A federal judge on Jan. 21 denied a request from Parler that sought to have the court order Amazon Web Services (AWS) to continue hosting the service. U.S. District Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, a Carter appointee, said that Parler failed to meet the standard for the issuance of a preliminary injection. “To be clear, the…
‘Anti-Facebook’ App MeWe Sees Surge in Downloads Amid Privacy Concerns
MeWe, a social media app that focuses on privacy, has seen a surge in downloads in recent weeks in the midst of a social media crackdown on users’ content and accounts. “People all over the world are leaving Facebook and Twitter in droves because they are fed up with the relentless privacy violations, surveillance capitalism,…
House Oversight Chairwoman Asks FBI Director to Investigate Parler Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riots
The House Oversight Committee sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray to look into Parler’s alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney wrote in a letter Wednesday that the FBI should carry out a “robust investigation” into whether Parler played a role in the Capitol breach. The chairwoman also wanted…
House Oversight Chairwoman Seeks FBI Probe of Parler Over Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
The House Oversight Committee sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray to look into allegations of social media platform Parler’s involvement “related to the violence” on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney wrote in a letter dated Jan. 21 that the FBI should carry out a “robust investigation” into whether Parler played…
Russian Company Confirms Its Providing Services to Parler as Website Issues New Update
A Russian company confirmed that it is providing services to social media website Parler. It was discovered that Parler retained the services of DDoS-Guard, which offers protection against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, provides hosting services, and more. Jeffrey Wernick, Parler’s chief operating officer, told the New York Times that DDoS-Guard supports only a temporary webpage, adding…
Freedom of Speech Slipping Away
Commentary As the new Biden-Harris administration assumes power, the most basic American freedom of speech and expression is under unprecedented threat. For the first time ever, I am concerned about my freedom to do my work, to run a policy institute addressing issues of culture, race, and poverty from a conservative perspective. Technology—the internet—which was…
Parler Claims Amazon Intentionally Left Security Hole for Hackers to Attack Data Centers
Parler, in a court filing, accused Amazon Web Services (AWS) of deliberately leaving open Amazon Route 53, a Domain Name System web service, that essentially provided a green light for hackers to attack its data centers. Parler’s filing in a Washington state court stated that after AWS took Parler offline, “it did a very curious thing”…
Digital Duplicity: The Social Media Purge Exposes Net Neutrality’s True Goal
January 19, 2021
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Commentary For nearly two decades, Silicon Valley made net neutrality its highest policy priority. Under the banner of a “free and open” internet, Google, Facebook, and Twitter sought regulations to ensure the uninterrupted flow of information by treating every bit equally. Or so they said. Beginning on Jan. 8, these firms and others executed an…
Hungary Mulls Sanctions Against Social Media Giants
BUDAPEST—Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga on Monday raised the prospect of sanctioning social media firms over what she called “systematic abuses” of free speech. The minister said she would meet the Hungarian competition watchdog this week to discuss possible penalties for what she described as unfair commercial practices as well as convening a meeting of…
Undercover Video Shows Twitter Senior Executive Outlining Censorship Push
An undercover video released Monday shows a senior executive at Twitter promising the company will step up its efforts to ban or curtail users of the platform. “One of the interesting things is a lot of the work that we’ve been doing over the last week is work that we’ve built on in other places…
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