Former President Donald Trump has submitted a statement of appeal to an oversight board funded by Facebook in a bid to rejoin the platform. The decision is expected to take around two and a half months. Former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who is a co-chair of the oversight board, told UK’s Channel 4 News that they…
UK Competition Watchdog to Scrutinize Big Tech
The UK’s competition watchdog is set to scrutinize Big Tech companies this year when it gains new powers independent of the EU, said Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Last month, the CMA opened an investigation into Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” project, to determine whether the project will distort competition. Coscelli said that…
Trump’s CPAC Speech to Focus on Countering China, Dismantling Big Tech Monopoly, Reopening Schools
President Donald Trump in his first public appearance since leaving the White House will lay out an optimistic vision for America and focus on standing up to China, reviving U.S. manufacturing, dismantling the monopoly of Big Tech, reopening schools, and securing the border, among other topics, according to former Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller. Miller,…
Devin Nunes: Alternatives to Big Tech Needed
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said that Conservatives need alternatives to big tech social media platforms. “We’re going to have to get back on social media and stay off the Googles, the Fakebooks, and the Twitters,” Nunes said on Newsmax on Friday. “I think it’s happening. I just got my haircut today and everybody there was talking about…
Opinion: US Should Emulate Poland on Fining Big Tech Censors
Commentary Who knew years ago that the United States would be lagging far behind countries like Poland and Hungary in free speech? They evidently learned something from years under the iron fist of the Soviet Union. The Poles are proposing new laws that would impose fines of $13.5 million on Big Tech social media companies…
Trump Not Interested in Returning to ‘Very Boring’ Twitter
Former President Donald Trump said he was not interested in returning to Twitter after he was permanently banned from the platform last month. “It’s become very boring. We don’t want to go back to Twitter,” Trump told Newsmax’s Greg Kelly on Wednesday. “I’ll tell you, it’s not the same. If you look at what’s going on with Twitter, I…
Nevada Bill Would Allow Tech Companies to Create Governments
CARSON CITY, Nev.—In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic “smart city” into reality. To do that, he’s asking the state to let companies like his form local governments on land they own, which would grant them power over everything from schools to law enforcement. Jeffrey Berns, CEO of…
Big Tech’s Flawed Defence
Commentary Google, Facebook, and Twitter are not private companies best left alone by governments. They aren’t even private companies if “private” is meant to distinguish corporate activities from governmental functions. The distinction between the public and private sectors has long been blurry at best where major corporations have been concerned, with each sector involved in…
Maryland Becomes First in the Nation to Approve Tax on Big Tech’s Advertisement Revenue
Maryland on Friday become the first state in the nation to pass a bill taxing Big Tech’s advertisement revenue, as the Democratic-controlled Legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto on the measure. Following an 88-32 vote in the House of Delegates, the state Senate overrode the veto by a margin of 29-17. The bill has two…
Maryland Becomes 1st State to Tax Big Tech’s Ad Revenue
Maryland has become the first state in the nation to approve legislation taxing Big Tech’s advertisement revenue, as the Democratic-controlled Legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto on the measure. Following an 88–32 vote in the House of Delegates, the state Senate overrode the veto on Feb. 12 by a margin of 29–17. The bill has…
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