Category: Big Tech

Taking on Big Tech and the Federal Government

“What we found, and what the whistleblowers found, was that the government and the White House were directly communicating with Big Tech on stories and information they either wanted to promote or suppress,” says Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. On a recent episode of EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek and Landry discuss assaults…


Senate Committee Advances Media–Big Tech Cartel Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 22 advanced a controversial bill that would allow media outlets to form cartels to negotiate with Big Tech platforms. The bill, dubbed the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), has as many opponents as it has supporters among media outlets and media advocacy groups. Specifically, the complicated bill would supersede…


PayPal Shuts Down Free Speech Union and The Daily Sceptic Accounts

PayPal has demonetised the account of the Free Speech Union, a British organisation that defends people who have lost work and been cancelled for expressing opinions. The U.S. online payments system PayPal has closed the account of the Free Speech Union (FSU) as well as the news and opinion site The Daily Sceptic without a…


Design Software Giant Canva to Compete With Google, Microsoft Over New Worksuite Tool

Canva has released a range of new products that will see the Australian software design powerhouse attempt to rival Google and Microsoft. Co-founders Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams on Wednesday unveiled Canva’s new Visual Worksuite, which will elevate Canva from a graphic design tool into an end-to-end visual communication platform. Obercht told audiences…


Court Rules Against Social Media Companies in Free Speech Censorship Fight

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has ruled in favor of a Texas law that seeks to rein in the power of social media companies like Facebook and Twitter to censor free speech. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans (pdf), handed down on Sept. 16, upholds the…


Facebook to Appeal Australian High Court’s Decision Involving Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Facebook will launch an appeal at the Australian High Court after it was alleged to have breached over 311,000 Australian Facebook users’ privacy. It comes after the Federal Court rejected the social media giant’s claim it does not carry business in Australia or store Australian information. In early 2020, the Australian information watchdog launched legal…


Fauci Says He’s Handed Over Documents for Big Tech Censorship Lawsuit

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sept. 14 that he and his staff members have handed over all responsive documents to a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government colluded with Big Tech to censor social media users. “I have handed and my staff have handed over every document that the Department of Justice has asked for, and it’s…


US Should Put Aside Differences With Big Tech to Take on Beijing: Senator

The U.S. government needs to bury the hatchet with Big Tech and harvest the innovation of firms like Google, Apple, and Facebook so that the West can better compete with Beijing’s rapid technological advancements, according to a visiting Australian senator. Senator James Paterson, of the centre-right Liberal Party and now-shadow minister for foreign interference, said…


Welcome to 2-Tiered America

Commentary Last week, this column focused on the eye-opening recent revelations from Missouri and Louisiana’s lawsuit, still ongoing, that exposes the depth and breadth of the collusion between the Biden regime and the oligarchs of Big Tech. Those lightly redacted documents, made public via a Twitter thread from Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, shine a…


New Bill Raises Fears of Big Tech–Media Collusion Against Independent Outlets

A Senate bill is raising fears among some for its potential to enable Big Tech and mainstream media outlets to collude against smaller and independent media outlets. The bill, dubbed the Journalism Competition and Protection Act (JCPA), would supersede some existing antitrust laws and allow media companies to band together to negotiate with Big Tech…