Sen. Rubio on bill targeting Big Tech 'monopolies' over political censorship concerns: 'This can’t continue'
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., explained Thursday a proposed bill that targets Big Tech "monopolies" over political censorship concerns, stressing on "Mornings with Maria" that "this can’t continue."
Florida Gov. DeSantis slams Big Tech, argues censorship is 'doing damage to society'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed Big Tech during an exclusive interview on “Sunday Morning Futures,” arguing that their censorship is “doing damage to society.”
Blackburn bites back on Facebook COVID-19 censorship: ‘Zuckerberg should be called to testify’
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., demands answers from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Anthony Fauci on censoring coronavirus origins.
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg grilled over COVID censorship by top House Republicans
Top House Republicans penned a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding to see emails between him and government officials over COVID censorship on its platform.
Big tech supports global tax, but wants digital services levies axed
U.S. tech giants could benefit from the agreement of the Group of Seven rich countries' agreement to create a global minimum 15% corporate tax rate if the final deal also scraps increasingly popular digital services taxes, according to industry lobbyists.
Facebook VP defends 2-year Trump ban, says lawmakers should regulate, not break up social media giant
Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg on Sunday defended the two-year ban of former President Donald Trump and argued that to deal with issues of political speech, hatred and violence, lawmakers should look to pass regulations instead of breaking up the social media company.
Facebook to end content moderation policies that favor politician accounts: report
Social media giant Facebook is allegedly preparing to adjust its content moderation policies so that they apply equally to all users, including politicians.
Twitter rolls out verification applications to the public
Twitter is rolling out a new verification application process to the public Thursday, saying the company is seeking to give "more transparency, credibility and clarity" to the process of who gets verified on the platform.
States press Facebook to halt Instagram Kids launch
A bipartisan group of more than three dozen state attorneys general is urging Facebook to halt its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, citing concerns about the safety and well-being of children and the “harm” social media poses to young people.
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump ban but calls indefinite suspension 'not appropriate'
Facebook's Oversight Board on Wednesday upheld former President Donald Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram, but said it was "not appropriate" for Facebook to impose the "indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension."
Facebook's Oversight Board to announce decision on Trump ban Wednesday
Facebook's Oversight Board is expected to announce its decision on whether to indefinitely suspend former President Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday.
USPS official confirms covert social media tracking operation, lawmaker says
A Republican representative who met with USPS Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale on Wednesday said Barksdale confirmed the agency is combing through Americans’ social media posts for a covert intelligence mission.
7 GOP lawmakers pledge to reject donations from Big Tech firms
Colorado Rep. Ken Buck and six other signatories said their pledge applied to donations from Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Twitter as well as affiliated political action committees and employees.
Big Tech fails when it comes to online freedom as report card scolds Amazon, Twitter, Apple, Google, Facebook
Big Tech received a failing grade from the Media Research Center after the conservative watchdog issued a report card examining online freedom at the top companies in America.
YouTube rival seeing 'tremendous' growth, welcomes users on the 'left or the right,' Rumble CEO says
EXCLUSIVE: Rumble, the smaller-scale YouTube alternative video-sharing platform, has seen an increase in average monthly views from 1.6 million in Q3 2020 to 31.9 million as of the end of Q1 2021, the company’s CEO told Fox Business in an exclusive interview.
FTC forms group to streamline antitrust rulemaking
The Biden administration might be setting the stage to crack down on the nation’s largest corporations, which have garnered mounting scrutiny among lawmakers on Capitol Hill.