Big Tech Is Still Profiting From 9/11 Conspiracy Theories, 20 Years on
On 5/25/21 at 6:00 AM EDT
YouTube, Google, and Apple are all still allowing users to rent or purchase conspiracy theory films like
Loose Change on their platforms despite warnings from government officials, experts, and survivors that it hinders proper education about what happened.
The past 12 months have brought a reckoning for America's tech giants. The de facto role of the likes of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter as arbiters of the national discourse is under increasing bipartisan scrutiny by the media, politicians, and voters.
This scrutiny is driven by concerns about the incessant dissemination of "fake news," conspiracy theories, and harmful misinformation on these transnational platforms.