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Sep 29 2021
Headline Roundup
YouTube Expands Policy on Banning 'Harmful' Vaccine Content
YouTube on Wednesday announced a sizable expansion of its medical misinformation policies, which includes banning all content about vaccines that pose "a serious risk of egregious harm" to its viewers. Any videos that "falsely says that approved vaccines cause autism, cancer or infertility, or that substances in vaccines can track those who receive them" will also be censored. Personal
The Guardian CNET The Daily CallerMay 28 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Twitter and Trump Clash After Company Adds Warning Tag to His Tweets
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President Donald Trump and Twitter are feuding over the president's tweets and the social media platform's vetting of them. The president plans to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at reducing liability protections for social media companies.
Twitter marked Trump's recent tweets about mail-in voting
Henry A. BrechterNov 29 2021
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Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Steps Down as CEO
Twitter founder and Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey announced his resignation Monday morning.
Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal will take over as CEO immediately. Dorsey said he's leaving because "the company is ready to move on from its founders." He called Agrawal's contributions to the company "transformational" and said "It's his time to lead." Twitter says Dorsey will "
National Review (News) New York Daily News CNBCDec 26 2022
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New 'Twitter Files' Highlight Platform's Moderation of Information on COVID-19
The latest "Twitter Files," published by journalist David Zweig, moves to detail Twitter's approach to censoring certain information and viewpoints, particularly about COVID-19.
The Details: Through apparent screenshots of internal Twitter communications, the release seems to indicate that both the Biden and Trump administrations pressured Twitter to censor certain information.
The Free Press New York Post (News) National Review (News)Jun 18 2020
Headline Roundup
Google Bans Site Over Comments Section, Denies NBC Report About Separate Ban
Google banned news website Zero Hedge from using its popular Google Ads platform due to policy violations and alleged racism in the site's comments section, but denied an NBC News report that it also banned news website The Federalist for similar reasons. NBC updated its report after Google's statement, saying the tech company had "backtracked" on its earlier decision.
The story has
Wall Street Journal (Opinion) The Verge Newsmax (News)May 28 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Signs Executive Order on Social Media Companies
President Trump, whose tweets opposing mail-in voting were recently fact-checked by Twitter, signed an executive order Thursday afternoon asking federal regulators to reexamine a law protecting internet companies from lawsuits aimed at their content. Trump said the order is intended to protect users form being unjustly censored; any subsequent legislation would reportedly be likely face
Politico Reuters TownhallJun 03 2023
Headline Roundup
Utah School District Bans the Bible in Elementary and Middle Schools
Due to a parent’s challenge, a Davis School District in Utah removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity or violence.”
The Details: A parent filed a supposedly tongue-in-cheek complaint, suggesting the Bible should be barred under Utah’s 2022 legislation, which aimed to ban books that featured “pornographic” content. The district determined the Bible
NPR (Online News) BBC News Fox News (Online News)Jun 15 2022
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Soros-Backed Investors Buy Hispanic FL Radio Stations
A George Soros-backed financial group has purchased several Spanish-speaking radio stations in the Florida area, a move that some critics believe could undermine editorial independence.
The group was founded by Latina entrepreneurs Stephanie Valencia and Jess Morales Rocketto, who both have ties to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. They raised $80 million to establish
Axios MSNBC Fox News (Opinion)Jul 12 2019
Perspectives Blog
Social Media Summit Draws Praise, Criticism
The 'Social Media Summit' hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday made headlines throughout the country, prompting a wide variation of coverage and reactions.
The summit hosted nearly 200 guests, many from conservative or right-leaning websites. Most outlets covering the event acknowledged that Trump invited these pundits while excluding notable social media
Henry A. BrechterApr 02 2022
Headline Roundup
Mainstream Media Outlets Confirm Key Details of Hunter Biden Laptop Story
A number of mainstream media outlets have released reports that authenticate some of the key details regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story.
The Washington Post (Lean Left bias) confirmed that executives from the CEFC energy company that's tied to the Chinese Communist Party "paid $4.8 million to entities controlled by Hunter Biden and his uncle," citing "emails contained on a copy of
National Review (News) Washington Post The Hill