TikTok, a mobile app developed in China for sharing short videos, offers an avenue through which the Chinese Communist Party can push propaganda to audiences in America and the broader West. The app is suspected of censoring videos from the ongoing Hong Kong protests based on a complete lack of protests videos when compared to other social media platforms.
Twitter has suspended the parody account of Titania McGrath for seven days for her pretend-aggressive attack on another Twitter parodist.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wrote in an op-ed Sunday that for Americans to protect their privacy, they must “hold big tech accountable.”
The communist regime in control of Cuba loudly protested a mass suspension of its Twitter accounts between Wednesday and Thursday for violating the site’s terms of use.
Activist and journalist Shaun King has received harsh criticism from Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson, who called out his fellow activist for a “lapse in integrity” concerning fundraising tactics and leadership style. Mckesson also called out King for spreading fake news and “misstating facts.”
Google, Facebook, and Twitter have all reportedly rejected a proposal from Australia’s media regulator to implement an industry code of conduct on fake news. An association representing the Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe argue that the rules would make the government “a truth verification body.”
(UPI) — Nearly 150 U.S. companies have signed and sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, urging the chamber to act on gun control legislation that requires tougher background checks on all gun sales and imposes strong “red flag” laws.
Twitter, the GAP, and 143 other businesses, sent a September 12, 2019, letter to Congress asking elected officials to pass more gun control.
State attorneys general will launch one of the largest bipartisan, multi-state antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google on Monday.
“Normal people” should avoid wearing red hats because they resemble Make America Great again caps, according to a Chicago-based author.
Twitter users mocked Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week after he attempted to criticize Porsche’s new electric sports car. After Musk criticized Porsche’s usage of the term “turbo” with electric vehicles, users were quick to point out Musk’s own loose usage of language both in tweets and Tesla’s business, such as the infamous “funding secured” tweet.
A Florida artist painted portraits of President Donald Trump on his hurricane shutters to prepare for Hurricane Dorian as it moved its way toward the Sunshine State.
The Twitter account belonging to Hollywood actress Chloë Moretz appears to have been hacked a mere five days after the social media giant CEO, Jack Dorsey, saw his account comprised in a cyber attack.
What does Eric McCormack do after requesting an actual list of people to blacklist…? Says it is “very upsetting” how we all misinterpreted him.
China has been using pornography spam accounts on Twitter to spread discord and disinformation regarding the Hong Kong protests, according to researchers from the International Cyber Policy Center.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, told Breitbart News he is “very concerned” about the rising threat of the “tech oligarchs” at Twitter, Facebook, Google, and other tech giants censoring conservatives in an effort to stymie free speech and push a leftist agenda.
President Donald Trump criticized former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and former FBI Director James Comey in a tweet about an image of a failed Iranian rocket launch.
President Donald Trump made a humorous typographical error on Saturday when he congratulated Fox News host Sean Hannity for “being the greatest shoe on television.”
Mainstream media talking head Terry Christian suggested Brexit supporters should be deprived of food and medicine in the event of a No Deal Brexit, and that he is hoping for a “good virulent strain” of flu to strike down aged pensioners.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had his twitter account hacked earlier today, with the hackers posting a string of racial messages and a false report of a bomb threat before he regained control of his account.
Left-wing pop icon Cher went after President Donald Trump by spreading fake news that his administration created a new rule to take away citizenship of children born overseas to U.S. soldiers.
The Clemson University Police will be analyzing thousands of social media posts during an upcoming football game against Georgia Tech.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) wrote an op-ed Wednesday that big tech’s recent innovations amount to nothing more than “sophisticated exploitation” of Americans’ privacy and well-being. Instead, the senator urged Silicon Valley to “enrich lives” and “strengthen society.”
His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman appeared to suggest that Prime Minister Boris Johnson should be publicly lynched shortly after tweeting that the country must “get rid of him” as “finally as possible”.
As of this writing, some 12 hours after he claimed “we are retracting the story,” Lawrence O’Donnell’s fake news lives on in a tweet.
Twitter’s userbase is disproportionately young, affluent, and Democrat, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireless Bureau Chief Fred Campbell told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Tuesday that America’s largest technology companies have “abused” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to censor conservatives.
The “Trust and Safety Council,” a coalition of advocacy groups that provide advice to Twitter on censoring lawful speech, claims that executives at the company aren’t paying enough attention to them.
The ongoing meltdown over at the far-left New York Times marched on Monday when Never Trump columnist Bret Stephens threatened the job of a man who called him a “bedbug.”
Fast Company has caught on to what Breitbart News has been highlighting for some time: that the Big Tech Masters of the Universe are developing systems to monitor and regulate personal behavior that closely resemble China’s totalitarian “social credit” system.
