#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

“#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate” The CEOs of three of the nation’s top tech firms — Google, Twitter and Facebook — are being grilled by a Senate panel on Wednesday after coming under fire over censorship concerns, specifically for blocking The Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and China. Zuckerberg…

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#Creating a costly COVID narrative and other commentary

#Creating a costly COVID narrative and other commentary

“#Creating a costly COVID narrative and other commentary” Media desk: Creating a Costly COVID Narrative The “news media can still be a very formidable force” when “there is a panic, the subject is unfamiliar to the masses and they speak with a generally uniform voice,” notes John Ziegler at Mediaite. The pandemic gave the prestige…

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#FTC needs more power to take on Big Tech’s dominance

#FTC needs more power to take on Big Tech’s dominance

“#FTC needs more power to take on Big Tech’s dominance” The Federal Trade Commission needs more weapons in its battle to defend news organizations against Big Tech. That’s the message from US Sen. Maria Cantell (D-Wash.), who said new powers are the only thing that will help the FTC protect the struggling local news industry…

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#Facebook India’s controversial policy chief quits — will it now stop hate speech from politicians?

#Facebook India’s controversial policy chief quits — will it now stop hate speech from politicians?

“#Facebook India’s controversial policy chief quits — will it now stop hate speech from politicians?” Facebook India’s controversial policy director, Ankhi Das, has left the company in order to pursue a career in public service. Das was famously alleged to play a crucial role in stopping moderators from removing posts from India’s ruling Bhartiya Janta…

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#The press can’t handle the truth and other commentary

#The press can’t handle the truth and other commentary

“#The press can’t handle the truth and other commentary” Media watch: The Press Can’t Handle the Truth “The corporate media has refused to cover the substance of the New York Post’s bombshell reporting” on Hunter Biden’s e-mails, observes The Federalist’s John Daniel Davidson, “not because there’s nothing to the story,” but because it’s “harmful to…

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