- Twitter Encourages Users to Snitch on Each Other with ‘Birdwatch’ Feature
Social media giant Twitter has announced a new feature called “Birdwatch” which aims to encourage users to police and flag each other’s tweets if they believe they spread misinformation. The company claims it wants to “broaden the range of voices” fighting against misinformation, but the feature has the potential to devolve into flagging wars between […]
- Federal judge strikes down Parler’s attempt to force Amazon to host it
A federal judge struck down an attempt by Parler to force Amazon Web Services (AWS) to reinstate it, ruling Thursday that AWS was within its rights to remove the conservative social media platform from its web-hosting service. U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle rejected the request by Parler for a preliminary injunction that aimed […]
- NYT: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Approved Blacklisting Donald Trump While on French Polynesia Vacation
In a recent article, the New York Times provides an insight into Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform permanently. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, on vacation in French Polynesia, approved the decision under intense pressure from the company’s extreme leftist executives. Employees reportedly compared the platform allowing Trump to tweet to IBM collaborating […]
- Trump permanently banned from Snapchat
Snapchat has permanently banned President Donald Trump‘s account from its app, the social media company announced in a statement Wednesday. “Last week we announced an indefinite suspension of President Trump’s Snapchat account, and have been assessing what long term action is in the best interest of our Snapchat community,” a Snapchat spokesperson said in a statement shared […]
- Pres. Trump suspended from YouTube
Youtube has suspended President Donald Trump’s account for at least one week due to violations of YouTube policies for ‘ongoing potential for violence,’ the company said. “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J. Trump’s channel for violating our policies. It now […]
- Twitter launches Birdwatch, an initiative to combat ‘misleading information’
Twitter on Monday launched a new “community-driven” initiative to combat “misleading information” called Birdwatch, and the website is asking for volunteers. “We’re looking for people to test this out in the US –– you can add notes with helpful context to Tweets that you think are misleading,” Twitter explained. “For now, these notes won’t appear […]
- WashPost Columnist Max Boot: Blacklist Fox News ‘as We Do with Foreign Terrorist Groups’
In a Monday op-ed, the Washington Post called on heavyweight telecommunications corporations to shut down conservative cable news outlets including Fox News, One America News, and Newsmax TV, comparing the need to do so with that of shutting down foreign terrorist influencers. The essay, penned by prominent Trump critic Max Boot, a Post columnist and CNN […]
- Twitter and Facebook lose $51 billion in market cap in two days following Trump ban
After Facebook and Twitter banned President Donald Trump from their platforms, the companies saw a combined market value loss of $51.2 billion over two trading sessions. A significant number of users deleted their accounts in retaliation of the political censorship, resulting in investors dumping their stocks. According to Business Insider, Facebook plunged by 4% on […]
- Google ‘Experiment’ Hid Some News Sources from Consumers
Tech giant Google is under fire after it revealed that it blocked some Australian news sites from search results as part of an “experiment.” Critics call it a “chilling illustration” of the company’s stranglehold on internet search. Business Insider reports that the Silicon Valley tech giant Google is facing major criticism after it was revealed that the […]
- Google Suspends President Trump’s YouTube Channel over ‘Potential for Violence’
Google-owned YouTube announced on Tuesday that it is suspending President Donald Trump’s channel “in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence,” adding that the ability to comment on the President’s YouTube channel will be disabled “indefinitely.” “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content […]
- Masters of the Universe Turn on Far Left: Facebook Censors Socialist Workers Party, Leftist Activists
Britain’s Socialist Workers Party (SWP) was censored from Facebook on Friday, as Silicon Valley tech giants turn their censorship apparatus upon the radical left in the U.S. and the UK. The leftist party claimed in a statement that they were “silenced” by Facebook for expressing opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and expressing support for […]
- Parler CEO ‘confident’ platform will return ‘by the end of the month’
Parler CEO John Matze says he believes the free-speech platform will be back up “by the end of the month,” Fox News reports. “I’m confident that by the end of the month, we’ll be back up,” Matze told Fox Sunday night. Parler went offline last Sunday after Google Play, Apple, and Amazon decided to no […]
- Leaked video reveals Twitter CEO has a ‘much bigger’ plan than Trump ban
Project Veritas released a video recording Thursday of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey suggesting the company has plans to take further action beyond the removal of President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. In the video, Dorsey can be heard telling his staff that the ban is going to be much bigger than just Trump’s account. “We know […]
- Snapchat Permanently Bans President Donald Trump
The popular timed photo-sharing app Snapchat has reportedly permanently banned President Trump’s account on the platform. Snapchat, the popular messaging app that allows users to send time-limited photos and videos, has announced that it has permanently locked President Trump’s account on the platform. President Trump has now been banned from Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, […]
- Twitter Says Internet Shutdowns ‘Violate Basic Human Rights’ — in Uganda
Twitter has spoken out in favor of free speech, and against the shutdown of the Internet — in Uganda. Twitter’s public policy department tweeted in opposition to reported efforts to shut down internet access ahead of Uganda’s election this week, where President Yoweri Museveni is asking voters for a sixth term. He has been in office […]
- Fitton: Big Tech Censorship Out of Control as Left Abuses Donald Trump with Sham Impeachment
I’ve joined many others, including the President of the United States, in being locked out of Twitter for posting a tweet about hydroxychloroquine that I posted time and time again and that Twitter had already found to be in compliance with its rules. Without warning, Twitter told me that not only did I have to […]
- Twitter Temporarily Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account
Twitter temporarily suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Sunday after the Georgia congresswoman discussed election fraud during the November 2020 elections. The social media giant suspended Greene’s Twitter account for 12 hours after discussing election fraud during the 2020 elections. “The account referenced has been temporarily locked out for multiple violations of our civic integrity policy,” […]
- Video: Dennis Prager—‘This Is the Reichstag Fire, Relived’
On the heels of the breach of the U.S. Capitol, big tech companies have swiftly censored the President, the emerging social media platform Parler was effectively shut down, and there are growing calls for no-fly lists. Does the assault on the Capitol warrant such a response? “We’re living in a gigantic lie that is reminiscent […]
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Says Big Tech’s Blacklisting of Donald Trump Was Not ‘Coordinated’
In a recent thread on his own platform, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discussed the recent suspension of President Donald Trump, stating that he believes it was the right decision and that the mass blacklisting of Trump by the Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe was not coordinated, writing “More likely: companies came to their own […]
- Idaho internet provider blocks Facebook, Twitter amid ‘censorship’ concerns
An internet provider in Idaho confirmed it will be blocking Facebook and Twitter from its WiFi service for some customers beginning Wednesday. According to a report by KREM 2, the T1 WiFi service provider said it decided to block Twitter and Facebook after the company received several complaints from customers regarding censorship on the platforms. […]