Technology

The resulting violation of privacy is so far-reaching that there’s now a debate over the ethics of Apple’s plans. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which describes itself as “the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world,” said it was an “understatement” to say the organization was “disappointed by…

Blaze Media’s Allie Beth Stuckey was locked out of her Twitter account on Thursday after she tweeted that Olympian Laurel Hubbard is “still a man.”

Facebook Executive Dani Lever reportedly helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo fight sexual assault allegations by leaking confidential messages about an accuser.

Instagram has removed a trailer from a series dedicated to teaching others about anti-Semitism because “it contains instances of Jews recounting their experiences.” Yair Rosenberg, the author of the series and Senior Writer at Tablet Magazine, says the video was removed because it attempts to educate others about anti-Semitism. The six-part series will be released on JewishUnpacked.com.

Jason Miller is pushing back after Politico wrote a “hit-piece” about GETTR, his new social media platform. Miller, who was Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump during both the 2016 and 2020 campaigns, is the Chief Executive Officer of GETTR. Miller says GETTR was founded to stand up against Big Tech censorship.

Apple has removed a dating app from its App Store for violating its COVID policies.  Unjected, a dating app focused on partnering individuals who are opposed to getting the COVID vaccine, was removed from the store. Shelby Thomson, the founder of the app said the removal was deliberate censorship on Apple’s part.

Sky News Australia is banned from uploading content to YouTube for seven days after the Big Tech giant accused the site of violating its medical misinformation policies.

Anjem Choudary's Facebook and Twitter accounts were permanently shut down after just five days of use.

Canada’s Liberal government has introduced legislation aimed at targeting harmful content online.
 

Congressional Democrats have accused social media app Nextdoor of not doing enough to eliminate misinformation about the COVID vaccine.

Facebook said it will allow users to post the phrase “death to Khamenei” for the next two weeks. 

Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would make Facebook liable for “misinformation” about the global pandemic. The Health Misinformation Act, introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), would use the Department of Health and Human Services to open social media platforms like Facebook up to liability for misinformation about COVID-19 and the COVID vaccine…

A pro-Trump legal group is investigating the Biden administration’s coordination with Big Tech companies.

Google will once again allow Zero Hedge, a financial website, to run ads after the site removed “derogatory” comments the tech giant took issue with.