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Former FCC Bureau Chief: Masters of the Universe ‘Abused’ Section 230 to Censor Conservatives…

August 27, 2019 at 6:44 pm

Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireless Bureau Chief Fred Campbell told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Tuesday that America’s largest technology companies have “abused” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to censor conservatives. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and other conservatives have often contended that the “predicate” for enacting Section 230 […]

Breitbart Burned the New York Times. And the Times Really Doesn’t Like It…

August 27, 2019 at 6:10 pm

They are bad actors. They are driven to suppress legitimate inquiry. They are by no means journalists. And they read Twitter very carefully! Those are the contours of an alarm rung on Sunday by the New York Times. “A loose network of conservative operatives allied with the White House is pursuing what they say will […]

Law Enforcement Thwarted Three Mass Shootings Last Week in Three States…

August 19, 2019 at 7:33 pm

Police thwarted three potential mass shootings in the span of three days late last week, just two weeks after the US saw two devastating massacres that left 29 dead in 13 hours. Cops arrested three men in separate incidents in Connecticut, Florida, and Ohio after receiving tips from the public. The would-be shooters, ages 20 […]

Pre-Crime Nation: College Student Arrested, Stripped of Firearms for Posting Social Media Meme…

August 19, 2019 at 7:18 pm

22-year-old Connecticut resident Brandon Wagshol was arrested on Friday for posting a meme on social media that authorities claim indicated he showed an interest in committing a mass shooting – “Brandon Wagshol was just arraigned in Norwalk Superior Court. His bond was kept at $250,000, and the judge ruled he can only post it at […]

Facebook Has Been Secretly Transcribing Your Conversations…

August 15, 2019 at 4:24 pm

Facebook has been clandestinely accumulating written transcriptions of its users’ conversations, which the social media giant recorded through their phone microphones. That’s according to third-party contractors who spoke to Bloomberg about the practice. The contractors said that they were paid to listen in on countless, occasional vulgar conversations among Facebook Messenger users, though the company […]

Radicalization of Kids: A Global Threat by Raheel Raza…

July 30, 2019 at 5:58 pm

On July 12, a 13-year-old boy blew himself up in a suicide bombing at a wedding in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, killing five people and injuring 40, local officials said. The issue of child radicalization has become a global horror-show. Radicalization is now easy for the extremists, thanks to technology, the new weapon being brandished […]

Facebook’s $5B Fine Blasted by Politicians and Consumer Advocates…

July 24, 2019 at 7:32 pm

Politicians in both parties, technologists and even a former Facebook executive blasted the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday for its $5 billion settlement with the social media giant. Critics took aim at the size of the fine, the lack of personal accountability leveled at any Facebook executives, the decision to offer immunity to past privacy […]

How Social Media Is Making Us Dumb, Angry and Addicted…

July 17, 2019 at 8:30 pm

A few years ago, I noticed that I really enjoyed reading on airplanes and wondered why. After a bit of reflection, I realized that it was because I wasn’t distracted by the temptation to check a device every now and then, allowing reading to be the kind of immersive experience I once took for granted. […]