In a time where social media is censoring critical information, solid journalism from the news media is the last bastion of hope. But who can the faith community turn to and trust to report the news fairly and accurately? How do we find out about the stories that matter, and what can we do to…
Live Panel: How Independent Journalism Is Breaking the Control of Big Tech and Corporate Media
What Meta’s Crash Means to the Rest of the Tech Industry
Commentary It’s a day that will live in infamy. For now. On Thursday, Feb. 3, Meta Platforms (the company formerly known as Facebook) announced its earnings and tanked some 26.4 percent in the blink of an eye. In that same blink, some $232 billion of market capitalization was wiped off the face of the company….
Big Tech + Big Government = Big Trouble
Commentary After the world’s brush with financial Armageddon back in 2008, a new phrase entered the lexicon that described financial institutions that were so big, so deposit-heavy, so interwoven into the global economy, that should any one of them ever run into financial trouble—a bailout would be justified. They were called Too Big to Fail…
US Trending Toward China’s Social Credit System, Enabled by Big Tech: Kara Frederick
February 15, 2022
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Big tech companies are doing the bidding of the U.S. government in actions that mirror China’s social credit system, and Americans must recognize what’s happening and take action, according to Kara Frederick, a former Facebook intel analyst and a research fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation. Frederick recently authored a Heritage Foundation report titled, “Combating…
Kara Frederick: Big Tech Totalitarianism and America’s Emerging Social Credit System
February 12, 2022
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“It’s not just social media companies or your right to be on Twitter, your right to be on Facebook. It’s everything. Email delivery services, online fundraising platforms … It’s every aspect of your digital life,” says Heritage Foundation research fellow Kara Frederick. From Twitter to GoFundMe, digital platforms have shut down accounts, fundraisers, or online…
James O’Keefe: A Proposal for a New Type of Journalism
A muckraker is someone who makes public what those in power want to keep hidden. And in an environment where many news outlets have become mouthpieces of political parties and corporate powers, a new type of muckraker journalism is needed. James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, has presented in his new book, “Muckraker,” a proposal…
Microsoft, Intel, GE Provide ‘Direct Support’ to Chinese Military, State Security Bodies: Report
February 5, 2022
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Eight major U.S. tech companies have business links to the Chinese military and security apparatus, according to a new report by the Washington-based advocacy group Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VoC), and Horizon Advisory consultant group. “In their endeavor to capture Chinese markets and boost their bottom lines, American corporations have increasingly supported Beijing’s military modernization,…
Blumenthal, Graham Reintroduce Bill to Strip Legal Protections From Tech Firms for Child Abuse Content
February 2, 2022
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Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday reintroduced a bill that would strip online platforms of their legal protections under federal law if they host child sexual abuse content. The bill, called the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies, or “EARN IT” Act, would overhaul the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which…
EpochTV Review: Who Is Monitoring the Monitors?
January 30, 2022
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Commentary In this installment of Truth Over News, the hosts delve into the 1996 law named section 230. This law is designed to protect websites from being sued over what their users say. In light of this, social media companies should have no reason to ban certain people and shut down accounts because of differing…
Australia Commences New Online Safety Laws to Protect Aussies From ‘Vicious’ Online Abuse
January 24, 2022
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Australia’s new online safety measures came into force on Sunday, which could mean social media platforms are now able to be forced to take down offending posts and, in some cases, unmask the identity of anonymous posters. The wide-ranging Online Safety Act, which passed in 2021, grants new powers to eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant….
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