In a hotly-worded USA Today op-ed last week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) railed against social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He argued that, “social media wastes our time and resources,” and is “a field of little productive value” that have only “given us an addiction economy.” Sen. Hawley refers to these sites as “parasites” and blames…
Individuals from all corners of the political spectrum have been stirred up by the recent bans of various figures including Alex Jones and Louis Farrakhan. Some have praised these bans for providing good constraints on what they deem “fake news” or “hate speech.” Others have attacked these bans for being influenced by nefarious motives that…
Chris White Republish Reprint Conservatives are brainstorming ways to ding big tech companies amid reports that Facebook is teeing off on right-wing pundits. There’s an internal fight brewing among conservatives about how to bring Facebook and Twitter to heel following reports that big tech companies are banning online activists. Some of the ideas Sen. Ted…
Chris White on May 3, 2019 Snoop Dog blasted Facebook in an Instagram post Thursday night after the social media giant banned Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for promoting “hate.” Snoop Dog also instructed his 32 million followers to post Farrakhan videos on his Instagram ostensibly in a ploy to entice the big tech…
Chris White Facebook executives did not provide many details during a congressional hearing Tuesday about why their algorithms are unable to distinguish the difference between hate speech and legitimate conservative content. Tech experts argue that the tools Facebook, Twitter and Google use to moderate content might not be up to the task. Google and Facebook…
Chris White Google announced Thursday night that the company will be dissolving an artificial intelligence ethics panel following internal backlash from employees who criticized one of the board’s conservative members. The company’s decision came after employees complained about Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James’ position on the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC). More than…
Chris White Google is refusing to remove an application that activists believe promotes the idea that homosexuality is both a sin and susceptible to change. The Living Hope Ministries is essentially a conversion therapy app, according to LGBTQ rights groups that are urging Google to ding the project. The app, which has already been removed by Apple and…
By Michael Maharrey SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Last week, the Utah House unanimously passed a bill that would require police to get a warrant before accessing data stored in the “cloud.” The proposed law would not only increase privacy protections in Utah; it would also hinder the federal surveillance state. Rep. Craig Hall (R-West Valley…
Chris White YouTube appears to have added a new content guideline preventing users from posting videos that criticize potential hate crime hoaxes. The change comes amid media reports suggesting actor Jussie Smollett falsely claimed a group of men assaulted him one night in Chicago. “Content claiming that specific victims of public violent incidents or their…
Peter Hasson Feminist writer Meghan Murphy sued Twitter on Monday for deceptive trade practices and breach of contract. Twitter banned Murphy in November over tweets about transgender issues. “Twitter is quite literally enforcing a 1984-style version of newspeak, wherein we may not speak or name material reality,” Murphy told TheDCNF. Canadian feminist writer Meghan Murphy…