Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a Digital Bill of Rights to protect Florida residents from Big Tech overreach. The digital age has led to what many see as the infringement of Americans’ First Amendment rights. The Constitution’s founders viewed the right to speak freely as natural law. Fast forward to 2016, then 2020, and…
Constitution Versus Big Tech: Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights
Trump on Returning to Facebook, Twitter: ‘I Don’t Like to Be Foolish’
Former President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to return to Twitter and Facebook, despite the two social media platforms allowing him to do so after dropping previous bans. Speaking to Just the News on Feb. 20, Trump acknowledged that many of his followers have been waiting for him to return to both Twitter…
$3.7 Billion UK Mass Action Against Facebook Over Market Dominance Rejected, for Now
LONDON—Facebook on Monday temporarily fought off a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetize users’ personal data. However, a London tribunal gave the proposed claimants’ lawyers up to six months to “have another go” at establishing any alleged losses…
The Candyman | The Dark Web Ep1 | Documentary
This film is only available in North America and the UK because of territorial licensing. It was one of 640 million closed groups on Facebook. Hiding behind anonymity, the creator of child pornography group Loli Candy and its 7,000 members hid their activities on Facebook and Whatsapp—the dissemination of horrifying images of abuse. …
Google Gives Notice to Canadian Workers Amid Global Layoff of 12,000
When Google announced late January it would lay off 12,000 workers globally, it started with U.S. employees while those in other countries, including Canada, waited in suspense to see if they would keep their jobs. The suspense ended Monday, with Google Canada sending out notice to Canadian employees. Spokesperson Lauren Skelly declined to say how…
Warner, Rubio Question Facebook’s Zuckerberg Over China’s Access to User Data
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter (pdf) to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, questioning him about crucial data Meta’s Facebook platform shared with developers in China in recent years. Warner and Rubio alleged, based on past reporting and company documents, that Facebook has known that…
LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (Feb. 7): China and Russia Accessing Facebook User Data?; Controlled Chemical Release at Ohio Train Wreck
U.S. senators have some questions for Meta over Chinese and Russian access to Facebook data. Find out what they say an internal document revealed about the company’s practices. An update on the Ohio train derailment. A fire raged at the site on Feb. 6. This, after officials performed a controlled release of hazardous materials there….
NTD Good Morning (Feb. 7): China and Russia Accessing Facebook User Data?; Controlled Chemical Release at Ohio Train Wreck
U.S. senators have some questions for Meta over Chinese and Russian access to Facebook data. Find out what they say an internal document revealed about the company’s practices. An update on the Ohio train derailment. A fire raged at the site on Feb. 6. This, after officials performed a controlled release of hazardous materials there….
Facebook, Instagram Threaten to Restrict or Ban Project Veritas
Facebook and Instagram have threatened to restrict or ban Project Veritas from their platforms, both owned by Meta, after a journalist confronted a senior YouTube official about the removal of a video about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines. On Friday, the nonprofit journalism organization Project Veritas published footage that appears to show one of its reporters confronting YouTube’s…
Facebook Seeks to Block $3.7 Billion UK Mass Action Over Market Dominance
LONDON—Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetize users’ personal data. Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of the Facebook group, is facing a mass action brought on behalf of…
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