Category : Tech Freedom
Facebook Announces New Effort To Clearly Mark Fake News Ahead Of 2020
by Guest Post
Audrey Conklin Facebook announced Monday an effort to “protect the 2020 U.S. elections” by clearly marking fake news posts, offering protections to politicians’ accounts and...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Hacked, Tweets Racial Slurs and Bomb Threats
A series of attacks called "Chuckling Squad Hacks" appears to have gained access to people's phones via AT&T SIM Card replacements....
Ninja Drops Twitch for Microsoft’s Millions
by Guest Post
By Matt Brownrigg Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, one of the most popular gaming streamers, recently announced his move from the streaming platform Twitch to a much...
“Life is short. Steal a walrus.” Tweet Prompts Police Response
Phil Demers of Ontario, Canada received an unexpected visit from the police following a tweet that stated “Life is short. Steal a walrus.” Life is...
Jordan Peterson’s Thinkspot Is a Welcome Social Media Option. Will It Work?
by Guest Post
Last month, the controversial psychologist and popular public speaker Jordan Peterson announced that he is creating a new social media site. Billed as an “anti-censorship”...
Is Privacy an Indispensable Right?
by Maggie Novak
The right to privacy was indispensable to our country’s founders. That right is contained or implied throughout first ten amendments in our founding document: The...
Creating a Fairness Doctrine for the Internet Is a Really Bad Idea
by Guest Post
Critics of America’s online discourse have heightened their objections to what they see as viewpoint bias, hate-mongering, what Bill Clinton once called “the politics of...
Remember the Good that Social Media has Achieved
by Guest Post
By Alexandra Hudson It’s the popular and fashionable thing to do these days — on both the political Left and Right — to name, shame,...
Jordan Peterson Launching New Free Speech Platform
Big news broke on Twitter Wednesday as Jordan Peterson announced that he has officially launched his new free-speech friendly platform called “Thinkspot.” Announcing Thinkspot: a...
The Huawei Test
by Guest Post
“Don’t solve problems.” So advised the late patriarch of management theory Peter Drucker. What could Drucker have meant? Problem-solving is the chief preoccupation and agenda...