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.
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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.
Six Questions Members of Congress Should Ask Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerbergfaced a mixture of tough and softball questions at yesterday's Senate hearing. Many questions were left unanswered, and members of the House will have to pick up the slack today.
Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan to Zuckerberg: Are You a Publisher or a Tech Company?
The Senator from Alaska's question has potentially drastic policy implications for Facebook.
Ted Cruz Grills Zuckerberg on Facebook Censorship: Who Moderates Your Moderators?
Sen. Ted Cruz grilled Mark Zuckerberg over political bias at Facebook.
Former FEC Commissioner: Facebook May Have Violated Federal Campaign Law
Facebook may have violated federal campaign law in 2012 when, according to former Obama media analytics director Carol Davidsen, it gave the Obama campaign special favors, says former Federal Election Commissioner Hans A.
Facebook Has Dozens of Ex-Obama and Ex-Hillary Staffers in Senior Positions
Facebook has a thing for former Obama staffers.
Bokhari: 4 Questions Zuck Won’t Want to Answer, that Congress Should Ask Him
If lawmakers want to represent the concerns of the public, they should ask Zuckerberg these questions.
RIGGED: Lawmakers Should Grill Zuckerberg On His Establishment Media Favoritism
Facebook wants to set the rules for all of journalism, Will Congress let their naked power-grab continue?
Report: Establishment Media Soaring on Facebook, Conservative Media in Decline Following Algorithm Change
Corporate media received a massive boost in Facebook engagement this month, following the social network's January 11 algorithm change, while conservative media declined, according to independent social media analysis.
Epstein at Masters of the Universe Town Hall: Everything that Goes Through Gmail Is Monitored by Google
At the Breitbart News "Masters of the Universe" town hall event on big tech on Thursday evening, psychologist Dr. Robert Epstein explained how Google reads everything that goes through Gmail — including deleted drafts and incoming emails from non-Google email clients.
Masters of the Universe Town Hall: Epstein Explains Tech Giants Could Swing a U.S. Election Without Us Knowing
"10 percent could be shifted - that's a lot of votes, with no-one knowing that they've done this."
Conservative Media Call For Resistance, Regulation Against Tech Giants
Representatives from conservative media slammed Silicon Valley's tech giants, with some calling for regulation.
Zuckerberg: ‘Three-Year Project’ to ‘Fix’ Elections, Fake News, Misinformation – Just in Time for 2020
Mark Zuckerberg wants to fix "fake news," "misinformation" and foreign interference in three years - just in time for the 2020 elections.
Facebook Labels All Breitbart Stories ‘Intentionally Misleading’ with Wikipedia Pop-Up
Facebook has attacked Breitbart News, attaching a Wikipedia smear job next to Breitbart links.
Wired Magazine: Zuckerberg Should Resign in Favor of an Even More Left-Wing CEO
Wired wants to replace Zuck with the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, which funds the hilariously biased Wikipedia.
Google-linked Group’s ‘Day of Action’ Coincides with Breitbart ‘Masters of the Universe’ Town Hall
Left-wing "net neutrality groups" have paid little attention to the growing power of Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other companies engaged in the restriction of online content.
Mark Zuckerberg Explains How Facebook Will Try to Kill Alternative Media
Zuckerberg explained in no uncertain terms that Facebook will now decide what counts as "quality" news.
Masters of the Universe Infighting: Zuckerberg Calls Apple CEO’s Arguments ‘Glib’
The Apple CEO had criticized Zuckerberg over Facebook's business model of selling user data.
Amazon, Under Fire From Trump, Could Still Snag Multi-Billion Dollar Pentagon Contract
Despite President Trump's public attacks on the company, tech giant Amazon is still in line to receive a lucrative contract to exclusively provide cloud services to the Department of Defense.
Proactiv Pulls Ads From MSNBC After Ex-Contributor Attacks Pro-Gun Parkland Student Kyle Kashuv
Ex-MSNBC contributor and Vanity Fair contributing editor Kurt Eichenwald attacked Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv on social media.
Masters of the Universe Infighting: Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes On Zuckerberg
“I think the best regulation is no regulation, is self-regulation,” he said. “However, I think we’re beyond that here.”
REPORT: Ecuador Cutting off Julian Assange’s Communications
"Official: Ecuador cutting off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's communications outside London embassy." - AP
Media Research Center Will Fact Check the Social Media Fact Checkers
The MRC will monitor PolitiFact.com, FactCheck.org, Snopes.com, Washington Post Fact Checker, AP Fact Check and CNN Fact Check.
Report: Facebook ‘Transparency’ Function Blocks Users Who Get Too Curious
A Facebook tool designed to inform users about the advertisers trying to target them through the platform withholds key information from consumers that get too curious, even locking them out when they use it too many times, according to a report in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Facebook Loses $70 Billion in Market Value over Last 10 Days
Facebook's share price took a massive hit as the company's data privacy scandal deepened.
Masters of the Universe Infighting: IBM and Apple Say Facebook Should be Regulated
The CEOs of Apple and IBM gave a blunt assessment of Facebook's ongoing data privacy scandal.
Zuckerberg ‘Fundamentally Uncomfortable’ Deciding what Counts as ‘Hate Speech’
In a rare departure from the mainstream narrative, Zuckerberg expressed doubts about being the world's censor.
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