Tag: Media & Big Tech

US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Admin Input on Texas, Florida Social Media Laws

The Supreme Court has invited the Biden administration to give input on laws in Florida and Texas that allow users to sue large social media companies over censorship. NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations representing Twitter, Facebook, Google, and other social media and e-commerce companies, brought the case to challenge the states’ laws. Both state laws…


Twitter Has About 2,300 ‘Active, Working Employees,’ Says Elon Musk

Elon Musk said in a post on Twitter on Saturday that Twitter, Inc. has about 2,300 active employees. CNBC on Friday reported that Twitter’s full-time headcount has reduced to about 1,300 active, working employees, including fewer than 550 full-time engineers by title. About 75 of the company’s 1,300 employees are on leave, including about 40 engineers, CNBC…


BBC Chairman Probed Over Alleged Role in Helping Boris Johnson Secure Loan

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp is under investigation over potential conflicts of interests after allegations emerged that he had helped secure an £800,000 ($987,000) loan guarantee for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Sunday Times alleged that Sharp, a Tory donor and BBC chair candidate at the time, was involved in talks about financing Johnson when…


Australian Media Watchdog Gains New Powers to Target Media Misinformation

Australia’s media regulator will gain new powers to impose a compulsory code of conduct to target misinformation and disinformation on digital platforms. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will be given new information-gathering and record-keeping powers to respond to misinformation and disinformation in a federal effort to create transparency around major digital platforms. The…


Fox News Executive Alan Komissaroff Dies at Age 47 After Heart Attack

Alan Komissaroff, the senior vice president of news and politics at Fox News Media, died last Friday after suffering a heart attack, the network confirmed. He was 47. “This is an extremely difficult day for all of us who worked closely with Alan, and we are completely heartbroken,” FOX News CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox…


Fox News Executive Komissaroff Dies at Age 47 After Heart Attack

Alan Komissaroff, the senior vice president of news and politics at Fox News Media, died on Jan. 20, two weeks after suffering a heart attack, the network confirmed. He was 47. “This is an extremely difficult day for all of us who worked closely with Alan, and we are completely heartbroken,” FOX News CEO Suzanne Scott…


Climate Alarmists Panic That Twitter Under Musk Allows More Dissenting Views on Global Warming

An organization that says it is a coalition of “climate and anti-disinformation organisations” says Twitter under CEO Elon Musk is allowing more dissenting views on climate change. Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), released a Jan. 19 study (pdf), accusing Musk of allowing misinformation about the climate crisis to spread on the social media platform. The…


Climate Activists Panic That Twitter Under Musk Allows More Dissenting Views on Global Warming

An organization that says it is a coalition of “climate and anti-disinformation organisations” says Twitter under CEO Elon Musk is allowing more dissenting views on climate change. Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), released a Jan. 19 study (pdf), accusing Musk of allowing misinformation about the climate crisis to spread on the social media platform. The…


Climate Activists Alarmed That Twitter Under Musk Allows More Dissenting Views on Global Warming

An organization that says it is a coalition of “climate and anti-disinformation organisations” says Twitter under CEO Elon Musk is allowing more dissenting views on climate change. Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), released a Jan. 19 study (pdf), accusing Musk of allowing misinformation about the climate crisis to spread on the social media platform. The…


Tech Industry Job Cuts Come Rapidly and in Big Numbers

In just the past month there have been nearly 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector. Large and small tech companies went on a hiring spree in over the past several years due to a demand for their products, software and services surged with millions of people working remotely. However, even with all of the…