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Parler pushed back on Amazon's claims that it put the app on notice back in November, claiming Amazon didn't express concerns until January 8.

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This week: Facebook hides the hoodies as 2021 brings the first cataclysm of Marc Andreessens tech prophecy Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen. Reuters Facebook warning its employees not to wear company-branded clothing, first reported by The Information, tells you everything you need to know about the state of tech right now.  The dream of working for Facebook — and of signalling your elite status through a snazzy company hoo...

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) announced Tuesday that he’s co-sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 to ensure big tech platforms uphold consumers’ right of free speech.

Thu, Oct 15th 2020 1:46pm — Mike Masnick I guess Senator Ted Cruz was getting jealous of Senator Josh Hawley for monopolizing the "Im a constitutional lawyer who doesnt understand the 1st Amendment when it comes to internet content moderation" space, and has jumped in as well. He has announced that hes going to issue a subpoena to get Jack Dorsey to come justify what he falsely claims is "election interference." Sen. @tedcruz: "Twitter is actively blocking, right now this instant, stories fro...

January 11, 2021 The surge in user growth for platforms like Parler has slowed down in recent days, as Amazon Web Services suspended services to the website. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Small social media networks like Parler and Gab favored by some conservatives are seeing their user base balloon in the wake of Facebook and Twitter banning President Donald Trump and some of his followers.  Parler saw just over 200,000 installs last Friday, nearly 150,000 more than the day before. On Saturday, Gab tweet...

AP Photo/Steven Senne Conservatives have been calling for a reform of tech company power for some time, including the reformation of Section 230. Moreover, politicians talk a big game about coming down on these tech companies but never really seem to move on their threats or declarations. Ever wonder why? Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard will tell you. Gabbard sat down with the Daily Caller and revealed just why politicians seem to freeze when it comes to acting against big tech and the reason is ...

The cancel culture reached a new, dangerous level over the weekend. Twitter first suspended President Trump’s account after the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, accusing him of inciting violence. Then on Friday night, the social networking service permanently suspended his account. Also on Friday, Google suspended the Parler app from its Play Store, claiming…

Last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol was based on lies.  The mob that stormed the building was acting on a tidal wave of misinformation about the election that was spread by the president, his fellow Republicans and their supporters using a web of partisan media outlets, social media and the dark corners of the internet. The lies flourished despite an extraordinary amount of debunking by fact-checkers and Washington journalists. But that fact-checking didn’t persuade the mob that stormed...