As children unwrap smartphones and laptops for Christmas, fears have been growing that excessive time spent online and on sites such as Facebook and Twitter may have a harmful effect on the physical and mental wellbeing of vulnerable young Australians. A federal parliamentary inquiry into social media and online safety has heard worrying accounts of…
PART 2: Robert Destro: Is the West Starting to Adopt China’s Orwellian Social Credit System and Internet Firewall?
December 11, 2021
admin
American Thought LeadersBig TechBig Tech, Censorship, and SocialismCCP VirusChinaconstitutional rightsEpochTVFeatured TopicslockdownsPolicies & ImpactsRobert DestroUS
0 Comment
“If you allow people to say, ‘Oh, declaring an emergency means that rights don’t apply,’ then there’s going to be lots of emergencies.” With the spread of Big Tech censorship and lockdowns of the unvaccinated, are elements of China’s internet firewall and Orwellian social credit system now spreading to the West? In part two of…
Rampant Online Child Abuse Spurs Calls for Big Tech to ID Users on Sign-Up
Growing cases of child sexual abuse material being distributed online are prompting calls to crack down on perpetrators by removing the veil of anonymity users have when signing up to social media accounts. In an inquiry into the capability of law enforcement to tackle child exploitation, Uniting Church senior social justice advocate Mark Zirnsak said…
Facts Matter (Dec. 4): How Big Tech Can (And Must) Be Reigned In
We sat down with Joshua Hammer, opinion editor of Newsweek, and discussed the impact Big Tech monopolies are having on America’s public discourse, as well as real solutions that can be implemented. 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…
Facts Matter (Dec. 4): How Big Tech Can (And Must) Be Reined In
We sat down with Joshua Hammer, opinion editor of Newsweek, and discussed the impact Big Tech monopolies are having on America’s public discourse, as well as real solutions that can be implemented. 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…
Australia Govt Launches Inquiry Into ‘Toxic’ Content on Social Media
December 1, 2021
admin
AustraliaBig TechBusiness & EconomyFacebookInternationalMedia & Big TechSocial MediaTechTech NewsTwitterUSUS NewsWorld
0 Comment
The Australian Parliament will continue to put pressure on Big Tech companies by launching an inquiry into “toxic material” on social media platforms. The inquiry will follow legislative moves on the weekend that saw the government introduce new laws forcing companies like Twitter or Facebook to reveal the identity of users involved in “trolling.” “Mums…
Vivek Ramaswamy and Dave Rubin: Tackling the ‘Woke Industrial Complex’ and Building an Ideologically Diverse Tech Ecosystem
November 25, 2021
admin
American Thought LeadersBig TechBig Tech, Censorship, and Socialismdave rubinEpochTVFeatured TopicsUSVivek Ramaswamywoke ideology
0 Comment
“When I look across America and see people who hungered and rallied behind the cry to make America great again, I don’t think they just hungered for a single man. … Part of what we hungered for is the unapologetic pursuit of excellence itself, because that is part of what it means to be American,”…
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Rein In Big Tech Mergers That Harm Competition
November 6, 2021
admin
anti trustBig TechBusiness & EconomyCompaniescongresseconomyMedia & Big TechmergerPoliticsTechTech NewsUSUS News
0 Comment
Two senators have introduced bipartisan legislation that would make it harder for online tech giants to make acquisitions that “harm competition and eliminate consumer choice,” according to the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), one of the bill’s co-sponsors. Klobuchar and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Nov. 5 jointly announced the unveiling of the Platform…
Senate Panel Approves Longtime Big Tech Critic to Head Justice Department’s Antitrust Division
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a voice vote for the nomination of prominent Google and Big Tech critic Jonathan Kanter to lead the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division. Kanter, who is President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the division, has been a longtime critic of Alphabet’s Google, and as a lawyer in private practice, has spent years representing…
EU Tech Rules Should Curb Cloud Computing Providers, Study Says
BRUSSELS—Draft EU rules to curb the power of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet unit Google and Facebook should also tackle providers of cloud computing services for possible anti-competitive practices, a study said on Tuesday. The report comes amid concerns that some EU lawmakers who are reviewing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`