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the coals for the way Facebook has decided to handle political ads. Zuckerberg, however, doubled down and went to bat for freedom of speech. The hearing, titled “An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors” as cited by the…
Michael Moore Allegedly Kicked Out of Zuckerberg Hearing
October 23rd, 2019 2:09 PM
The celebrity propaganda machine has turned against Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Documentary director and activist Michael Moore claims he was sneaked in to the House Financial Services Committee hearing, where Zuckerberg was testifying.
Silicon Valley Tech Firms Donate $254,717 to Elizabeth Warren
October 23rd, 2019 7:57 AM
Even though Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wants to break up Big Tech and regulate it, those who profit from the tech industry support her anyway. Warren had her most successful fundraising quarter yet, raising $125,305 from employees at Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and their subsidiaries.
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Nets Ignore Zuckerberg Helping Buttigieg With Campaign Hires
October 22nd, 2019 12:14 AM
While ABC, CBS, and NBC were continuing to push for President Trump’s impeachment during their Monday newscasts, they didn’t care to mention that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aided the presidential campaign of South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg by recommending some people to hire. A simple thing that the liberal media would likely treat as an administration rocking scandal if it involved…
