Last year, Jesse Bloom, an evolutionary biologist and a virologist, was working on a research paper, the findings of which suggested that COVID-19—and therefore the pandemic itself—had, in fact, leaked out of a lab in Wuhan. And by June of last year, after many months of research, Bloom already had a fully-prepared draft of his paper,…
Facts Matter (April 21): Investigation Reveals Effort To CONCEAL Lab Leak Research; GOP Lawmakers Send Letter, Demand Answers
Elon Musk’s Big Move on Twitter
Commentary As you undoubtedly have heard, Elon Musk—ever the rebel—has offered to buy the whole of Twitter for more than $43 billion. He says that the offer is final. No negotiation. If it is rejected, he will likely sell his 10 percent stake. I’m personally excited about the prospect because so many of my friends have been canceled by…
Elon Musk Says Censorship on Twitter Poses ‘Civilizational Risk’
April 15, 2022
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Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said Thursday the reason he’s trying to buy Twitter is not to make money but to turn it into a bastion of free speech and reduce the “civilizational risk” to freedom and democracy from excessive and opaque restrictions on expression. Speaking at a TED event in Vancouver, Canada, on April 14,…
Big Tech Allowing Pro-China Influencers on Social Media; China’s Spy Operation in America
April 11, 2022
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Shanghai’s lockdown is not ending. Videos show people fed up with the draconian measure. Meanwhile, Guangzhou, a city of 15 million people, prepares to go into lockdown. China’s continuous spying operation is using technology to steal American secrets. The DOJ tries to arrest those involved. I spoke with Kara Frederick, from the Heritage Foundation, on…
Russian Disinformation a Threat But Censorship Not the Cure, House Committee Hears
April 7, 2022
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The impact of Russian disinformation on Canada was discussed during a House committee on April 5, with academics weighing in on the nature and scope of the phenomena. They didn’t all agree on its importance, but cautioned that government censorship could actually backfire by eroding trust in institutions. “In terms of disinformation, I’m not one…
Can Elon Musk Defeat the Censors?
Commentary A remarkable and truth-telling post appeared over the weekend from the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. Despite how the platform went to heck under his leadership—presuming he really ever had control—he has done good for the world. For years, he has seemed to object to how his own company was operating….
Government Tables Bill to Make Big Tech Pay For Canadian News
The Liberal government tabled a bill today that will require online platforms to strike deals with media organizations for the displaying of their content. “As you guys know, the news sector in Canada is in crisis and this contributes to the heightened public mistrust and the rise of harmful disinformation in our society,” Heritage Minister…
Hunter Laptop Story Confirms: Rein in Big Tech or Cease to Be a Free People
Commentary On the precipice of the regime-defining 2020 presidential election, Facebook and Twitter committed their “Pearl Harbor attack” against the incumbent president, Donald Trump, and in dutiful favor of the regnant regime’s favored candidate, Joe Biden. In an October move that would presage the collapse of the “public”-”private” distinction during the Biden presidency—as seen in…
Expert Panel Announced to Advise Government on Online Harms Bill
A panel of experts that will make recommendations to the government on how to curtail “online harms” through legislation was revealed on March 30 by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. “The internet has allowed for more mis- and disinformation, more polarization than ever before, and we’re much more likely to be exposed to and hurt by…
The West’s Russia Sanctions Show Why States Want to Weaponize the Financial System
Commentary In the past month, Western nations have allied to wage an economic and technological war against the Russian government and key Russian institutions. These measures included economic sanctions on well-connected Russian oligarchs, Russian banks, and even a U.S. ban of Russian energy imports. Despite Western skepticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s imperialist ambitions, Western nations had previously been comfortable with…
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