The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 20 voted 16-6 to move forward with a bill that defies the powerful lobbyists of Silicon Valley, including pleas from top executives like Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook. If passed, the proposed bill would bar tech giants like Amazon.com from giving preferential treatment to their products. The approval of…
Big Tech Bill Approved by Senate Panel Despite Opposition From Lobbyists
Big Tech Bill Approved by Senate Panel Despite Lobbyists’ Opposition
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 20 voted 16-6 to advance legislation that would bar tech giants such as Amazon.com from giving preferential treatment on platforms they own to their products and services, in defiance of powerful Silicon Valley lobbyists and pleas from top executives such as Apple CEO Tim Cook. The approval of the American…
Tech Giants to Respond to Australian Government’s Proposed Online Safety Laws
Tech Companies will have the opportunity to comment on the Australian Government’s proposed laws that would hold them accountable for online trolling on their platforms. On Thursday, a committee set up to investigate how to make social media platforms safer for Australians will listen to the views of representatives from Google, Tiktok, and Meta, who…
Morgan Stanley Bumps Up Alphabet Price by 7.2%
Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak raised the price target on Alphabet Inc. shares to $3,430 from $3,200 and reiterated an Overweight rating on the shares. The price target implies an upside of 25.8 percent. Nowak updated his models and rolled forward valuations among his Internet sector coverage. Heading into 2022, Nowak said he remains positive on Uber Technologies Inc., Meta Platforms…
Americans Are Being Sold Out by Government Insiders
Commentary The Washington, D.C. wheeler-dealers are making patsies out of the rest of us. Members of Congress get million-dollar-plus expense accounts, lifetime pensions, and lavish perks, but for the greedy, that’s not enough. They’re also racking up big bucks trading stocks in the very same companies Congress regulates. Stock picking by members of Congress should…
Big Tech Should Be Responsible for Tackling Online Abuse, Advocate Says
An advocate says that big tech should take the responsibility to curb abusive content on social media as they “make a heap of money” out of their sites. It came after the federal government proposed the anti-trolling law, which will force social media platforms to take down offending posts and provide the identity of anonymous…
Facebook Whistleblower on the Internal Censorship Tools of Big Tech
We sat down with Ryan Hartwig, a Facebook whistleblower, and discussed how Big Tech platforms censor speech that doesn’t align with their political ideologies. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private events. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube. Follow Roman on Instagram: @epoch.times.roman Listen to…
Government Collusion With Big Tech Violates the First Amendment. Why Is No One Doing Anything About It? | Truth Over News
Big Tech recently banned two additional prominent social media accounts, those of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and of the inventor of mRNA technology, Robert Malone. What is less clear is why their accounts were banned. A year ago, President Trump was thrown off Twitter, again without any cogent explanation as to what he had done…
Capitol Report (Jan. 5): Security Tightens on Capitol Hill for Jan. 6
After over 24 hours, Interstate 95 in Virginia finally reopened. Sen. Tim Kaine, who was stranded with hundreds of other drivers, says that this was a challenge for survival. Capitol Hill lawmakers are prepping for a big day of events marking one year since the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. We look at how security has…
Capitol Report (Jan. 4): Crash Strands Thousands Overnight on I-95
The snowstorm that hit Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Monday left hundreds of drivers stranded on an interstate overnight. Over 1 million virus cases were reported in the United States on Monday alone. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the record highs and his solution—more testing and more vaccination. Senate leader Chuck Schumer is…
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