Category: Big Tech

New Legislation 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 legislation, 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…


Judge Orders Fauci, Other Top Officials to Produce Records for Big Tech–Government Censorship Lawsuit

Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and other top Biden administration officials who were resisting efforts to obtain their communications with Big Tech companies must hand over the records, a federal judge ruled on Sept. 6. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee, ordered the government to quickly produce documents after…


The Biden Regime Collapses the ‘Public’-’Private’ Distinction

Commentary On Thursday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who is also the Show Me State’s candidate for U.S. Senate this November, unveiled some very interesting documents that his office, along with the office of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, have received since the two states jointly filed a potentially pathbreaking lawsuit in May. Their lawsuit…


Uncovering the Army of Federal Censors

Commentary I’ve recently posted twice on the case of Missouri v. Biden, in which the states of Missouri and Louisiana—along with four private plaintiffs (Jay Bhattacharya, Martin Kulldorff, the non-profit Health Freedom Louisiana, and yours truly) represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance—are suing the Biden administration for alleged free speech violations. Specifically, the executive branch of…


New Documents Show Clear Big Tech-Government Collusion: Lawyer

Newly disclosed documents showing Big Tech companies repeatedly took action after being pressured by White House and other Biden administration officials prove the U.S. government colluded with the companies, according to a lawyer with the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA). “It’s clear that the government was telling Facebook and Twitter and other social media companies…


LIVE NOW: Judge Delays Trump’s Special Master Request; New Docs Show Biden-Big Tech Collusion: Attorney

A federal judge involved in the Trump FBI raid investigation declined on Sept. 1 to rule immediately on whether to grant the former president’s request for a special master. Over 50 Biden administration officials were involved in efforts to get Big Tech companies to suppress alleged misinformation, according to documents discovered by New Civil Liberties…


Judge Delays Trump’s Special Master Request; New Docs Show Biden-Big Tech Collusion: Attorney

A federal judge involved in the Trump FBI raid investigation declined on Sept. 1 to rule immediately on whether to grant the former president’s request for a special master. Over 50 Biden administration officials were involved in efforts to get Big Tech companies to suppress alleged misinformation, according to documents discovered by New Civil Liberties…


Republicans Push Bill to Prevent Government of Persuading Big Tech to Censorship

House Republicans are pushing for new legislation that would punish federal employees and bureaucrats who use their authority to promote censorship of speech or pressure tech companies to censor speech. The bill (pdf) named “Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act,” authored by three top Republicans, aims at preventing federal employees’ ability to violate free speech…


Over 50 Biden Administration Employees, 12 US Agencies Involved in Social Media Censorship Push: Documents

Over 50 officials in President Joe Biden’s administration across a dozen agencies have been involved with efforts to pressure Big Tech companies to crack down on alleged misinformation, according to documents released on Sept. 1. Senior officials in the U.S. government, including White House lawyer Dana Remus, deputy assistant to the president Rob Flaherty, and…


Australian Government Keen to Adopt Biden Administration Policy on Big Business

Australia’s assistant minister for competition, Andrew Leigh, says the country should follow in the footsteps of the Biden administration and adopt a more cynical view of big business, including more government intervention in the market. The Labor minister has blamed increasing market concentration in the hands of a few big companies for creating higher prices…