Big Tech
Republicans Don’t Appear to Want to Break Up Big Tech
The Republican approach has been to complain about Big Tech’s power but reject the idea of breaking them up.
Social Media Algorithms Fuel Cancel Culture, Researcher Says
“Influencers” love it to participate in campaigns against people.
President Trump Says He Expects to Be Banned by Twitter Before the 2020 Election
And he may join free speech Twitter alternative Parler.
MembersHow the Term “Misinformation” Has Been Weaponized as an Online Censorship Tool Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the mainstream media increased its use of this term, Big Tech companies expanded their aggressive “coronavirus misinformation” policies.
Harvard and Arizona Law Professors Lay Out the Case for Online “Speech Control”
“Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet, and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society’s norms and values.”
Larry Sanger Outlines Encyclosphere, a Decentralized Encyclopedia Without the Gatekeeping of Wikipedia
Sanger has a solution to the problems with Wikipedia.
Andrew Yang Has Big Plans for Big Tech
Andrew Yang has a mixed bag of proposals.
Senator Josh Hawley Calls Out Big Tech for “Sophisticated Exploitation” of Americans
According to Hawley, the industry is now stagnant useful ideas-wise and is instead making money off previous, true innovations, by locking users more and more deeply into their “addiction”.
Rep. Paul Gosar Introduces New Bill to Tackle Online Censorship
Gosar joins Senators Hawley and Cruz that are looking at ways to end online censorship.
Elizabeth Warren Calls for More Big Tech Censorship to Stop “Vile Lies”
Warren has called for the breaking up of big tech but it seems she’s more interesting in using tech companies to her own advantage.
Larry Sanger, Wikipedia Co-Founder, Calls for a Declaration of Digital Independence
Sanger outlines the problems with the modern web.
The Incestuous Relationship Between Google and Publishers Could Be About to Get Worse
Publishers need to start cutting ties with Google’s advertising network in order to survive.