Walmart apologizes after tweet calls GOP Sen. Hawley '#soreloser'
Walmart blamed a short-lived tweet calling GOP Sen. Josh Hawley a "#soreloser" on a mistake by an employee who meant to add the comment to a personal account rather than the corporate Twitter page.
Trump slams Twitter for ‘stifling free speech,’ reiterates call to end Section 230
President Trump launched his latest attack against Twitter on Christmas Eve, accusing the company of "going wild with their flags" and "trying hard to suppress even the truth," referring to his continued baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Biden's digital team takes issue with Twitter's new White House handle policy
President-elect Joe Biden’s digital team has taken issue with Twitter's decision to block Biden from inheriting President Trump’s followers on the platform – a practice at odds from previous presidential transitions.
Twitter reinstates retweet function following attempt to limit misinformation
Just a few months after Twitter changed how it handles retweets on its platform in an effort to limit the spread of misinformation, the company has reversed course, going back to its original method.
EU, Britain to toughen rules, fines for tech giants
Big tech companies face hefty fines in the European Union and Britain if they treat rivals unfairly or fail to protect users on their platforms, in proposed regulations unveiled Tuesday by officials in Brussels and London.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $15M more to universal basic income program
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is giving $15 million to a group of mayors who are enacting universal basic income programs in cities across the country.
Senate confirms Trump's lame-duck FCC pick Nathan Simington
The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission, setting up the agency for a stretch of partisan gridlock likely to stymie President-elect Joe Biden’s policies.
Apple announces new wireless over-the-ear Airpods Max
Apple announced the launch of AirPods Max on Tuesday, a slick pair of over-the-ear wireless headphones with high-fidelity audio, spatial audio, active noise cancellation and Adaptive EQ.
Twitter's head of 'conversational safety' says company developing apology tools
Twitter's new head of "conversational safety" said the social media platform is looking to develop apology tools to make the website safer.
Trump hits Big Tech, media as 'massively powerful,' 'massively corrupt' in first interview since Election Day
President Trump once again railed against Big Tech and the media for controlling the narrative and failing to investigate what he calls massive voter fraud, in his first interview since Election Day.
For Big Tech, Biden brings a new era but no ease in scrutiny
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle champion stronger oversight of the industry, arguing its massive market power is out of control, crushing smaller competitors and endangering consumers’ privacy.
Twitter claims it has reversed ban of link to Sidney Powell's Georgia election lawsuit
Twitter claims it has reversed its censorship of a link to the lawsuit filed by attorney Sidney Powell that seeks to change the outcome of Georgia’s 2020 election results.
Big tech has big problems. This is the only way to fix it: Tech entrepreneur Peter Rex
Over the past month, it has become clear that tech leaders are willing to silence people who don’t think as they do.
Ted Cruz: Facebook, Twitter, Google collectively pose ‘single greatest threat’ to free speech in America
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., reiterated the danger big tech poses to American freedom and offered solutions to end the abuse of power.
Blackburn: Cancel culture leading America ‘straight down the path’ to socialism
Sen. Marsha Blackburn explained how social media executives are driving cancel culture through political censorship and suppression of free speech.
Twitter's 'Fleets' have launched to confused users
Social media giant Twitter launched the use of 'Fleets' to iPhone and Android users across the globe on Tuesday.
Democratic senator accuses Facebook of 'caving to conservatives,' says it should be broken up
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday accused Facebook of "caving to conservatives" during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Big Tech censorship.
Twitter labeled 300,000 election-related tweets, Dorsey says
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday returned to Congress to take questions regarding their content moderation policies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Fake posts promoting 'free pancakes' at Trump Hotel before DC rally spread on social media
Social media users spread fake posts alleging free pancakes at Trump Hotel in D.C. ahead of the "Million MAGA March" rally.
Biden could alter Big Tech's Section 230 protections, reinstate 'net neutrality'
President-elect Joe Biden could amend Section 230 and reinstate net neutrality, experts day.



















