Category: Big Tech

Iowa Officials Coordinated With Big Tech to Censor Election Posts: Judicial Watch

Iowa State officials worked with Big Tech last year to censor posts related to the 2020 election, government watchdog group Judicial Watch announced Monday. Judicial Watch’s claim is based on the 624 pages of records it received from the office of the Secretary of State of Iowa as a result of a June 2020 open…


Challenging the Media Bullies in Court

Commentary We grew up knowing our parents would punish us if we did something wrong. If it involved lying or picking on a playmate, we’d have to apologize for it. So, how about applying the same notion to Big Tech and Big Media? More and more people who feel unfairly characterized or canceled by these…


Facts Matter (April 30): Arizona Audit on Pace to Finish by Deadline; New Documents Reveal Big Tech Collusion

The 2020 election audit taking place in Arizona’s largest county is on pace to be done by next month’s deadline, an official said on April 28. Judicial Watch released hundreds of pages of documents that show California government officials, as well as a communication firm that’s linked to President Joe Biden’s campaign, coordinated with Big…


The Growing Cartel of Big Government, Big Media, and Big Tech—Rachel Bovard

“You have this growing cartel between big government, big media, and big tech” that is “punishing any individual that disagrees,” says Rachel Bovard, Senior Director of Policy at the Conservative Partnership Institute. Criticisms of mask mandates and lockdowns are being suppressed, including Governor Ron DeSantis’ roundtable with leading doctors and public policy experts. How does…


GOP Trustbusters Are Embracing Progressives’ Agenda

Commentary It’s not too often that Republicans embrace the agenda of leftist Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But it’s happening. Sen. Josh Hawley, the young Republican senator from Missouri, has introduced a bill in Congress entitled: “Trustbusting for the Twenty-First Century Act.” It may be the most dangerous bill to our economy from a…


Google Found Guilty of Misleading Australian Customers on Data Collection

The Australian Federal Court has found Google guilty of misleading customers about personal location data collection on android mobile devices in a world-first enforcement action by the country’s consumer watchdog. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been pursuing legal action against Google’s “misleading conduct” since Oct. 2019. “This is an important victory for consumers,…


Deep Dive (April 8): Sen. Ted Cruz Hits Back at Voting Reform Bill, Calls It ‘Corrupt Politicians Act’

Big Tech is in the hot seat as the Federal Trade Commission and a number of states are cracking down. They’re taking new action this week to reign in the power of social media companies. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced a probe into Big Tech companies. Five tech giants are being targeted: Amazon, Apple, Facebook,…


As Cancel Culture Increases Control of America’s Public Square, Conservatives Are Responding

Commentary In his speech at Mount Rushmore last July 4, former President Donald J. Trump showed how well he understood the agenda of the increasingly radical American progressive left when it comes to their determination to change America’s cultural foundations. Standing in front of the sculpted faces of some of America’s greatest presidents, Trump told…


Ending Big Tech Tyranny

Commentary On Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas announced that the Supreme Court soon will have to put an end to big tech tyranny. He cited the “glaring” problem of social media platforms like Facebook and Google wielding unlimited power to censor users whose views they don’t like. These tech giants, he argued, ought to be regulated…


Big Tech Wins at the Supreme Court, Software Entrepreneurs Lose

Commentary In the early days of software, those against patenting software argued that copyright protection would suffice. They got their wish with the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank (pdf) that effectively made software unpatentable. The recent decision in Oracle v. Google (pdf) gave a big win to Google and effectively makes software…