January 28, 2021 Twitter silent as AOC accuses Ted Cruz of attempted 'murder' on its platform Twitter appears to be steering clear of the serious accusations leveled by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. against Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on its platform Thursday.
January 28, 2021 California 'Three Percenter' with 5 pipe bombs planned attack on Newsom, Facebook and Twitter offices: FBI A Northern California man held on a $5 million bond after FBI investigators found five "fully operational" pipe bombs and an illegal weapons stockpile at his home and business two weeks ago had planned to blow up offices belonging to Gov. Gavin Newsom, as well as Facebook and Twitter, prosecutors say. Â
January 28, 2021 PETA mocked on social media for claiming insults like 'pig,' 'chicken' hurt animals People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, was mocked on social media this week for a tweet that argued calling someone names like a "pig," "chicken" or a "snake" is hurtful to the animals themselves.
January 27, 2021 Ex-NY Times editor Lauren Wolfe launches 'Chills' newsletter, defends pro-Biden tweet that led to firing Lauren Wolfe, the former New York Times editor who was ousted following a viral pro-Biden tweet she made ahead of the president's inauguration last week, has launched a newsletter in which she defended her social media activity.
January 27, 2021 European Commission president: Twitter's Trump ban a 'serious interference with freedom of expression' European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said regulators in the U.S. and abroad should work together to develop a “framework of laws for such far-reaching decisions."
January 27, 2021 CNN's Chris Cillizza panned for claiming 'Trumpism' is behind GameStop stock surge CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza raised eyebrows Wednesday by suggesting that "Trumpism" is behind the dramatic surge in the stock price of struggling retailer GameStop.
January 27, 2021 Big Tech has the power to 'manipulate' and 'control the message': Dave Rubin "Rubin Report" host Dave Rubin reacted to former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s scathing comments against Twitter and Big Tech on Wednesday, saying that tech leaders "coordinated" to remove then-President Trump from social media.
January 27, 2021 Twitter's Birdwatch tool a way for people to 'cancel each other,' not debate: Biotech CEO Biotech entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy slammed Twitter Wednesday after the social media giant announced their plans to implement a new anti-disinformation system operated by users, known as Birdwatch.
January 27, 2021 Mexican TV host under fire after going to Florida to get COVID vaccine A popular Mexican TV host is under fire after traveling to Florida just to get the coveted COVID-19 vaccine, which most Americans have not received.
January 26, 2021 Newsweek retroactively edits 2015 Army Ranger report to support Salon hit piece on Tom Cotton Newsweek is facing intense backlash after the publication retroactively edited a 2015 report about Army Ranger School in order to support Salon's reporting on Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.