Texas Attorney General Paxton announced on Sept. 20 that he is leading a coalition of 10 states in filing an amicus brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Florida’s law that attempts to regulate censorship on Big Tech social media platforms. Paxton signed on behalf of Texas, joining the states of…
Texas Attorney General Leads 10-State Coalition Supporting Florida Ban on Big Tech Censorship
September 27, 2021
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China’s Crackdown Reminds Big Tech Who’s in Charge
Commentary China’s political leaders fear the power of their ultra-wealthy Big Tech CEOs and react to the threat with political persecution. But in the United States? Not so much. The old adage, “Money is power,” is proving to be much less reliable these days than it used to be, particularly in communist China. Just ask…
Group of 30 US State Attorneys General Urge Lawmakers to Tighten Antitrust Laws
A bipartisan group of 30 U.S. state attorneys general have come together to urge lawmakers to pass a number of bills that tighten antitrust laws aimed at Big Tech companies. In a letter sent to leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives (pdf), the group urged them to continue making improvements to the antitrust laws via a range…
Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Google for ‘Anti-Competitive Behavior’
On Tuesday, Attorney General Dave Yost of Ohio filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of “discriminatory and anti-competitive behavior.” The lawsuit moves to have Google declared a public utility, subjecting it to regulatory boards in the state. Though Google has faced federal and state level scrutiny before, this lawsuit is the first…
Russia Fines Facebook, Twitter for Not Deleting Banned Content
MOSCOW—A Russian court on Tuesday said it had fined U.S. social media companies Facebook and Twitter for failing to delete content that Moscow deems illegal, part of a wider crackdown by Russia on the internet and Big Tech. The Tagansky district court said Facebook had been handed five fines totaling 21 million roubles ($287,850). Twitter…
Big Tech Cloud Services Could Face Resilience Test, Says Bank of England
September 14, 2021
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LONDON—Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., and other tech companies providing cloud computing to banks in Britain may have to comply with minimum resilience standards and testing, a senior Bank of England official said on Monday. The Bank of England (BoE), along with regulators in Europe and the United States, is worried about the reliance of banks…
Australian Watchdog Looking to Curb Big Tech Anti-Competitive Behaviour and Market Dominance
Australia’s consumer watchdog is looking to introduce regulations to rein in anti-competitive behaviour from Apple, Google, Facebook, and other big tech companies. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims told The Australian Financial Review that big tech companies could soon be banned from promoting their own apps, services, and payment platforms ahead…
Epoch TV Review: How Americans Can Wield Their Rights to Fight Censorship and Bring Down Big Tech
September 3, 2021
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Commentary The latest episode of “Counterculture” with Danielle D’Souza Gill entitled “Unfree Speech” dives into the current state of censorship in America, the disturbing leftist ideologies behind it, and how Americans can fight back. It’s no secret that Democrats have been having a hay day with censorship for quite some time now, and many now…
Americans Need a ‘Second Internet’ to Survive, Entrepreneur Argues
Freedom-loving-Americans need to build a “second internet” if they wish the United States to survive in this era of increasing left-wing big-tech domination of the nation’s communications infrastructure, according to tech entrepreneur Martín Avila. “These big tech companies are just gobbling up infrastructure companies, and they’re just trying to own the hard assets,” said Avila,…
Australia Considers Regulation of Apple, Google, WeChat Digital Payment Services
August 31, 2021
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The Australian government is considering new laws that would standardise regulation across the digital payments industry and likely encompass the payment services of Apple, Google, and Chinese tech giant WeChat. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is considering recommendations from a recently published report—Payments System Review—that considered whether the old regulatory architecture for digital payments set up in…
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