I sit down with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, professor of health policy at Stanford University’s School of Medicine and one of the co-authors of the Great Barrington Declaration that argued for focused protection of the vulnerable—instead of large-scale lockdowns. “Many people that are dead today would be alive, had we been allowed to make that argument,”…
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PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Deadly Consequences of Censorship
I sit down with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, professor of health policy at Stanford University’s School of Medicine and one of the co-authors of the Great Barrington Declaration that argued for focused protection of the vulnerable—instead of large-scale lockdowns. “Many people that are dead today would be alive, had we been allowed to make that argument,”…
The EU Files: What Elon Musk Is Not Telling You About Twitter Censorship
Commentary The “Twitter Files” have exposed numerous contacts between U.S. government officials and Twitter and requests for suppression of accounts or content: notably, in the context of alleged COVID-19 “disinformation.” But what they have not revealed is that there was in fact a formal government program explicitly dedicated to “Fighting COVID-19 Disinformation” in which Twitter, as well…
Twitter, TikTok, Google Face Questions Over Child Abuse Material
Twitter, TikTok, and Google have been issued legal notices from Australia’s eSafety commissioner requiring them to explain what they are doing to tackle online child sexual abuse. “The creation, dissemination and viewing of online child sexual abuse inflicts incalculable trauma and ruins lives. It is also illegal,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said. “It is…
Twitter Tells Supreme Court It Should Not Be Held Liable for ISIS Attack
A lawyer for Twitter told the Supreme Court on Feb. 22 in a closely watched case that the social media company should not be liable merely because some terrorists may have used its services. The case, Twitter v. Taamneh (court file 21-1496), goes back to the Jan. 1, 2017, terrorist attack on the Reina nightclub…
NTD Business (Feb. 22): White House May Give WHO Power Over US Pandemic Rules; SCOTUS Hears Case About Twitter Content
Tech giant Intel is trying to save cash—cutting its dividend payout to its lowest level in years. Amazon closes a deal to buy health care provider One Medical for billions of dollars, a key step in growing its presence in the health care industry. Twitter has been accused of aiding and abetting terrorist organization ISIS. The…
Trump on Returning to Facebook, Twitter: ‘I Don’t Like to Be Foolish’
Former President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to return to Twitter and Facebook, despite the two social media platforms allowing him to do so after dropping previous bans. Speaking to Just the News on Feb. 20, Trump acknowledged that many of his followers have been waiting for him to return to both Twitter…
State Department Official Urged Twitter to Delete Accounts, Newly Released File Shows
A State Department official urged Twitter to delete accounts he claimed were controlled by the Russian government, a newly disclosed file shows. “The below are some Russian government controlled accounts that I think you will want to look into and delete,” Mark Lenzi, a security engineer, wrote in an email to a Twitter official in…
‘Chilling’ Gaps in Online Child Exploitation Protection
A mother has described the harrowing details of online child exploitation with gaps in child safety laws described as “chilling.” Jen Hoey told a parliamentary inquiry about how her nine-year-old daughter was groomed online. Hoey said it took her daughter two years to disclose to her what had happened because she lived in fear after the…
Twitter to Charge Users to Secure Accounts via Text Message
Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company said in a tweet. Two-factor authentication, meant to make accounts…
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