Category: Big Brother

How Censoring Americans Paves the Road to ‘1984’

If you’re on social media, chances are good you’re being watched by “Big Brother,” or what we now call AI. And you may find yourself blocked, shadow-banned, or even suspended. But that’s not the worst part about it. Censorship means it’s likely you’re being deprived of the information you need to make vital decisions that…


[PREMIERING at 11:00AM ET] How Censoring Americans Paves the Road to ‘1984’

If you’re on social media, chances are good you’re being watched by “Big Brother,” or what we now call AI. And you may find yourself blocked, shadow-banned, or even suspended. But that’s not the worst part about it. Censorship means it’s likely you’re being deprived of the information you need to make vital decisions that…


[PREMIERING NOW] How Censoring Americans Paves the Road to ‘1984’

If you’re on social media, chances are good you’re being watched by “Big Brother,” or what we now call AI. And you may find yourself blocked, shadow-banned, or even suspended. But that’s not the worst part about it. Censorship means it’s likely you’re being deprived of the information you need to make vital decisions that…


UK Government Admits to Monitoring COVID Lockdown Critics on Social Media Platforms

In light of a new report, the UK government admitted that it monitored lockdown critics on social media platforms via its disinformation units during COVID but denied that it targeted individuals. Westminster made the admission after documents were obtained by the civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, which revealed that Conservative MPs and journalists had…


FBI Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data Doubled From 2020 to 2021: ODNI

The number of searches conducted by the FBI of Americans’ communications doubled from 2020 to 2021, according to a report released April 29 by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The ODNI report details U.S. intelligence agencies’ use of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which authorizes the warrantless surveillance…


Biden Wants to Regulate Everything—Even Your Air Conditioning

Commentary Once upon a time, the mantra of the libertarian Left was “keep the government out of the bedroom.” President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi want to regulate any gadget or appliance with an electric switch that turns on in your house or your driveway. New Department of Energy rules will dictate the…


Big Tech (Big Brother) Strikes Again: Rogan, Malone, and Greene

Big Tech became Big Brother again when it permanently suspended the accounts of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and mRNA platform innovator Dr. Robert Malone, whose interview with Joe Rogan was pulled off YouTube, as we witness more and more interventions by social media companies—and more and more transitions to censor-free sites like Gettr. Hosted…


Big Tech’s Flawed Defence

Commentary Google, Facebook, and Twitter are not private companies best left alone by governments. They aren’t even private companies if “private” is meant to distinguish corporate activities from governmental functions. The distinction between the public and private sectors has long been blurry at best where major corporations have been concerned, with each sector involved in…