Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Internet Watchdog Says Ex-Intelligence Community Officials Are Echoing Big Tech Talking Points 'There are many DC policy wonks who rely on the Big Tech platforms financially. They don’t want to bite the hand that feeds them.' By Ailan Evans September 16, 2021
Olivier Douliery / Getty Images Facebook Will Fund Fact-Checkers Fighting 'Climate Misinformation' The company said it launched the initiative partly in response to an August report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. By Ailan Evans September 16, 2021
Chris Delmas - AFP / Getty Images Big Tech Company Launches Program to Help 'Diverse-Owned Businesses' but Not Businesses Run by White Men To be eligible for the program, businesses must prove they are primarily operated by women or a minority group. By Ailan Evans September 13, 2021
Wachiwit / ShutterstockCommentary Facebook's AI Bugs Out in an Ugly Way, Labels Black Men 'Primates' It is a little concerning that Facebook uses AI that apparently cannot tell the difference between a black person and an ape. By Elizabeth Stauffer September 5, 2021
Robert Gurskis / YouTubeCommentary Military Brass Subject Dissenting Marine to Humiliating Exit After He Called Them on Their BS 'At the end of the day, if I stand with accountability and integrity, the system can’t beat me,' Scheller wrote on Facebook. By C. Douglas Golden September 2, 2021
Bill O'Leary / Getty Images Jan. 6 Committee Demands 15 Social Media Companies Hand Over Records, Documents Tied to Capitol Riot The committee requested documents concerning 'misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation relating to the 2020 election.' By Ailan Evans August 27, 2021
Olivier Douliery - AFP / Getty Images As 2022 Midterms Loom, Big Tech Giant Considers Creating an Election Commission to Combat 'Misinformation' The tech company reportedly contacted several academics and policy experts to draft plans for the commission. By Ailan Evans August 26, 2021
Chris Delmas - AFP / Getty Images White House Attacks After Facebook OKs Story of Doctor Dying After COVID Vaccine Facebook drew flak after a report detailing its mostly widely-viewed content included a story about a doctor dying from the COVID vaccine. By Ailan Evans August 24, 2021
Graeme Jennings / Getty ImagesCommentary Facebook Comes After The Western Journal Over Hunter Biden Story Facebook removed The Western Journal from Instant Articles and de-monetized our traffic because of a single story about Hunter Biden. By Floyd Brown August 19, 2021
Johannes Eisele - AFP / Getty Images Gang Members Busted in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Socialist Paradise New York City officials indicted 13 gang members on charges of conspiracy, attempted murder, attempted assault and weapons possession. By Kendall Tietz August 19, 2021