Big Tech Archives

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Blocking Big Tech From Deplatforming Conservatives

May 30, 2021 Forbes 1

The historic law will hold tech companies accountable and Floridians will be able to sue them if they are deplatformed. The new law will levy hefty fines, as much as $250,000 per day, on social media companies that deplatform political candidates. Other states are considering similar legislation.

Could Dr. Shiva’s Case Against Twitter Censorship End Big Tech’s Immunity from Lawsuits?

May 17, 2021 Gateway Pundit 2

Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai ran for US Senate in Massachusetts as a Republican and Twitter deleted his tweets. Later it was discovered that the tweets were deleted at the direction of employees of the Massachusetts Secretary of State. That means the government silenced his political speech in order to affect an election.

Twitter Bans Posting Any Links From BitChute as “Harmful”

March 15, 2021 Big League Politics 1

Big-Tech platform Twitter has blocked posting any content from video-streaming service BitChute, essentially locking off one of the Internet’s largest streaming services. BitChute is a free speech platform that has attracted a diverse range of viewers concerned over YouTube’s censorship.

Brave Browser Is a Privacy Alternative to Google’s Chrome and Search Engine

March 15, 2021 Brave 3

Google’s search engine is biased, censored, and tracks its users. Brave is a new browser that has acquired Tailcat, the open search engine that will become the foundation of Brave Search. Brave will not track you, will not filter or manipulate your search results, and will not sell your data.

Montana Lawmakers Seek to Protect Citizens from Bias of Big Tech

March 8, 2021 The Epoch Times 1

Montana nearly passed a bill that would have allowed the state to regulate social-media censorship. Public Some “RINO Republicans” joined Democrats to kill the bill by a single vote. He said the bill was not introduced just to help Montana but to set a precedent for other states as well.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Proposes Big Fines for Tech Companies that Ban Lawmakers

February 5, 2021 Fox News, National File and Newsweek 0

The proposed law includes a 30-day notice to users when their account has been blocked and tech companies may be sued by individuals for violating the law’s tenets. Penalties related to interference in elections include a $100,000 daily fine levied against any company that deplatforms political candidates.

Google, Apple and Amazon Worked Together to Destroy Parler, a Conservative Social Media Platform

January 11, 2021 Fox Business and Gateway Pundit 1

Founder John Matze said that removing Parler was a coordinated attack by the tech giants to kill competition in the market place. Matze said that all vendors have abandoned Parler, including text message services, email providers and their lawyers.

WordPress Has Deplatformed the Conservative Treehouse News Website

November 17, 2020 American Thinker 1

WordPress reportedly powers more than 34% of all sites on the web. WordPress touts itself as “a free, open-sourced platform that’s accessible for anyone to contribute to, mostly by improving its code.”

Watch ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ Press Conference that Was Banned on Social Media

July 31, 2020 Frontline Doctors and The Hill 2

The goal of the press conference was to combat groundless fear that has overwhelmed Americans over COVID-19. Dr. Simone Gold said there is effective treatment available for COVID-19, especially during the early phase of the illness.

Cisco Fired Employees Who Questioned BLM During Company’s Racism Discussion

July 22, 2020 ZeroHedge and CNet 2

Cisco says 237 comments of the 10,400 made during the video conference “objected to what was being presented”, while the majority of comments praised management. Cisco says it fired a “handful” of workers for “inappropriate conduct”.

Tucker Carlson Says the Heritage Foundation and Other Koch-Funded Groups Secretly Support Big Tech’s Censorship of Conservatives

December 23, 2019 Fox News 2

A recent poll showed that 42% of the public, not just conservatives, agreed that Trump should take action to push back against Big Tech’s bias against conservatives.

50 States’ Attorneys General Initiate Sweeping Anti-Trust Probe Against Google

September 10, 2019 ZeroHedge 1

The investigation will focus on Google’s influence in searches and in the digital advertising market and to see if the Silicon Valley giant is stifling start-ups, delivering inferior service, and improperly using consumer data.