Australia Abandons Plans to Fine Tech Firms for ‘Misinformation’
Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country’s communications minister said Sunday.
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Global Big Tech Censorship: UK Broadcasting Regulator Hires Meta and Google Staff to Police Internet
Ofcom, the UK’s broadcasting regulator has been hiring top staff from Big Tech firms as it prepares to enforce the Online Safety Act.
John Oliver Slams Chuck Schumer for Stalling on Big Tech Anti-Trust Legislation
HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver has attacked fellow leftist Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for dragging his feet on big tech anti-trust legislation, noting that Schumer’s two daughters work for Amazon and Facebook’s parent company, Meta.
Pinkerton: Seeking the Right Strategy for Big Tech Beyond Elon Musk
We have three choices in dealing with Big Tech: like it the way it is, break it up, or fix it. Fixing it is the best course.
Kevin McCarthy Slams Twitter’s ‘Continued and Dangerous Efforts to Silence Americans’ Following MTG Ban
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Twitter’s “continued and dangerous efforts to silence Americans” on its platform following the permanent suspension of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) — vowing to “take action that protects Americans when they express their constitutionally safeguarded views” when the GOP retakes the majority.
Alex Marlow on Big Tech Censorship with Larry Elder: If You Control the News, You Control the Vote
Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the impact of Big Tech censorship and its control over the flow of digital information.
Poll: Three-Quarters of Americans Think Big Tech Avoids Regulation by Influencing D.C.
Three-quarters of Americans believe that big tech companies avoid regulation by having too much influence in Washington, DC, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Dan Crenshaw Rips Jack Dorsey as Taliban Representatives Tweet Freely: ‘Why Do They Get an Account?’
As the Taliban takes over Afghanistan and uses every media outlet available to send out its message, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) scolded Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for allowing its representatives to freely speak on the platform.
Donald Trump: Tech Lawsuit ‘Will Prove Censorship Is Unlawful, Unconstitutional’
Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a class action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google in the Southern District of Florida to “order an immediate halt to social media companies, illegal, shameful censorship of the American people.”
Exclusive— Rep. Jason Smith: Big Tech Needs Regulation ‘in the Same Sense as Any Other Telecom’
Big Tech companies should be regulated as telecommunications companies are to combat political censorship, Rep. Jason Smith said on Friday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily.
UK Takes on Big Tech with Potential Global ‘Amazon Tax’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is planning on marshalling a global effort among industrialised nations to introduce a so-called ‘Amazon tax’.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: We Think Our Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Will Succeed
“We think we’ve absolutely got a case that will win,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday, referring to the Lone Star state’s antitrust lawsuit against Google alleging abusive monopolistic practices in the digital advertising business.
UK Considering ‘Australia-Style’ Legislation to Force Facebook to Pay for News Content
The UK may follow the lead of Australia and Canada in forcing Facebook to pay news publishers for their content, officials have suggested.
Swedish Populists Call for Poland-Style Guarantee of Free Speech on Social Media
The populist Sweden Democrats have demanded the government draft legislation to ensure freedom of speech on the internet and fight big tech censorship.
‘Capitol Hill is the 9/11 Moment of Social Media’ — EU Commissioner Calls for Govt Control of the Internet
The European Commissioner for the internal market described the storming the U.S. Congress as the “9/11 moment of social media” and has called for the United States to work alongside the EU to implement more restrictions on speech on the
Sen. Marsha Blackburn: Big Tech Censorship Is Election Interference
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told Breitbart News that Big Tech’s political censorship amounted to election interference, offering her comments on Tuesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.
Facebook Co-Founder Calls for Government to Break Up Mark Zuckerberg’s Empire
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has called for the empire he helped Mark Zuckerberg to assemble to be broken up by the government. Taking it a step further, Hughes argues that the government should regulate big tech and control “acceptable speech” on social media.
