European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen informed President-elect Joe Biden ahead of today's inauguration that Silicon Valley CEOs have no authority to decide on laws and rules, according to RT News. Von der Leyen said in a speech on Wednesday to the European Parliament that the incoming Biden administration must...
Censored by Facebook and Twitter? New Bill Allows Users to Sue Big Tech for Being Silenced
By Matt Agorist Everyone reading this article right now has likely experienced or knows someone who has experienced some form of social media censorship. Whether your entirely peaceful post was “removed for violating community guidelines” or you were unceremoniously silenced for life, Facebook and Twitter censorship affects millions. No matter...
If Martin Luther King Jr. Were Alive Today, Big Tech Would’ve Already Banned Him
By Matt Agorist Earlier this month, Donald Trump and 70,000,000 of his supporters were wiped off of Facebook and Twitter in a coordinated move by big tech censors. This move was largely praised by the left as the vitriol spewed by many of these folks, including the president, was inflammatory,...
Tech Supremacy: Silicon Valley Can No Longer Conceal Its Power
Authored by Niall Ferguson via The Spectator,‘To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle,’ George Orwell famously observed. He was talking not about everyday life but about politics, where it is ‘quite easy for the part to be greater than the whole or for two...
Families, Not the Government, Should Regulate Big Tech
By Kerry McDonald I watched The Social Dilemma with my 12-year-old son this week and it couldn’t be more timely. A Netflix original docu-drama that was released last fall, The Social Dilemma emphasizes how the underlying algorithms and business models of social media companies keep us hooked and could contribute...
Big Tech Isn’t As Clean As You Think
Authored by Irene Slav via OilPrice.com,They are among the biggest - and most generous - backers of the renewable energy shift. They are advertising themselves as environmentally responsible companies that source their raw materials from ethical locations and cutting the offering of products that consumers don't use to reduce packaging-related...
Software Engineer Exposes Big Tech Censorship Strategies Which Include Use of AI and “Blacklists”
By B.N. Frank Big Tech continues to be criticized for excessive public surveillance (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), neglecting to reduce and recycle toxic Electronic Waste (E-Waste), endangering humanity with the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and of course, censorship. A 2-part segment about increasing internet censorship was...
The Big Tech Exodus Has Begun – Join Us! (Updated)
By Activist Post UPDATE: Here’s another reminder of where to find us as the Big Tech purge goes into overdrive with the latest round of excuses for its fascism. Please keep in mind that these platforms are seeing unprecedented surges of interest, so they may be glitchy as things scale...
Treasury Yields, Bitcoin And Small Caps Soar; Tech And Dollar Tumble On Possible Georgia Blue Sweep
Bond yields, bitcoin and small cap stocks surged while tech stocks and the dollar tumbled on Wednesday on the prospect of more stimulus and tougher tech regulation if Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate following a run-off election in Georgia. Stocks in Europe rose and those in Asia were...
Researchers Say Big Tech Has to Do More to Reduce Toxic E-Waste Levels. Making Phones with Longer Life Spans Would Help
By B.N. Frank Materials needed to make digital, electronic, and wireless devices and infrastructure are often referred to as “Conflict Minerals” because of their devastating environmental and humanitarian costs which include massive amounts of toxic Electronic Waste being added to landfills. Earlier this year, the U.N. warned that 82% of...