Washington D.C.
Court hears final arguments in Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch’s censorship suit against Google, Facebook, Twitter
Loomer and Freedom Watch argued that social media companies should be held liable for First Amendment violations.
Verizon blocks archivers from Yahoo Groups, almost two decades of history at risk of being lost forever
Archivers say Verizon aren’t playing nice and time is running out.
Greta Thunberg calls on people to “demand change” and encourage Facebook to censor content
Thunberg wants Zuckerberg to crack down on speech.
Facebook and Twitter to meet with FEC to discuss fake news and 2020 elections
Google has not responded whether it will send a representative or not.
DC Court of Appeals will hear Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch’s big tech anti-conservative bias lawsuit
The appeals court has agreed to hear the merits of the case which accuses Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter of working together to “intentionally and willfully suppress politically conservative content.”
Hillary Clinton will no longer be a cybersecurity keynote speaker
It seems the conference decided she wasn’t a good match.
Google outspends all of its rivals in lobbying efforts
Google is the biggest tech giant in terms of lobbying spending.
Facebook was aware of concerns around Cambridge Analytica’s improper data gathering practices months before public reports
New court filings show Facebook employees heard speculation that Cambridge Analytica was scraping data months before public reports on the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch’s lawsuit against big tech has been dismissed by a court
Her lawsuit named Twitter, along with Google, Facebook, and Apple, as conspiring in unconstitutional suppression of speech