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NYT PUSHES Big Tech to Censor Non-English Posts in Lead-Up to Midterms

October 13th, 2022 3:43 PM

The New York Times is whipping social media companies to censor so-called “misinformation” in non-English languages after supposed “[u]nsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods” circulated online before the 2020 presidential election.

Censorship Advocates Join New Council to ‘Fix’ Social Media

October 13th, 2022 8:17 AM

Public figures who have consistently called for more censorship online just joined a new council to “fix” social media.

Twitter Censors, Restores FL Surgeon General mRNA Tweet

October 10th, 2022 3:29 PM

Follow the science—except when it undermines Big Tech’s favorite narratives. Twitter upheld that precept when it censored but later reinstated a tweet from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo recommending that young men not get mRNA COVID-19 vaccines based on new evidence he has.

Politico Worries that Musk Will Force Twitter to Drop Censorship

October 7th, 2022 10:00 PM

Nowadays when you hear that a reporter covers "misinformation and content moderation" you know they support censorship, although they absolutely hate that ugly but accurate description. And among the reporters with such a job description is Rebecca Kern of Politico.

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Twitter WRECKS Think Tank Head for Racialized Manufacturing Remark

Business
October 7th, 2022 4:52 PM

Twitter users slammed the elitist head of a Google-, Meta- and Microsoft-funded think tank calling domestic manufacturing a “fetish” for white men “with low education.”

Twitter Is Refusing Musk’s Renewed Offer: Report

October 6th, 2022 7:51 PM

Twitter has reportedly declined Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s renewed offer to purchase the platform for $44 billion in an effort to keep the trial going.


 

CREEPY: Twitter Activates New Program to Address 'Misleading' Info

October 6th, 2022 6:39 PM

Twitter enabled a new program on Thursday as a new way for the platform to address what it calls "misleading information" in tweets by allowing certain users to apply reviews.


 

TDS: George Takei Tweets Insane Conspiracy Theory

Culture
October 6th, 2022 3:48 PM

Oh my! What galaxy is George Takei residing in?

 

 

NYT's Roose Sees 'Right-Wing Trolls...Extremism' if Musk Takes Twitter

October 5th, 2022 8:23 PM

New York Times technology reporter Kevin Roose, who shares a censorious streak with many of his tech colleagues, reacted with dismay on the news that space entrepreneur Elon Musk’s on-again, off-again courtship of social media platform Twitter is back on again, on Wednesday: “Elon Musk’s Twitter Will Be a Wild Ride.” One of Roose’s main concerns: That free-speech advocate Musk might…

‘Abortion is NOT’ Trends On Twitter, 41 Thousand Tweets And Counting

Culture
October 5th, 2022 4:50 PM

The phrase “Abortion is NOT” started to trend on Wednesday afternoon and garnered over 41,000 tweets. 

Twitter Users Report Losing Followers After Musk Accepts Purchase Deal

October 5th, 2022 2:57 PM

Following Tuesday’s news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s original offer to buy Twitter had been accepted by both parties to the deal, prominent conservatives began tweeting complaints that they had suddenly lost thousands of followers on the giant social media platform.

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Tech Giants Allow China, Russia to Have 902M Followers — Banned Trump

October 5th, 2022 11:34 AM

American Big Tech platforms Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube allow the authoritarian regimes of China and Russia to spread their anti-American propaganda and lies online to nearly a billion followers. Meanwhile, these same platforms silence common-sense American voices like former President Donald Trump.

Free Speech Wins, Libs Have Epic Meltdown Over Musk Deal

October 4th, 2022 6:48 PM

Liberals are having an epic meltdown on Twitter after the platform reportedly reached an agreement with Tesla CEO Elon Musk for Musk to finally acquire the platform.


 

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BREAKING: Bloomberg News Reports Musk to Proceed with $44B Twitter Buy

Business
October 4th, 2022 12:49 PM

The world’s richest man just shattered the internet again by reportedly agreeing to proceed with his $44 billion acquisition deal for Twitter.