President Joe Biden this week revoked an order from the previous Trump administration that sought to protect users from unfair or deceptive content restriction practices by Big Tech companies. The effect of the revocation would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the heads of executive departments to take steps to rescind any regulations…
Biden Revokes Trump Order Protecting Users From Censorship on Social Media
May 16, 2021
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Fake Accounts Support Beijing’s Propaganda Campaign on Twitter: Reports
The Chinese regime is heavily relying on Twitter and Facebook to broadcast its state propaganda to the global audience and its online effort has been amplified by fake Twitter accounts, according to recent reports. “We find that the PRC [People’s Republic of China] is increasingly seeking to use its diplomats to amplify the outward-facing propaganda…
The High-Pressure Business of Selling Woke Corporate Armor
May 13, 2021
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In 2017, Nandini Jammi helped launch a company called Sleeping Giants to pressure corporate advertisers into boycotting conservative media. With little more than a Twitter account, a Facebook group and a gift for incendiary rhetoric, the company reportedly prompted a range of corporations, from Pfizer to Walmart, to pull advertising from Fox News and other…
UK’s New Internet Bill Criticised by Civil Liberties Groups
The UK government on Wednesday published the draft of a new “landmark” internet bill to regulate online space. The ambitious new bill (pdf), which is expected to be brought before Parliament in the coming months, is set to be the first major set of regulations for the internet anywhere in the world. It aims to…
Big Tech Companies Are Monopolies Engaged in Censorship: Parshall
Big Tech companies like Facebook and Twitter are monopolies that need to be reined in to curb the amount of censorship they’re engaging in, constitutional lawyer Craig Parshall told The Epoch Times. Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act helped a small group of companies, including Google and Amazon, rise to powerful heights. Those companies,…
Twitter Is the New Newspaper; We’re Worse Off for It
Commentary While some are hanging onto their ink and paper, print newspapers are a fading tradition. As the next generation comes of age, the trend only promises to escalate. A recent survey of Generation Z—often dubbed “digital natives”—found that only 21 percent report getting their news from newspapers at least once a week. In fact,…
Canadians Must Not Be Apathetic About Bill C-10 and Free Speech Rights
Commentary Never in human history have we had such access to information, nor such an ability to create information and share it with others. We can access the contents of entire libraries on our phones and view everything from works of art to theatrical productions from any location with a cellular signal. We also have…
Facebook Oversight Board Member Criticizes Indefinite Trump Suspension
A member of Facebook’s Oversight Board criticized Facebook’s move to indefinitely suspend President Donald Trump’s account, saying the company’s rules are problematic. The Oversight Board ruled last week that it would keep a ban on the former commander-in-chief’s account due to his comments on Jan. 6. “We gave them a certain amount of time to…
Twitter Suspends ‘From the Desk of Donald J. Trump’ Account
May 6, 2021
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Twitter has suspended an account of unclear origin that seemed nominally affiliated with former President Donald Trump’s newly launched communications platform “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump.” Visitors to the account, which has the handle “@DJTDesk,” are met with the message “Account suspended.” A Twitter spokesperson told The New York Post that it pulled…
Biden Supports Big Tech Cracking Down on ‘Disinformation,’ White House Says
President Joe Biden is supportive of Facebook and other Big Tech companies taking action to combat disinformation and misinformation, the White House said after Facebook’s Oversight board upheld the technology giant’s decision to suspend former President Donald Trump. “The president’s view is that the major platforms have a responsibility related to the health and safety…
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