June 1, 2023 'Facebook Receipts' project aims to reveal Meta's ability to influence Congress through high-powered lobbyists The Facebook Receipts aims to spotlight the social media juggernaut’s ability to influence legislation and regulation through high-powered lobbyists.
May 31, 2023 AI has power to 'manipulate' Americans, says Sen. Josh Hawley, advocates for right to sue tech companies Sen. Josh Hawley spoke with 91±¬ÁÏ Digital about the rise of AI, saying that dangers of new technologies include manipulation of everyday Americans. He advocates for right to sue tech companies.
May 30, 2023 Tim Scott bill requires app stores to show country of origin, would stick ‘Made in China’ label on TikTok Sen. Tim Scott is rolling out a bill to require online app stores to display the country where an app is developed and owned before users download it.
May 26, 2023 Vivek Ramaswamy pans LinkedIn's claim his account was locked 'in error' after calling out censorship Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called out LinkedIn for locking his account over posts slamming President Biden's policies on China and climate change.
May 16, 2023 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faces Senate panel as pressure builds to regulate AI A Senate subcommittee will hear testimony Tuesday from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as lawmakers seem increasingly prepared to impose new regulations on AI systems.
May 11, 2023 TikTok employees say app tracked users who watched gay content: report According to former TikTok employees, the social media platform identified and kept lists of TikTok users who watched gay content on their app.
May 5, 2023 Son of Chinese Communist Party critic Jimmy Lai blasts TikTok: ‘Really trying to silence my father's story’ The son of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who is being held unjustly by the Chinese in Hong Kong, said TikTok is "really trying to silence my father's story."
May 4, 2023 Graham fires warning shot at Big Tech: ‘We’re going to unleash the courtrooms of America on you’ Ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham railed against Big Tech Thursday and threatened to repeal Section 230, which gives them broad immunity.
April 27, 2023 Dylan Mulvaney thinks it should be 'illegal' for journalists to use wrong pronouns: 'Bad journalism' Transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney complained about the press coverage surrounding the "Days of Girlhood" series and argued it should be "illegal" to use the wrong pronouns.
April 24, 2023 Matt Taibbi rips media silence after Dem threat: 'Can you imagine' if GOP threatened to jail CNN’s Jim Acosta? Matt Taibbi, who was threatened with jail time by a top Democrat, feels the media would have lost its minds if someone like CNN’s Jim Acosta got similar treatment.