Category: Big Tech

Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech Execs in House ‘Weaponization’ Probe

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Feb. 15 subpoenaed the executives of top Big Tech firms as part of Republicans’ ongoing investigation into the weaponization of the federal government. In November, House Republicans unveiled a 1,050-page report detailing whistleblower findings from FBI agents. Since then, the House majority authorized the creation of the…


Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech CEOs in House ‘Weaponization’ Probe

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) says he has subpoenaed the CEOs of top U.S. Big Tech firms as part of Republicans’ ongoing investigation into the weaponization of the federal government. In November, House Republicans unveiled a 1,050-page report detailing whistleblower findings from FBI agents. Since then, the House majority authorized the creation of…


Capitol Report: Nikki Haley Announces 2024 Run for President; Sen. Dianne Feinstein Retiring After 3 Decades

Former South Carolina Gov. and Trump administration official Nikki Haley is running for president. She’s stepping into the 2024 race with the aim to become the GOP’s nominee. Another classified briefing took place on Capitol Hill Tuesday regarding the three objects shot down over the weekend. How is the administration handling the aftermath, and what are senators…


Cruz Say’s He’s Using ‘Twitter Files’ as ‘Road Map’ to Investigate Other Big Tech Platforms

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he’s using the recent “Twitter Files” exposé series as a “road map” for investigating instances of political bias and manipulation in other big tech platforms. Cruz, who is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced he is starting an “oversight investigation” into major social…


The Twitter Files Reveal an Existential Threat

Commentary The following is adapted from a talk delivered at Hillsdale College on Feb. 7, 2023. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter last October and the subsequent reporting on the Twitter Files by journalists Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss, and a handful of others beginning in early December is one of the most important news stories of…


How Government and Big Tech Colluded to Usurp Constitutional Rights

News Analysis “It is also axiomatic that a state may not induce, encourage or promote private persons to accomplish what it is constitutionally forbidden to accomplish.” ~ Norwood v. Harrison (1973). Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court held that the U.S. Government cannot coerce private parties to violate citizens’ constitutionally protected liberties. Under the guise of COVID…


US Layoffs Reach Two-Year High as Big Tech Cut Thousands of Jobs in January

American companies announced last month the largest number of layoffs since September 2020, after tech firms cut positions at the second-highest pace on record as they prepare for a potential recession. The layoffs included 102,943 workers in January, more than twice the amount in December and up 440 percent from the same month in 2022, according…


Judge Orders Biden Administration to Produce More Evidence in Big Tech Censorship Case

The Biden administration has been ordered by a Louisana court to disclose documents relating to five national security officials that could reveal their possible involvement in the government’s supposed collusion with big tech to suppress election-related social media content deemed to be “misinformation” or “disinformation,” court documents show. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry…


LIVE NOW: House Energy Committee Republicans Holds Meeting on Big Tech in Fentanyl Crisis

U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), will host a roundtable to discuss Big Tech platforms’ devastating role in the worsening fentanyl crisis. The Epoch Times will livestream the meeting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 25. …


House Energy Committee Republicans Holds Meeting on Big Tech in Fentanyl Crisis

U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), will host a roundtable to discuss Big Tech platforms’ devastating role in the worsening fentanyl crisis. The Epoch Times will livestream the meeting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 25. …