YouTube deleted what appears to be thousands of “dislikes” from videos on the official channel of President Joe Biden’s White House. The company said it’s a part of its regular efforts to remove engagement it considers inauthentic. People on the platform noticed that dislikes have been disappearing by the thousands from several White House videos…
YouTube Deletes Portion of ‘Dislikes’ From Biden Videos, Says It’s Spam
US Trade Reps Urge Australia Not to Rush Google, Facebook Payment Law
U.S. trade representatives have urged Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force tech giants to pay local media companies for news content. Assistant Trade Representatives Daniel Bahar and Karl Ehlers called on the government not to rush the laws and to work towards developing a…
The Monstrous Hybrids That Control Us
Commentary Conservatives are confused about how to view the tech giants, which have become so powerful in so many areas of our lives. Should the Facebooks, Twitters, and Googles be seen as private companies and thus be left alone to be disciplined by the free market? Or should they be seen as de facto monopolies,…
Online Censorship Cancels the Right of Free Speech
Commentary There is an astonishing trend afoot, and if something isn’t done to stop it in its ugly tracks, your right to freely express an opinion is in jeopardy. President Donald Trump may be the most reviled person in the United States right now, but the moves to silence him in the public square—and others…
Google, Facebook on the Defense After Capitol Attack
Google and Facebook executives were placed on the defense this week as they were questioned on the role their platforms played in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Protesters who stormed the Capitol used Google-owned YouTube and Facebook, among other platforms, before and during the storming. Pressed on whether Alphabet, Google’s parent company,…
Google ‘Experiments’ on Australia Amid Public Stoush With Australian Govt
Google has buried links and search results from Australian news publishers under the guise of an experiment with its ranking algorithm. The revelations come amid a high-profile dispute between the tech giant and Australian government over an impending law that will compel the company to pay news publishers for content. Attempts to search for news…
Google ‘Experiments’ on Australia Amid Public Stoush With Government
Google has buried links and search results from Australian news publishers under the guise of an experiment with its ranking algorithm. The revelations come amid a high-profile dispute between the tech giant and Australian government over an impending law that will compel the company to pay news publishers for content. Attempts to search for news…
Google Backs Biden Immigration Efforts, Offers to Cover Some Fees
Google on Wednesday said it backs President-elect Joe Biden’s promised immigration reform, while offering to cover some of the fees associated with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Kent Walker, senior vice president of global affairs at the company, said Google is making a $250,000 grant that will cover application fees to DACA for…
Regulate Social Media Like Public Utilities
Commentary Democracy took a big blow when Twitter shut down President Donald Trump’s accounts and Google and Amazon ousted Parler, a site favored by millions of conservatives. Big Tech, which is run by the left, is robbing Americans of their right to communicate freely and exchange ideas. The nation’s founders worried that the government would…
420lb Woman Who Wouldn’t Go Out to Eat Without Googling the Chair Size Loses Over 140lb
A young woman who weighed nearly 420 pounds (approx. 191 kg) and wouldn’t eat out at restaurants without researching the size of the chairs now looks unrecognizable after shedding more than 140 pounds (approx. 64 kg). Freya Symons, 29, from Andover, Hampshire, England, decided to ditch her unhealthy lifestyle in April 2019. Given her weight,…
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