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.
Twitter says it labeled 0.2% of all election-related tweets as disputed
Twitter labeled and reduced the distribution of 300,000 tweets in the two weeks from Oct. 27 to Wednesday related to the presidential election -- 0.2 percent, according to a report.
YouTube, Twitter pull Steve Bannon’s show for violent threats against Wray, Fauci
Fmr. Trump advisor Steve Bannon had his show permanently suspended from Twitter and an episode removed from YouTube. Here's why...
YouTube says video claiming Trump victory doesn't violate misinformation rules
A YouTube video claiming President Trump has won reelection does not violate the site's election misinformation policies and has been allowed to remain on the platform.
Twitter flags 7th Trump post since Election Day
Twitter labeled and reduced the distribution of another Wednesday post from President Trump regarding mail-in ballots.
Dems demand Twitter suspend Trump's account until all ballots counted
Democratic lawmakers told Twitter none of the president's tweets should be posted until all ballots have been counted in the 2020 presidential election.
Twitter suspends fake AP accounts that made bogus election calls
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it permanently suspended several accounts falsely claiming to be tied to the Associated Press after they posted unverified U.S. election results.
Facebook to continue labeling candidates' posts declaring premature statewide victories
Facebook clarified that it will label posts from presidential candidates and "other individuals" claiming early victories, including early statewide victories.
How Big Tech's new policies to fight misinformation could backfire
Four years after foreign actors worked to influence the results of the presidential election, Big Tech companies have worked to implement new policies aimed at combatting the spread of misinformation.
Free speech hangs in the balance regardless of 2020 election outcome: Parler execs Wernick, Peikoff
Most of our competitors collect more data and restrict more speech more than any government could, consistent with our Constitution.
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey survives scrutiny from activist investor
Elliott Management initiated the review of company’s leadership in the spring
Facebook, Twitter to label candidate posts declaring premature victory on Election Day
Labeled posts will display a message from Twitter noting that “official sources may not have called the race when this was tweeted."
News-sharing social media site rejects censorship, algorithms
This social media site won't censor the news articles you share.
Big tech, amid censorship, earns billions and dominates S&P 500
Big tech represents nearly 20% of the S&P 500.
Twitter shares plunge as user growth slows
Twitter had 187 million daily users, on average, in the third quarter, but below analysts’ expectations of 195.6 million.
CBP chief says Twitter locked his account for pro-border wall message
The acting head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday that Twitter had locked him out of his account after he sent out a tweet in support of the wall at the southern border -- a move likely to further fuel concerns about the tech giant’s alleged bias.
Sen. Cory Gardner goes after Twitter CEO on Trump, Iran censorship for 'Holocaust denial'
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., questioned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey during a Senate Commerce hearing with tech giants Wednesday, on how the social media company dictates what it will and will not censor on their platform.



















