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Report: Joe Biden wants ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to lead a tech industry task force in the White House
Critics will be concerned that such an appointment would solidify Big Tech’s power and influence.
The antitrust lawsuit against Google has been filed
22 years after its creation, the company is facing scrutiny for its monopoly.
MembersA breakdown of the Democrats’ Big Tech antitrust report
We condense the report down to the main takeaways.
Senator Josh Hawley’s bill against Big Tech censorship blocked by Democrats
The bill would have allowed users to sue Big Tech companies if they were deemed to be censoring on political grounds.
Millie Weaver’s Shadowgate documentary deleted by Facebook and YouTube
The documentary had millions of views before it was taken down.
DuckDuckGo developers urge Justice Department to force Android to allow default search engine choice
DuckDuckGo outlined how it could work.
Mark Zuckerberg referred to DOJ for making “materially false statements to Congress”
Congressman Matt Gaetz said he believes Zuckerberg lied to Congress when answering questions on Facebook’s political bias.
Google accused of collecting data from rival apps to boost its own
The revelation has come at a time when Google is already facing antitrust scrutiny.
US Attorney General Barr accuses social media platforms of censorship “bait and switch”
Barr has commented on this several times but has yet to act.
Senator Hawley’s bill aims to end Big Tech censorship, but is likely to be challenged
The bill would allow users to sue Big Tech for $5,000 but has a few holes.
New incoming bill will target Big Tech censorship
The bill could be debated as soon as next week.
Twitter starts editorializing President Trump’s tweets and adding fact-checks from CNN
Politicians all over the world lie 24-7. But only one of them is getting fact-checked on Twitter.