Tech Freedom
Mark Zuckerberg says he can’t think of a single good reason to break up Facebook
Zuckerberg can’t think of a good reason, but congress can think of many.
Parler CEO says Apple won’t let free speech app update unless it censors content
Apple thinks it should decide what content is allowed inside third-party apps.
Apple says Spotify pays App Store fee on less than 1% of its premium user in response to antitrust complaint
Spotify’s original antitrust complaint claims that Apple’s 30% fee gives it an unfair competitive advantage.
Maxine Waters will bring Facebook before congress to discuss its Project Libra cryptocurrency
Facebook’s Libra has been hit with criticism from the moment it was announced.
Google exec suggests Elizabeth Warren is misguided and only big tech can prevent “the next Trump situation”
In an undercover video, a Google executive revealed a truer side of Google’s agenda.
Apple’s “executive review board” were behind the banning of Infowars and other “controversial” apps
This “executive review board” reportedly holds weekly meetings and acts as an App Store gatekeeper.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai fails to answer question about anti-conservative bias
Instead he passed the question on to VP of public policy, Kent Walker.
Amazon-owned Twitch just acquired social app Bebo, amidst growing antitrust scrutiny
Bebo’s recent focus on esports has made it valuable for Twitch.
Google’s advertising monopoly will be its antitrust downfall, report suggests
Google is behind almost 40% of all advertising across the entire web.
After previously banning cryptocurrency ads, Facebook is set to announce its own cryptocurrency
Facebook’s cryptocurrency is set to launch next week.
Individuals states are considering their own antitrust motions against big tech companies
Moves could be made against big tech at the state level, not just on the federal level.
Puffin Browser for iOS to shut down next month, the latest company to criticize Apple’s monopolistic App Store practices
The company says Apple won’t let them update their app so they’re going to close it down.