Category: Google

[Premiering 1/5, 10:30 AM ET] Google Has Programmed ‘Woke’ AI to Censor the Internet: Whistleblower

Google has been programming a “woke” artificial intelligence (AI) system that can censor the internet, according to Zach Vorhies, a former Google employee turned whistleblower. He explains that AI is at the heart of the future internet—determining what content is shown, how facts are weighed, and which voices should be suppressed. What Google is doing,…


‘Operation Jigsaw’: Google’s 4 New Secret Methods of Online Censorship | Facts Matter

Google has a new initiative called “Info Intervention.” It’s a plan couched in the idea of keeping people safe from misinformation and harmful language—and the way to do that is to control ever more what we are able to see and say online. Their official website bills this new initiative as a “set of approaches,…


State of Indiana Reaches $20 Million Settlement With Google Over Location Tracking Practices

Indiana’s Attorney General Todd Rokita on Dec. 29 announced the state has reached a $20 million settlement with Google over the big tech giant’s alleged deceptive location tracking practices. In a statement, Rokita said that the latest settlement reflects the state government’s commitment to protecting Indiana residents from “Big Tech’s intrusive schemes.” “We will continue holding…


How an Occupied Twitter Ruined Countless Lives

Commentary From the beginning of the COVID panic, it felt that something was very wrong. Never had a pandemic, much less a seasonal pathogenic wave, been treated as a quasi-military emergency requiring the upending of all freedoms and rights. What made it more bizarre was how alone those of us who objected felt until very…


Notes From the Digital Gulag

Commentary As the author of “Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom,” I guess I should not be surprised to find myself squarely in the digital gulag—banished, perhaps permanently, from Twitter and Facebook. Twitter permanently suspended my account several weeks ago, mere days before Elon Musk took over the helm. Although I cannot…


15 States Pushing Apple and Google to Increase Age Recommendation for TikTok 

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced he has joined counterparts from 14 other states to send letters to Apple and Google asking them to increase the age rating for the TikTok app, currently marketed to children 12 years old and up. The attorneys general detailed the misleading nature of the TikTok age ratings—which incorrectly portray…


15 States Push Apple and Google to Increase Age Recommendation for TikTok 

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced he has joined counterparts from 14 other states to send letters to Apple and Google asking them to increase the age rating for the TikTok app, currently marketed to children 12 years old and up. The attorneys general detailed the misleading nature of the TikTok age ratings—which incorrectly portray…


Chaos Looms as China U-Turns on Zero-COVID-19 Policy

The World Health Organization is warning that tough times are ahead for China. Beijing is now U-turning on its zero-COVID-19 policy. Funeral homes in Beijing are struggling to meet increased demand for cremations. Video shows long queues of hearses waiting to store dead bodies. Lawmakers are introducing a new bill in Washington. The goal is…


Google Rejects Hong Kong’s Request to Remove Protest Anthem From Top Search Results: HK Official

Hong Kong requested that Google remove a protest song from its top search results for Hong Kong’s national anthem and replace it with China’s national anthem, but the request was denied, the city’s security chief said Monday. Hong Kong’s security secretary, Chris Tang, said that Google refused to change the top search results for Hong…


Florida AG Issues Consumer Alert Warning About Google Voice Scams

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a consumer alert warning on Tuesday about a Google Voice identity theft scam that appears to be on the rise. “Scammers are preying on users who post in online marketplaces – posing as buyers in an effort to access a victim’s authentication code,” Moody said. “If the scammer accesses…