Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren says “it’s time” for a centrally controlled digital currency
The pro-regulation senator throws her support behind the controversial idea.
Senators ask the Treasury Department to ensure Russians can’t use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions
Lawmakers continue to call for cryptocurrency regulations.
Senator Elizabeth Warren is sued for violating First Amendment over Amazon book censorship calls
Warren accused Amazon of “peddling misinformation.”
Facebook’s Oversight Board co-chair: the rules are “not transparent, inconsistent, and a shambles”
Facebook’s rules are applied differently, depending on who the person is.
Senator Elizabeth Warren sides with hedge funds, calls for SEC to investigate Reddit
Warren is questioning whether online conversations about stocks violate existing securities laws.
Republicans bleed followers after Twitter bans, Democrats gain
Twitter’s purge is thought to be having an impact on politicians’ accounts.
Congress wants to cut “misinformation” as researchers demand platforms hand over data on users who share it
They even call for content to be removed from alternative platforms.
IRS accused of buying smartphone data from unsuspecting surveillance targets
Data was collected without the targets’ knowledge.
Facebook to allow fact checkers to flag opinions
Facebook has clarified the rules.
Warren and other Dems ask Zuckerberg why he’s not fact checking people’s opinions
The senators think Facebook refusing to fact-check opinions is a “loophole.”
Project Veritas Bernie Sanders campaign exposé dominated social interactions despite mainstream media blackout
While mainstream media focused on the Warren-Sanders spat, the public were interested in the Project Veritas undercover report.