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JUST IN: Another Twitter Files Drop: How Twitter Let the Intelligence Community In
Journalist Matt Taibbi released more Twitter files on Tuesday: How Twitter let the Intelligence community in Read More.
Senator Klobuchar wants to allow platforms to be sued for promoting misinformation
Senator Klobuchar calls for an end to Big Tech immunity, to "focus on certain kinds of speech, misinformation." Read More.
Year in Review: The top five biggest tech stories of 2022
Technology played a major role in the politics of 2022, from the roller coaster of changes surrounding a certain billionaire's purchase of a social platform to the struggles of cryptocurrency. Read More.
US government funds research on correcting “false beliefs”
Another way the government finds ways to alter online discourse. Read More.
Rep. Buddy Carter Plans to Investigate AT&T and Verizon’s Censorship of OAN
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) says he anticipates that House Republicans will launch an investigation of how Democrat political pressure influenced AT&T and Verizon to blacklist One America News Network (OAN) in the new Congress. Read More.
$1.7 trillion spending bill requires platforms to verify ID of those earning $5,000 revenue per year
And collect sellers' other sensitive data including bank account details and tax ID. Read More.
PayPal's bans are a form of censorship, put some businesses at risk, digital privacy advocate says
Online payment processors like PayPal have too much control over free speech: digital privacy advocate Read More.
A Dem-Linked Dark Money Network Is Quietly Funding The ‘Misinformation’ Research Industry
Several funds managed by Arabella Advisors, a Democrat-linked consultant firm, are quietly bankrolling research by universities and non-profits into how online “misinformation” and “disinformation” spreads, Read More.
Poll: Vast Majority Say Congress Should Investigate FBI Involvement in Social Media Censorship
Most likely voters believe Congress should investigate to see if the FBI was involved in social media censorship, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday found. Read More.
The FBI won’t name other social media companies it pays
The FBI says it reimburses platforms for the cost of its requests. Read More.
Twitter Files: Biden Admin ‘Angry’ that Company Didn’t Blacklist More Americans over Coronavirus Tweets
Officials from the Biden administration were “angry” that Twitter didn’t ban several accounts it identified as tweeting coronavirus “misinformation,” according to the latest release of the Twitter Files. Read More.
Morris: FBI ‘Responds’ to Twitter Files Allegations of Bureau Involvement in Censorship
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a brash response to the “Twitter Files” tranche released Monday, but refused to address the central claim alleged in the reporting — Read More.
UK ISP Three is blocking private email service Tutanota
"ISPs must not have the power to decide which online services users can or can not access." Read More.
Canada redefined economic impact as “violence” to justify freezing protesters’ bank accounts
New revelations from the commission. Read More.
