Category: Social Media

YouTube Suspends Rudy Giuliani Over ‘Election Integrity Policy,’ Nicotine Use

Google-owned YouTube suspended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s channel for a second time, claiming that he violated the platform’s policies surrounding the election. YouTube confirmed to news outlets that the ban isn’t permanent. Giuliani won’t be able to upload videos for two weeks. “We removed content from the Rudy W. Giuliani channel for…


Gab CEO Responds After Hackers Target Social Media Site

Gab’s CEO on Sunday said his account was among those compromised in a hack of the social media website. Andrew Torba described the attackers as “mentally ill tranny demon hackers (I’m very serious).” “The same people behind this attack targeted law enforcement officers and their family members last summer. The feds are treating them as…


Whistleblower Ryan Hartwig Says Censorship at Facebook Has Become ‘Outrageous’

Facebook whistleblower Ryan Hartwig, who lifted the lid on the social media giant’s alleged pattern of bias and censorship against conservatives, told The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” on Saturday that censorship at the company has become “outrageous.” Hartwig, a former content moderator at a third-party company that provided services to Facebook, made news in…


Facebook Censorship Has Become ‘Outrageous,’ Whistleblower Says

Facebook whistleblower Ryan Hartwig, who lifted the lid on the social media giant’s alleged pattern of bias and censorship against conservatives, told The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” program on Feb. 27 that censorship at the company has become “outrageous.” Hartwig, a former content moderator at a third-party company that provided services to Facebook, made…


Twitter, Facebook, Google Need Regulation Like a ‘Utility Company’: Texas AG Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested that Big Tech firms should be treated like utility or phone companies in terms of regulation. Over the past several years, there have been calls for the federal government to regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, and other Big Tech firms as these companies can exercise great control over what can…


Twitter, Facebook, Google Need Regulation Like ‘Utility Company’: Texas AG Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested that Big Tech firms should be treated like utility or phone companies in terms of regulation. Over the past several years, there have been calls for the federal government to regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, and other Big Tech firms, as these companies can exercise great control over what…


Judge Approves $650 Million Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Illinois in 2015. Nearly 1.6 million Facebook…


Senators Introduce PROMISE Act Targeting Political Bias in Big Tech Companies

Senators. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) on Feb. 24 introduced new legislation targeting political bias in big tech.


Facebook VP Nick Clegg Defends Tech Giant’s Australian News Ban

Facebook’s Vice President of Global Affairs has defended the tech giant’s Australian news ban, saying it was “legally necessary” to do so before impending media payment laws were legislated through the country’s Parliament. Clegg, who is a former deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom, wrote in a blog just hours after the news ban was…


‘We Think We’ve Absolutely Got a Case That Will Win’: Texas AG Ken Paxton on Big Tech Antitrust Action

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed his certainty in winning an antitrust case Texas filed against Google, which alleges illegal monopolistic practices. Paxton talked with Breitbart about the lawsuit against the tech giant. He was asked to comment on a proposal from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that would allow big tech companies to be fined or…