Hawley Plan to Regulate Tech’s Political Bias Tops Policy Ideas Poll

Majorities of registered voters believe social media political bias is at least a minor problem

Charles Fain Lehman
July 11, 2019 11:25 AM

A new poll reveals that a plurality of registered voters support Sen. Josh Hawley's (R., Mo.) proposal to compel big tech firms to prove that their algorithms are not politically biased.

SCOTUS: Private Firms Not Bound by First Amendment

Turns back suit that could have made social media subject to free speech law

Charles Fain Lehman
June 17, 2019 12:20 PM

A private corporation that runs a public "forum" is not bound by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court ruled Monday morning.

Poll: More Americans Fear Big Government Than Big Tech

Patrick Hauf
June 17, 2019 12:10 PM

A new Fox News poll shows that Americans are more concerned about big government than powerful technology companies, 58 percent to 35 percent.

Josh Hawley Versus the Machine

Missouri’s freshman senator on his 'loot box' bill and how he thinks about big tech

Charles Fain Lehman
June 17, 2019 5:00 AM

If you were looking for a David to the multi-billion-dollar, big-tech Goliath, you could do worse than Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.).

Twitter Co-Founder: Fox News Is ‘Much More Destructive Than Twitter’

Cameron Cawthorne
May 22, 2019 2:10 PM

Twitter co-founder Ev Williams on Tuesday claimed Fox News is “much more destructive than Twitter."

Former U.N. Spokesman Harasses Holocaust Museum Over Holocaust Remembrance Day

The United Nations stands in midtown Manhattan

Mikhael Smits
May 8, 2019 12:10 PM

A United Nations spokesman, replying to a five-day-old post about Holocaust Remembrance Day, demanded a Holocaust museum respond to a ten-year-old Israeli comment.

These Headlines Will Make You Want to Delete Your Accounts and Seek Refuge in the Woods with James Comey and Hillary Clinton

Andrew Stiles
April 23, 2019 3:33 PM

In the unlikely event that you should ever experience feelings of contentment with respect to your life, the people in it, and the world around you, there is an easy and effective way to disabuse yourself of this fantasy: Log on to social media.

BuzzFeed Horrified Twitter Won’t Remove Tweets That Don’t Violate Twitter Rules

Alex Griswold
February 7, 2019 12:09 PM

I was horrified to discover yesterday that BuzzFeed’s Twitter account is apparently in violation of Twitter terms of service. After all, here they are tweeting out a picture of people in KKK hoods, in a tweet that explicitly notes Twitter bans tweeting “symbols historically associated with hate groups.”

Maybe Reexamine Your Life If You Want to Punch a Kid in the Face

Alex Griswold
January 21, 2019 12:27 PM

The single greatest decision I made this weekend was not tweeting about the viral video of a group of Kentucky students chanting at Native-American activist Nathan Phillips at the March for Life. I felt the same way most Americans did; it was disgusting to watch the kids surround and mock a veteran who did nothing wrong.

Beto O’Rourke Mocked for Instagramming Trip to Dentist

Alex Griswold
January 10, 2019 4:42 PM

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke disgusted and confused commentators on both sides of the aisle by posting video to social media of his trip to the dentist.

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