EXCLUSIVE: Google Leftists Panic About Leaks, Threaten Employment of Colleagues
Google employees target colleague over post discussing hostile working conditions.
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Snopes 'Fact Checks' Christian Satire Website Babylon Bee - Again
Conservative satire website The Babylon Bee has done it again, snaring far-left "fact-checker" Snopes.com into fact-checking an entirely satirical article about Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Dershowitz: 'No Constitutional Difference' Between WikiLeaks And New York Times
In a column forThe Hill,lawyer and legal scholar Alan Dershowitz argues that on the basis of current evidence, prosecuting WikiLeaks for the publication of Chelsea Manning's leaks would not be constitutionally different to prosecutingThe New York Timesfor publishing the Pentagon Papers in 1971.
U.S. Extradition Request Forced Julian Assange Arrest
British police have further arrested WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange on behalf of United States authorities under an extradition request, according to the U.K's Metropolitan Police.
U.S. Extradites Julian Assange for 'Conspiracy with Chelsea Manning in 2010'
British police have further arrested WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange on behalf of United States authorities under an extradition request, according to the U.K's Metropolitan Police.
Mike Cernovich: 'There Is a New Hoax Every Day' with Corporate Media
Documentary filmmaker Mike Cernovich joined Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow on Breitbart News Daily today, where he discussedHoaxed,his feature documentary exposing bias and deliberate falsehoods pushed by the mainstream media, as well as his efforts to unseal court records in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Bokhari: When Will Big Tech Stop Amplifying NewsGuard-Approved Conspiracy Theories?
Big tech has long since caved to the power of big journalism. The spread of the Russia collusion hoax, fully approved of by Microsoft partner NewsGuard, is only the latest example.
Bokhari: Don't Regulate Google, Says Google-Funded National Review Editor
National Review editor-in-chief Rich Lowry wrote a searing attack on the "right-left pincer" attacking big tech for Politico. The piece fails to mention Google CEO Sundar Pichai's recent acknowledgment that the National Review Institute received money from his company.
Tulsi Gabbard Attacks Facebook over Censorship, Defends Free Speech for 'All Americans'
Democrat presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard issued a statement in favor of free speech earlier today, calling on Americans to "stand united" against attempts by Facebook and others to "censor," "stifle," and "influence" public debate.
Twitter Suspends Washington Examiner Contributor for Tweeting 'Learn to Code'
Twitter suspended and then reinstated a conservative contributor for theWashington Examiner,Tyler Grant, after he tweeted "learn to code" in the context of a discussion about automation and the oft-debated Universal Basic Income (UBI).
Facebook's Purge of British Right Wingers Followed Political Pressure
Facebook has banned Tommy Robinson, along with a wide range of prominent UKIP members and anti-establishment media, just days after he released a documentary alleging cooperation between the purportedly neutral, state-funded BBC and the far-left organization Hope not Hate.
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump Jr's Followers Say Instagram Blocked Them From Liking Posts
Dozens of Instagram users reported that the platform censored them for liking posts from President Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr.
Sundar Pichai Confirms Google Gave Money to National Review Institute
Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that the tech giant gave funds to the National Review Institute, the policy arm of establishment conservative magazineNational Review— but there is a discrepancy in Pichai's explanation of why the donation is not listed in the company's annual transparency report.
Financial Blacklisting: NewsGuard Advises Advertisers to Avoid Pro-Trump Media
Newsguard isn't just a news-rating app -- it also aims to deplatform pro-Trump media by cutting off its ad revenue.
Twitter Still Hasn't Banned Accounts that Threatened High School Kids
Following Breitbart News' article on verified Twitter accounts using Jack Dorsey's platform to encourage violence against conservative high school kids, the company has said it has "taken action" against the tweets that were flagged in Breitbart's article.
YouTube Admits It Meddled with Abortion Search Results - But Calls Downranked Videos 'Misinformation'
In a comment to theDaily Mailfor a story about Breitbart News' publication of internal discussions revealing search manipulation by the Google-owned video platform, YouTube admitted that it meddled with search results for "abortion.
Google Removes Ads from British Populist News Site Politicalite
Google withdrew ads from populist British news website Politicalite last week, over an article about Marine Le Pen. Online ad platform Taboola followed, accusing the site of violating its Acceptable Use policy.
Bokhari: 2018 Is the Year Big Tech Censors Revealed Their True Colors
The left's insistence that Silicon Valley censorship is just a 'conspiracy theory' ring hollow.
Google's Year of Leaks
Google did not have a good 2018. Its CEO Sundar Pichai's disastrous appearance before Congress capped off a year of bad news for the tech giant — much of it the result of damaging leaks of internal information from its own employees.
Report: Facebook Let Netflix and Spotify Read Users' Private Messages
Embattled social giant Facebook granted its business partners Spotify and Netflix the ability to read users' private messages, according to information obtained by theNew York Times.
Bokhari: 5 Whoppers Google CEO Sundar Pichai Told Congress
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee. Despite testifying under oath, Pichai's statements were riddled with demonstrable falsehoods. Here are some of Pichai's biggest whoppers.
Bokhari: Axios Defends Google Following CEO Pichai's Congressional Hearing
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before oath under congress that his company does not engage in partisan behavior.
USMCA Entrenches Tech Companies' Right To Censor
Tech companies snuck a provision into USMCA that would entrench their right to censor.
Greenwald: Prosecution of Assange 'Grave Threat To Press Freedom'
Greenwald reminds readers that even Obama's justice department was hesitant to prosecute Assange.
FLASHBACK: Hillary Clinton's State Department Ignored Julian Assange's Warning About Leaked Cables
Assange made an emergency call to Clinton in 2011, when third parties gained access to a leaked cache of State Department cables.
Bokhari: After Making Other Cities Beg, Amazon Picks NYC and DC
Cities went to embarassing lengths to court Amazon, the same company destroying their high streets.
Healthy Conversation? Twitter Takes No Action as Louis Farrakhan Calls Jews 'Termites'
Twitter said their policy on "dehumanizing language" has yet to come into effect.
Bokhari: In 'The Good Censor,' Google Admitted to Censorship -- And The Media Ignored It
Google's briefing frankly acknowledged a "shift towards censorship." The media's response? Silence, or gushing praise.
THE GOOD CENSOR - Google Growth Strategy: 'Shift Towards Censorship' to Appease Authoritarian Governments
The leaked briefing admits that Google's global growth is tied to compliance with government censorship requests.
THE GOOD CENSOR: Google Briefing Accused Trump of Spreading ‘Conspiracy Theory'
The Pro-Clinton 'conspiracy theory' identified by Google has been confirmed by independent research.
THE GOOD CENSOR: Google Admits Concerns About Political Neutrality Are Now ‘Mainstream’
Google acknowledges that alternative media sites like Breitbart News kicked off the conversation about free speech.
Sen. Collins Flooded with Abusive Tweets Threatening Death, Violence -- Twitter Does Nothing
Twitter drags its feed on violence and abuse directed at Republicans. The latest target is Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).
Rep. Blackburn: Google Employee's Comments 'Despicable,' 'Indicative of Bias'
"Marsha Blackburn is a mother, a grandmother, a friend, a dedicated public servant, a pro-life champion, an ally for veterans, and an advocate for lowering our taxes and cutting regulation.
'Kill Kavanaugh' Tops Twitter Search and Hashtag Suggestions
"KillKavanaugh" is also featured prominently as search suggestions when users type "Ki" or even just "K."
THE GOOGLE TAPE: Google Global Affairs VP Kent Walker -- ‘History Is on Our Side’
Speaking to Google employees a few days after the 2016 election, Google VP for Global Affairs Kent Walker assured the company that despite Trump’s election, history was “on [their] side” but that they must work to ensure that “populism [and] nationalism” around the world is nothing more than a “blip” and a “hiccup” in the march towards progress.
BuzzFeed Reporter Charlie Warzel Lobbied Twitter to Ban Infowars, Alex Jones
BuzzFeed senior technology writer Charlie Warzel acknowledged that he sent emails to Twitter enquiring about tweets from Infowarsfounder Alex Jones ahead of the social media company's decision to ban Jones from its platform.
Apple Permanently Blacklists Infowars App from Store
The masters of the universe continue to prove that there really is a conspiracy against Alex Jones.
Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Is a Public Square More than 5 Times
Speaking before Senators and Representatives today, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey repeatedly referred to his platform as a "public square" while simultaneouslyarguing that he has the right to remove lawful content protected by the First Amendment from it.
Damage Control: Twitter Says Overzealous Shadowbanning Was a Mistake, 3 Days Before Congress Grills CEO Jack Dorsey
Twitter has said that its overzealous downranking of accounts was the result of errors in their system, just three days before CEO Jack Dorsey is set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the subject of social media censorship.
Trump Slams Google for Biased Search Results
President Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to condemn Google, criticizing the search engine as "rigged" for favoring liberal and establishment news publications in its search results.
Bokhari: Facebook And Trump Agree -- Social Media Users Are Journalists
President Trump wants to liberate independent journalism on social media; Facebook wants to rank and censor it.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Nancy Pelosi 'Has No Idea What's Going On' with Twitter Censorship
House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, who would likely become Speaker of the House if Democrats win the midterms this November, called the censorship of conservatives on social media an "outrageous conspiracy theory" earlier this week.
Report: Facebook Exec Said Zuckerberg 'Doesn't Care About Publishers'
Facebook's head of global news partnerships, Campbell Brown told Australian media executives that Mark Zuckerberg "doesn't care about publishers," according to a report in Murdoch-owned newspaperthe Australian.
Twitter Bans Conservative Commentator Gavin McInnes
Does the New York Times still think censorship concerns are "overblown"?
Claim: CNN's Brian Stelter Mocks Alex Jones Following Big Tech Censorship Blitz
The far-left network played a central role in the campaign to get Alex Jones kicked off social media.
Bokhari: Facebook's 'Inauthentic Accounts' Crackdown Blow To Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
If Facebook was trying to sabotage the Democrat-pushed Trump-Russia collusion narrative this week, it did a great job.
Report: Left Wing Activists Claim Facebook 'Inauthentic Behavior' Crackdown Is Censoring Them
After a year of demands for censorship of conservatives on Facebook, the shoe is on the other foot.
6 Key Points from Facebook's Crackdown on 'Inauthentic' Accounts
Earlier today, Facebook announced the banning of 32 political pages and accounts suspected of "co-ordinated inauthentic behavior" linked to foreign agents.
Bokhari: Only Regulation Will Bust Silicon Valley's Progressive Racket
"Competition" against Silicon Valley's progressive racket is currently impossible.
Glenn Greenwald Blasts Twitter Shadowbans: 'No Transparency,' Hiding 'People I Decide to Follow'
The Intercept co-Founder and Pulitzer Prize winner Glenn Greenwald slammed Twitter for its attempts to deny "shadowbanning," or covertly restricting user content, in a series of tweets earlier today.
GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel: Twitter Ignored Our Letter
Ronna McDaniel says Twitter ignored a letter expressing concerns about social media censorship.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Banks, Payment Processors Are Becoming 'De Facto Internet Censors'
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says payment processors shouldn't decide what speech is allowed to thrive online.
Twitter 'Quality Filter' Excludes Top Conservatives from Searches
A large number of right-wing and conservative Twitter accounts, including Breitbart News journalists, have been tagged with a mysterious Twitter filter that appears to block their tweets from some searches.
Report: Ecuador to Withdraw Asylum from Julian Assange
The Intercept reports that Ecuador will soon withdraw asylum from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been claiming refuge in the country's London embassy since 2012, citing fears that he will be extradited to the U.S.
Google to Host Talk on 'White Fragility'
Google previously rejected a talk by Jordan Peterson for "potentially controversial subject matter."
Facebook Admits to Shadowbanning News It Considers 'Fake'
Facebook thinks it can preserve its "commitment to free speech" by just censoring 80 percent of your post's reach.
'Anonymous' Users Can Be Pinpointed on Twitter with 96.7% Accuracy
Just because your handle is "LibPwner2016" doesn't mean you're really anonymous.
Google Briefly Lists Neil Gorsuch as 'World Renowned Lib Owner'
The prank further exposes Google's dependence on Wikipedia for "reliable" information.
Apple Follows Facebook, Will Cherry-Pick 'Trusted Sources' for Users
Like Facebook, Apple wants to hand-pick the news its users read, instead of leaving it to the individual.
Bokhari: Establishment and Social Media Giants Fail to 'Fact Check' TIME Magazine's Refugee Hoax Cover
The campaign against the spread of "misinformation" on social media is a partisan lie. TIME's fake-news cover proves it.
Twitter Takes 20 Hours to Remove Tweet Advocating Murder of ICE Agents
The tweet suggests stabbing ICE agents and ripping out their hearts.
California Judge Rules Twitter CAN Be Sued for Falsely Advertising Free Speech
Twitter's policy of banning users "at any time, for any reason, or no reason" could be unconscionable.
News Corp CEO: Tech Platforms Must 'Protect Professional Journalism'
"The pervasiveness of the largest digital platforms makes Standard Oil look like a corner gas station" said the CEO.
New York Times CEO: Facebook Shouldn't Be 'World's Editor in Chief', Censoring Fake News 'Not the Right Answer'
The CEO revealed that Mark Zuckerberg told the NYT that they could expect to do "very well" in Facebook's "trusted news" rankings.
Masters of the Universe: Facebook to Hire 'News Credibility Specialists' to Rank News Organizations
Facebook is advertising to hire "news credibility specialists," as the company continues to take on the role of a publisher, making editorial decisions about what news content is "trusted" and what is not.
Report: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter All Work with Far-Left SPLC
Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Twitter all work with the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), according to a new report.
Flashback: Zuckerberg Assured Congress that Facebook, Now Publishing Mainstream News, Isn't a Publisher
"I agree that we're responsible for the content, but we don't produce the content", Zuckerberg told lawmakers in April.
Senators Demand Answers from Mark Zuckerberg over New Data Sharing Scandal
The Facebook CEO faces mounting questions over whether his statements to Congress in April were accurate.
Report: Facebook Gave Data Access to Chinese Firm Flagged as a 'Threat' by US Intelligence Agencies
Sen. Tom Cotton has warned that Huawei is "essentially an arm of the Chinese government."
Democrat Rep: Mark Zuckerberg Lied to Congress
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I) said Zuckerberg must be "held accountable."
Anti-Extremist Muslim Imam Tawhidi Banned From Facebook After Mocking Hamas
Facebook banned anti-extremist Australian Imam Mohammad Tawhidi after he sarcastically mocked Hamas in a post.
Report: Google, Wikipedia List 'Nazism' as California GOP's Top Ideology
Google briefly listed "Nazism" as an official ideology of the California Republican Party, due to the search engine's dependence on unreliable information from Wikipedia.
Report: Evening Standard Sold Positive Coverage to Google and Uber
London's Evening Standard newspaper sold favorable coverage to a number of companies, including tech giants Google and Uber, according to a report published by the watchdog group openDemocracy.
Twitter Officially Admits to ‘Shadowbanning’ Users in All but Name
Twitter has acknowledged that it is working to artificially limit the reach of "troll-like" accounts on the platform — "shadowbanning" users in all but name, a practice that the company has repeatedly denied.
Facebook Removed 2.5 MILLION Pieces of ‘Hate Speech’ in Just Three Months
Facebook also admitted that its automated technology for detecting hate speech "doesn't work that well."
Exclusive: Sen. Ted Cruz Says Silicon Valley ‘Poses Real and Present Danger’ to American Democracy
"The nexusof power in American media has moved from New York City to Silicon Valley," said Sen. Cruz.
Bokhari: Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Algorithm Review Board’ Would Make Web Censorship Worse, Not Better
Establishment elites don't want a level playing field on social media.
Google Betrays Anti-Breitbart Bias with ‘Lying’ Home Assistant Answer
When asked about the headlines at Breitbart News, the Google Assistant read off an anti-Breitbart hitpiece from the Huffington Post.
Twitter Is Banning Conservatives for Posting Facts
A number of conservatives have been banned from the platform for posting facts and factual claims.
Report: BuzzFeed Targeted Readers with Sponsored Anti-Trump Political Ads Without Proper Disclosure
Failing to properly disclose native political ads could cause BuzzFeed to run afoul of the FEC and FTC.
Bokhari: ‘Free Market’ Defenders of Tech Giants Are Useful Idiots
The corporate boots of Silicon Valley are still going to tread on you.
Facebook Hires Another Democrat Lobbyist, Spent $3.8 Million on Lobbying in First Quarter 2018
Another former adviser to top Democrats joins Facebook's lobbying machine.
Heritage Foundation Defends Facebook’s ‘Right’ to Censor, Will Oppose Regulation
The Heritage Foundation will defend Facebook's legal right as a "private company" to censor content and will oppose attempts to regulate the tech giant, according to the think tank's senior research fellow for technology, Klon Kitchen.
Facebook Enlists Eric Holder’s Law Firm to ‘Advise’ on Anti-Conservative Bias
Facebook plans to fight perceptions of anti-conservative bias... by tapping Eric Holder's law firm.
Facebook ‘Bug’ Shows Company Plan for Flagging ‘Hate Speech’
Even Mark Zuckerberg's posts were flagged with the questionnaire, which asked users to determine what posts were "hate speech."
Facebook Takes Down Event Page for Anti-Caravan Protest
Facebook has deleted an event page hosted by San Diegans for Secure Borders (SDSB), citing a violation of their community standards. The event was a protest against the caravan of illegal aliens aiming to enter the U.S.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Apologizes for Labelling Candace Owens ‘Far Right’
Is this the first time Jack Dorsey has apologized to a conservative?
Facebook Blocks Pamela Geller (Again!) for Reporting on Muslim Anti-Semitism in Germany
If Congress is looking for a pattern of bias against conservatives, they don't have far to look.
Court Seals Documents for Google in James Damore Case
Google has filed a motion in court to seal documents pertaining to James Damore's class-action lawsuit against them, arguing that the documents were causing their employees to be "harassed.
Two-Faced: Congressional Democrats Defend Tech Giant’s Right to Censor, also Call Censorship a ‘Conspiracy Theory’
Congressional Democrats launched an all-out war against conservative concerns about censorship on social media today, calling the concerns a "conspiracy theory", even as they defended tech giants' right to censor content on the basis of political viewpoint.
Dr. Robert Epstein: ‘No Paper Trail’ for Google Search Manipulation
There is currently no way to track Google's manipulation of search results and search suggestions.
EXCLUSIVE — Research: Google Search Manipulation Can Swing Nearly 80 Percent of Undecided Voters
Abuses of power by Google have the potential to dramatically impact democratic elections, and are nearly impossible to detect.
‘Digital Rights’ Group EFF, Testifying Before Congress Thursday, Is Funded by Google
The ties between big tech and "digital rights" groups run deep.
Pew: Americans Favor Freedom of Information over Protection from ‘Fake News’
Ordinary Americans don't want to trade internet freedom for protection from "fake news."
Google Lawsuit: Senior Engineer Alon Altman Wanted to Sabotage Trump’s Android Phone, Ban His Gmail Account
The radical leftist, still employed at the company, also suggested blacklisting right-wing sites and censoring YouTube.
Lawsuit: Google Instructed Managers that ‘Individual Achievement’ and ‘Objectivity’ Were Examples of ‘White Dominant Culture’
Meritocracy, winning, avoiding conflict, a belief in objectivity, and a 'colorblind' racial frame were cited as examples of 'white dominant culture.'
Bokhari: Filter First – Mark Zuckerberg Could Restore Free Speech on Facebook with One Feature
If Mark Zuckerberg really wants Facebook to be a "platform for all ideas," as he repeatedly told lawmakers last week, all he needs to do is add a single, radical new feature to the social network.
Zuck-Ups: 5 Times Zuckerberg Let Uncomfortable Truths About Facebook Slip Out
Zuckerberg tried to dodge the tough questions, but occasionally the truth slipped out.
Rep. Morgan Griffith Pushes Mark Zuckerberg for Clear Definition of ‘Misinformation’
The Virginia congressman asked Zuckerberg to clarify Facebook's definition of "misinformation."
Rep. Scalise Grills Zuckerberg on Anti-Conservative Algorithm Change, Favors to Obama Campaign
Rep. Scalise zeroed in on allegations regarding algorithm bias and special favors to the Obama campaign.