Skeptical Of Big Tech? Be More Careful With Your Data
A lesson of the FaceApp Challenge? One non-regulatory way to help correct the excesses of Big Tech is for us to become smarter users.
Instagram’s Creepy New Comment Feature Could Be Worse
Instagram thinks it has an algorithm capable of identifying ‘offensive’ content and wants AI to ‘intervene’ before users post anything objectionable.
Farrakhan Locked Out Of Twitter Over Violation Of New Rule; Returns Hours Later
After only a few hours, notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan’s account was restored. The notorious ‘termite’ post was no longer in his timeline, although all other tweets remained.
Why Hawley’s Bill Is The Right Tool To Fight Big Tech’s Censorship Of Conservatives
If big tech is to receive the benefits, monetary and otherwise, of Section 230 protection, then they should be obligated to treat users without regard to their political views.
Voters Are Fed Up With Big Tech Monopolies Trying To Run Their Lives
Whether something is legal or not doesn’t connote cultural sustainability or mitigate the potential harm to our political discourse.
10 Terrible Things Pinterest Still Allows While Choking Bible Verses And Pro-Life Info
I never thought that something as simple as ‘I don’t like it when babies are murdered’ would qualify for censorship. Apparently that’s problematic, but not porn and self-starving.
How Tech Bias Became A Kitchen Table Issue
This is not a conversation limited to activists or media members when families are talking about mom losing her income and her friends.
I Was Called A KKK Member For Asking Amazon To Support Ideological Diversity
What do the terms Klan member, racist, and book burner all have in common? They were all names I was called during Amazon’s annual meeting of shareholders.
In New Bill, Sen. Josh Hawley Warns Big Tech: Stop Political Censorship Or Lose Your Precious Legal Immunity
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at cracking down on ‘Big Tech’s political censorship.’
The Wealthy’s Analog Snobbery Shouldn’t Crowd Out A Low-Tech Life For Those Who Need It Most
Human interaction should be valued by all, not used as a status measurement by elites concerned about losing their exclusive hold on technology.
Here’s How Conservatives Can Defeat Big-Tech Censorship
Dear big-name conservative media figures: you hold the power to win the struggle against online censorship, but only if you choose to fight back.
Let’s Evaluate Palantir’s Berkeley Dust-Up Through Tolkien’s Lens
The University of California, Berkeley has cut financial ties with Palantir, Peter Thiel’s Tolkien-inspired data company.
How Identity Politics Plays Right Into The Hands Of Big Business
Advertisers are specifically targeting individuals based on their group identity, and algorithms are driving our choices as much as we’re driving them.
No, TikTok Is Not ‘The Next Vine,’ It’s Something New
If TikTok is the Spark Notes to YouTube, then Vine was the single-quote summary. It is clear we are most thirsty for maximum brevity.
Why The FTC Is Right To Go After Qualcomm For Manipulating Cell Phone Costs
No other technology company in any industry forces its customers both to pay for its product and for a separate license to the patents contained therein.
Even If You Aren’t Jeff Bezos, Don’t Give In To Blackmail
Revenge porn is devastating, but that doesn’t mean you have to capitulate. Make your extortionist pay the price for his evil deeds, just like Jeff Bezos did.
‘Don’t Be Evil’ Axis: Google Blacklisting Conservative Search Results
Google maintains a ‘blacklist’ of politically sensitive search terms, and Google’s overwhelmingly left-wing staff manually manipulates search results.
Terror-Linked Muslim Group Pressures Amazon Into Yanking Products, Facilitating Islamic Practices
Given its extensive history of terrorist support, it might seem odd that many companies and others targeted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations are quick to capitulate to their pressure campaigns.
Congress Should Reconsider Big Tech’s Special Legal Privileges That Foster Censorship
What if Big Tech’s privileged legal position is a shield to permit it to practice censorship against people, organizations, and worldviews that are not favored in Silicon Valley?
Screen Time Is Worse For Kids’ Brains Than We Thought
A study from the National Institutes of Health found that children who consume two hours of media a day have lower thinking and language scores on tests than peers who didn’t.
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