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Online Advertising Growth Drops to Levels Seen Back in 2001
Privacy concerns and the rise in adblockers have stalled the market.
Fact Checker Says Facebook Isn’t Doing Enough to Combat So-Called “Fake News”
The group wants Facebook to share more data with “fact checkers” to improve the results.
Twitter Notifies Users to “Support a Culture of Respect”
Yet another example of Twitter stepping up its efforts to police speech on the platform.
Senator Josh Hawley Introduces SMART Act Bill to Curb Addictive Features of Social Media
Hawley has set his sights on big tech companies in recent months.
Tulsi Gabbard: To Protect Free Speech Online, Break Up Big Tech Monopolies
Gabbard has consistently spoken out against censorship and promoted free speech online.
EU Court Rules It’s a Privacy Invasion to Have Facebook Like Button on Websites
Facebook says it’s going to look at the ruling and work out a way to comply.
Facebook Is Globalizing the Idea of Bypassing End-To-End Encryption by Compromising Devices
The debate about end-to-end encryption is rendered useless if Facebook is compromising messages before they even leave the device.
As Centralized Platforms Turn to Bias and Censorship, 2019 Is the Year to Start a Website
Social platforms are worse than ever with censorship, privacy invasion and bias. It’s time to go back to having a part of the web that you control.
Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Is Working to Break It Up
Hughes is working with a group of academics to tackle Facebook’s monopoly.
Instagram Mass Suspends 30+ Meme Accounts With Over 33 Million Total Followers
Instagram previously mass-purged meme accounts from its platform at the end of 2018.
Australian Watchdog to Call on Google and Facebook to Reveal Their Algorithms
A major new report released today, outlines all the was Australia wants to rein in big tech. And forcing tech companies to reveal their algorithms is one of the recommendations.
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.