Tag: Big Tech
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Trump launches TRUTH Social, a social media network to ‘fight back against Big Tech’
Former President Donald Trump has announced that he will launch TRUTH Social, his own social media network, in early 2022. The new Trump Media & Technology Group promises to build a social network that will compete with the current ‘liberal media consortium’ and ‘fight back against Silicon Valley’s ‘Big Tech’ companies, which have used their…
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Rand Paul: ‘I’m not sure when YouTube became an arm of the government’
Senator Rand Paul was reportedly censored by YouTube last week after an interview with Newsmax in which they discussed “a variety of topics, including the science behind masks.” “They are now banning all my speech, including speech that is given on the Senate floor,” said Rand Paul. “YouTube now thinks they are smart enough and…
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Indiana AG investigates 5 Big Tech companies for ‘censoring conservative content’
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced on Wednesday that he has opened an investigation into five major technology companies for allegedly censoring conservative content. According to a statement from Rokita’s office, the investigation focused on whether the companies “possibly harmed Indiana consumers through abusive, deceptive, and/or unfair business practices.” “In particular, Attorney General Rokita is…
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Justice Thomas suggests Facebook, Twitter could be regulated like utilities
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared to signal that Big Tech firms could be regulated after Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump earlier this year. Thomas, considered a conservative on the high court, made the point during a 12-page submission as the Supreme Court issued an order that rejected a lawsuit over Trump’s blocking of certain…