SEC Takes Another Look At Twitter’s Claims About Bot Accounts

August 25th, 2022 7:24 PM

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is taking another look at Twitter’s claim that less than 5 percent of its users are spam accounts.


 

GOODBYE! DHS Terminates Orwellian Disinformation Governance Board

August 25th, 2022 12:08 PM

The Department of Homeland Security has officially terminated its Orwellian plans for a Disinformation Governance Board. The action follows MRC Free Speech America, in conjunction with MRC Business, exposing the DGB’s leftist bias — including its connections to liberal billionaire George Soros.

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The Babylon Bee’s Kyle Mann Says His Site Won’t ‘Bow Before Twitter’

August 24th, 2022 6:22 PM

The Babylon Bee Editor-in-Chief Kyle Mann told Reason Editor-at-Large Nick Gillespie why his company has refused to delete the infamous tweet that got it kicked off Twitter.

NEW PLAYER? Elon Musk Subpoenas Jack Dorsey in Twitter Legal Battle

Business
August 23rd, 2022 3:31 PM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk subpoenaed former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, intensifying his ongoing legal battle with the social media giant over his intent to bail on his initial $44 billion acquisition offer.

Whistleblower Exposes Twitter for ‘Lying’ About Spam Bots to Elon Musk

August 23rd, 2022 11:13 AM

A former Twitter executive just blew the whistle against the Big Tech platform for allegedly ignoring serious cybersecurity problems and apparently misleading prospective owner Elon Musk on spam bots.

Twitter Allows Iran’s Ayatollah to Post Violent Threats...Again

August 22nd, 2022 12:57 PM

“[T]he Islamic Jihad Movement … is able to crush the enemy,” Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei tweeted, praising Palestinian terrorists in his latest violent Twitter screed, which has stayed posted on the platform uncensored for 11 days. Meanwhile, the platform continues to ban former President Donald Trump.

Twitter Is Harassing Everyone Musk Knows About Deal: Report

August 20th, 2022 7:45 PM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly complained that Twitter is requesting information from individuals who know nothing about the deal to purchase the platform.


 

NUTTY: CNN Spins Decline in Gas Prices as '$100-a-Month Raise'

Business
August 19th, 2022 11:23 PM

CNN is apparently desperate to convince Americans to stop taking the glass-half-empty view of absurdly high gas prices that declined somewhat. Look on the bright side, says CNN: think of the small gas price dip as a $100-a-month raise instead!

Court Gives Musk Access to Docs from Fired Twitter Exec

August 17th, 2022 5:03 PM

On Monday, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that Twitter must give Elon Musk documents from its former head of consumer product.

Surprise! Twitter, Facebook to Censor Speech in Leadup to Midterms

August 17th, 2022 9:06 AM

They’re at it again! Two of the leading platforms responsible for censoring the bombshell New York Post Hunter Biden scandal stories before the 2020 presidential election are gearing up to censor free speech to combat so-called “misinformation” ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

‘A Hazard’: WSJ RIPS WH Pressuring Twitter to Censor Alex Berenson

August 16th, 2022 2:39 PM

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board slammed Twitter in light of new “hard evidence that Twitter booted blogger Alex Berenson” after White House officials complained about the journalist to Twitter employees.

Don’t Question! Twitter Censors PJ Media Article About FBI Trump Raid

August 16th, 2022 12:57 PM

Shielding the FBI? Twitter restricted the link to a PJ Media article questioning the FBI’s motives for raiding former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

Secondhand Censorship: Big Tech Kept Info from People 195M Times Q1-Q2

August 16th, 2022 10:21 AM

Big Tech sent a stark message to conservatives during the second quarter of this year that it will continue to fiercely protect President Joe Biden and censor viewpoints that differ from the left’s narrative on major political issues.

Twitter Birdwatch Smacks Biden Press Sec for ‘Misleading’ on Inflation

Business
August 11th, 2022 2:04 PM

A pilot Twitter program for platform users to identify “misleading” information surprisingly dinged President Joe Biden’s press secretary for gaslighting people on inflation.