Facebook on Monday said it will add labels to all posts about COVID-19 vaccines, as part of its efforts to help more people get a shot. “We’ve already connected over 2 billion people to authoritative COVID-19 information, and today as access to COVID-19 vaccines expands, we’re going even further and aiming to help bring 50…
Twitter Tries to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Child Sex Trafficking Survivor Using Section 230 Immunity
Twitter is asking a federal court in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a child sex trafficking victim, who alleged that the social media giant refused to immediately remove explicit content depicting the child on its platform. The lawsuit, filed in January, is accusing the Silicon Valley company of knowingly benefiting financially from the…
YouTube Has Removed Over 800,000 Videos Containing Misleading COVID-19 Information: Spokesperson
Google’s YouTube has removed over 800,000 videos that contained false or misleading information regarding COVID-19, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Thursday. The removals date back to February 2020. The videos “included claims about COVID-19 vaccinations that contradict local health authorities or the World Health Organization,” a spokeswoman said via email. Approximately 30,000 videos…
Parler Working on Return to Apple’s App Store
Parler on Thursday said it’s working on returning to Apple’s app store, following a report it was denied reentry last month. “Parler expects and hopes to keep working with Apple to return to the App Store. We’re optimistic that Apple will continue to differentiate itself from other ‘Big Tech’ companies by supporting its customers’ choice…
Police Identify Teens Who Brutally Beat Elderly Man in Newport Beach
March 10, 2021
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Newport Beach police have identified three teenage boys who allegedly beat an elderly man in an attack that was filmed and shared on social media, they said March 10. The assault happened March 6, about 10:10 p.m. near Balboa Boulevard East and Main Street. A widely-circulated social media video showed teenagers standing next to an older…
Facebook Asks Court to Dismiss Antitrust Case From US Government, 46 States
Facebook on Wednesday requested a federal judge dismiss an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and most states late last year. Facebook’s lawyers asserted the case failed to state a claim and “utterly ignores the reality of the dynamic, intensely competitive high-tech industry in which Facebook operates.” The commission and 46 states…
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Says He’s Launching Social Media Website After Twitter Ban
My Pillow founder Mike Lindell said that he is launching his own social media website after his personal and MyPillow accounts were suspended by Twitter. “Every single influencer person on the planet can come there. You’re going to have a platform to speak out,” Lindell announced last week on Charlie Kirk’s podcast. “We’re launching this…
Twitter Sues Texas Attorney General, Alleges Abuse of Office
Twitter on Monday sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleging he is unlawfully abusing his authority as the highest law-enforcement officer of the State of Texas. Twitter claims in the lawsuit that Paxton has been intimidating, harassing, and targeting Twitter “in retaliation for Twitter’s exercise of its First Amendment rights.” “The rights of free speech and…
WSJ Editorial Board Suggests Revising Section 230 Protections for Big Tech
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial board came out this week to express support for curtailing broad legal protections for technology companies after one of the newspaper’s opinion articles was fact-checked by Facebook. “We’ve been leery of proposals in Congress to modify Section 230 protections that shield internet platforms from liability. But social-media giants are…
GOP Pushes Bills to Allow Social Media Censorship Lawsuits
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law that prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts. GOP politicians in roughly two dozen states have introduced bills that would allow for civil lawsuits against platforms for what…
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