Tag: Twitter

The Monstrous Hybrids That Control Us

Commentary Conservatives are confused about how to view the tech giants, which have become so powerful in so many areas of our lives. Should the Facebooks, Twitters, and Googles be seen as private companies and thus be left alone to be disciplined by the free market? Or should they be seen as de facto monopolies,…


Tennessee Principal Placed On Leave After Criticizing Big Tech Censorship

The principal of a Tennessee high school has been placed on paid administrative leave after he made comments about free speech to students during a virtual announcement. Barton Thorne, who is in his fourth year leading Cordova High School in Shelby County, reportedly said during a nine-minute morning announcement that free speech is being threatened…


Parler’s Website Back Online With a Message From Its CEO

Parler’s website suddenly appeared online Sunday with a message from its CEO, John Matze, who said, “Hello world, is this thing on?” The message suggests Parler was able to find another hosting service, coming about a week after Amazon Web Services booted the social media website from its services, taking the site down. It came as…


Parler CEO Posts Message on Its Website

Parler’s website suddenly appeared online on Jan. 17 with a message from its CEO, John Matze, who said, “Hello world, is this thing on?” The website only included the message. The message suggests Parler was able to find another hosting service, coming about a week after Amazon Web Services booted the social media website from its…


Video: Facts Matter (Jan. 15): BLM Activist Who Stormed Capitol Is Charged; Undercover Video: Twitter’s True Plan

A BLM activist who was part of the break-in of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been charged by the FBI. A new undercover video shows Twitter’s CEO talking about how the banning of President Donald Trump was only the beginning of this type of censorship. A senior scientist at NASA has been charged with…


Deep Dive (Jan. 15): 21,000+ Troops Surround the Capitol; Twitter CEO Plan Exposed

Google and Facebook are now on the defensive over the role their platforms played in the events at the Capitol. Alphabet and Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said this week that the company had been worried about “the possibility of real world harm” and “incitement of violence.” An insider video shows Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey warning the…


Online Censorship Cancels the Right of Free Speech

Commentary There is an astonishing trend afoot, and if something isn’t done to stop it in its ugly tracks, your right to freely express an opinion is in jeopardy. President Donald Trump may be the most reviled person in the United States right now, but the moves to silence him in the public square—and others…


Video: Declassified (Jan. 14): Twitter, Facebook: $51 Billion Combined Market Value Erased Since Trump Ban

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have collectively seen $51.2 billion in combined market value wiped out over the last two trading sessions. That was since they banned President Donald Trump from their platforms following the U.S. Capitol breach. Large tech firms and a number of Democratic political figures have claimed Trump incited violence at…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Jan. 15)

We talk to FX Street’s Joseph Trevisani to get his take on President-elect Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal. Does Big Tech’s takedown of Parler expose a double standard — since it left Twitter and Facebook alone? We hear from Breitbart’s senior tech correspondent. Is Amazon inflating e-book prices? A class action lawsuit says the company is…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan. 15)

Four men are charged for breaching the Capitol Building; a backlash hits GOP representatives who voted to impeach President Donald Trump; and Project Veritas releases a leaked video from Twitter that allegedly shows the CEO discussing plans to ban Trump.