Tag: Media & Big Tech

Twitter Falls Short of Revenue Growth Estimates

Twitter released its most recent quarterly report on Thursday, accompanied by an announcement of a $400 million share buyback, provoking market ambivalence that has some investors doubting the company’s future success. The new quarterly report, the first since Parag Agrawal stepped in as CEO of Twitter last November, revealed underwhelming metrics for revenue and user…


Wall Street Ends Down Sharply on Fears of Ukraine Conflict

Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Friday for the second straight session, as investors fretted about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes declined, led by technology, down 3.0 percent, and consumer discretionary, down 2.8 percent. The energy sector index surged 2.8 percent as oil prices…


Apple Shares Plan to Reduce Misuse of AirTags With Spying: What You Need to Know

Apple Inc. said Thursday it will issue updates to its AirTag tracking devices and “Find My Network” software so as to cut down on crime and misuse. What Happened The Tim Cook-led company said that AirTag was designed to help people locate personal belongings and not to track people or another person’s property. The iPhone…


CNN Analyst Backtracks Tweet Saying Canadian Truckers Should Get Tires Slashed

A former Obama administration official who works for CNN hastily backtracked on a Twitter post calling for people to slash the tires of Canadian truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “Earlier today, I tweeted something that has been used by others to suggest I was promoting vigilantism. I was not. People have the freedom to…


CNN Analyst Backtracks After Saying ‘Slash the Tires’ of Canadian Truck Convoy

A former Obama administration official who works for CNN hastily backtracked on a Twitter post calling for people to slash the tires of Canadian truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “Earlier today, I tweeted something that has been used by others to suggest I was promoting vigilantism. I was not. People have the freedom to…


CNN Analyst Backtracks After Calling for Canadian Convoy to Have Tires Slashed

A former Obama administration official who works for CNN hastily backtracked on a Twitter post calling for people to slash the tires of Canadian truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “Earlier today, I tweeted something that has been used by others to suggest I was promoting vigilantism. I was not. People have the freedom to…


Joe Rogan to Corporate Media: ‘Have Better Arguments’

Podcaster Joe Rogan recently addressed the corporate media-driven efforts to get his show canceled from Spotify. “The answer is not to silence me, the answer is [for] you to do better,” Rogan said Thursday during his show, referring to media pundits. “The answer is for you to have better arguments. When you’re on television talking…


House Republicans Call for Probe Into GoFundMe Shutting Down ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fundraiser

House Republicans on Feb. 10 urged Democrats to hold a hearing to examine “Big Tech silencing” after GoFundMe shut down fundraising for the Freedom Convoy campaign by Canadian truckers. In a letter (pdf), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) accused the for-profit crowdfunding platform of “selectively discriminating against certain people by canceling their ability to organize…


Facebook, Instagram Abound With Counterfeit Fashion, Report Says

A new report of research conducted by the Italian analytics firm Ghost Data reveals the full extent of counterfeit fashion on marketplaces owned by Meta Industries (formerly Facebook), revealing thousands of accounts trafficking in falsely branded “designer” clothing and accessories. The report revealed over 26,000 active counterfeit fashion accounts on Facebook and over 20,000 on…


Appeals Court Temporarily Allows New York Times to Publish Project Veritas Documents

An appeals court panel in New York state has temporarily blocked an order that had prevented the New York Times from publishing documents from the journalism group Project Veritas. Enforcement of Supreme Court Justice Charles Wood’s Dec. 23, 2021, order is stayed until a full appeal can be heard, the panel of the court’s Appellate…