Tag: Twitter

Dave Rubin Blasts Twitter for Locking His Account Over ‘Misleading’ COVID-19 Tweet

Dave Rubin, political commentator and host of “The Rubin Report,” took aim at Twitter on Thursday for locking him out of his account for allegedly violating the company’s policy on COVID-19 misinformation. Rubin shared a screenshot of his since-deleted tweet on the Locals.com platform, which said: “They want a federal vaccine mandate for vaccines which…


Facts Matter (July 29): Auditors Finish Counting Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County; Twitter Responds to Ban

The Arizona State Senate just completed the third counting of the ballots. They are now just one step away from completing the final audit report. Over by the Florida Keys, Cuban refugees are being intercepted by the Coast Guard and… being sent back to Cuba. This is happening as record numbers of illegal aliens are…


Twitter Shutters New York and San Francisco Offices Over Virus Concerns

Twitter has announced it is closing its two biggest offices in New York City and San Francisco, which reopened just two weeks ago, citing concerns about the dynamics of the pandemic. “After careful consideration of the CDC’s updated guidelines, and in light of current conditions, Twitter has made the decision to close our opened offices…


Twitter v. Trump, Part 3: Trump’s Best ‘Free Speech’ Claim against Twitter

Commentary “We’ve increased disinformation research and tracking …. We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation. … It’s important to take faster action against harmful posts. As you all know, information travels quite quickly on social media platforms; sometimes it’s not accurate. And Facebook needs to move more quickly to remove harmful, violative posts,”…


Trump v. Twitter, Part 2: Can a Private Company Violate the First Amendment?

Commentary This is the second in a three part series exploring issues raised by former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter. The first essay discussed a reason for suing that Trump does not allege, but probably should: When social media companies ban ordinary political discussion, they abuse their immunity under Section 230 of the Communications…


Twitter Suspends 2020 Maricopa County Election Audit Accounts

Twitter on Tuesday appeared to suspend several accounts dedicated to 2020 election audits, including a prominent one that made announcements regarding the audit of Maricopa County. When trying to access the Maricopa County Audit, the Audit War Room, and various “war room” accounts dedicated to Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia, Twitter wrote: “Account suspended.”…


Tech Giants to Use Govt Intel List to Police Content, Includes Far-Right Terrorist Groups: Report

A private counterterrorism group formed by the world’s biggest tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, will use lists produced by government intelligence agencies to police content by far-right extremist terrorist organizations, it said in a report. The database maintained by the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has, until recently, focused on videos…


Tech Giants to Use Govt Intel List to Police Content to Target White Supremacists: Report

A private counterterrorism group formed by the world’s biggest tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, will use lists produced by government intelligence agencies to police content by white supremacists, militias and other extremist groups, according to Reuters. The database maintained by the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has, until recently, focused on…


Tech Giants to Use Government Intel List to Police Content to Target White Supremacists: Report

A private counterterrorism group formed by the world’s biggest tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, will use lists produced by government intelligence agencies to police content by white supremacists, militias and other extremist groups, according to Reuters. The database maintained by the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has, until recently, focused on…


Spain: Judge Jails Suspect Wanted by US in 2020 Twitter Hack

MADRID—A British man wanted in the United States in connection with a Twitter hack that compromised dozens of influential accounts has been jailed in Spain while he awaits possible extradition. Joseph O’Connor, 22, appeared before a Spanish National Court judge Thursday and refused to be transferred to the U.S. voluntarily, a court spokesman told The…