David Wagner
David Wagner is a University of Manitoba graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion in Sociology. He is interested in the psychology of religious and ideological belief and the relationship between religions and the state in totalitarian countries.
Class Action Suit Alleging TikTok Violated UK Child Privacy Laws Under Way
Former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has filed a legal claim against China-owned social media app TikTok that could result in billions being paid out to UK and EU children under 13 who have...
Spotify and Tinder Owners Say ‘We’re All Afraid’ of Apple and Google at US Congressional Hearing
In Europe and the U.S., Big Tech giants Apple and Google are coming under fire from both the state and app developers due to anti-competitive behavior. At a recent U.S. Congressional hearing on April 21,...
US National Debt is Actually $123 Trillion: Report
According to a recent report from non-partisan American think tank Truth in Accounting, the true size of the U.S. national debt is actually $123 trillion, amounting to a $796,000 burden per taxpayer. As a result,...
Adverse Reactions to J&J Vaccine Pause Operations at Vaccination Sites in Colorado and North Carolina
Clusters of adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine in North Carolina and Colorado caused temporary pauses in vaccination operations at local sites. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...
United Airlines Boasts New Racial and Gender Standard for Pilot Eligibility Emphasizing Women and People of Color
United Airlines recently announced that of the 5,000 pilots who will be trained within the next decade, 50 percent of them will be minorities and women of color. Their announcement on Twitter met with heavy...
UAE Strengthens Ties With China Through Sinopharm Vaccine – May Require Three Doses to be Effective
China is strengthening its ties to the U.A.E. by setting up mass production of the Sinopharm vaccine, which is already being widely used in the U.A.E.’s vaccination roll-out. Some of the U.A.E. residents who received...
Chinese Websites List Uyghur Laborers for Sale by the Batch
Investigative reporting by British Sky News recently exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) practice of selling Uyghur labor on the Chinese internet, where dozens of ads on mainland websites advertise Uyghurs for sale in batches...
The US Blacklists 7 Chinese Supercomputing Entities as Potential National Security Threats
The U.S. Department of Commerce has blacklisted seven Chinese supercomputing companies for having ties to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and their potential for developing Weapons of Mass Destruction. The blacklist restricts U.S. companies from...
Personal Data From 533 Million Facebook Users Stolen by Hackers Exploiting Vulnerability
Data from more than 533 million Facebook users, including profile names, Facebook ID numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses were published in a hacking forum on April 3 according to reports. Facebook says the breached...
Pentagon Scientists Invent Microchip Capable of Detecting Coronavirus When Implanted Inside a Human Body
A virus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt has inspired Pentagon scientists from a secretive unit called Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create a special microchip that can be inserted underneath the skin...
Twitter Censors Harvard Professor and Epidemiologist for ‘COVID-19 Misinformation’
Social media giant Twitter has continued to flex its power to censor information by silencing a renowned Harvard professor and epidemiologist who expressed a perspective on COVID-19 vaccines, which was scientifically validated, but contrary to...
US Establishes New Guidelines Enabling Closer Relations with Taiwan
The U.S. State Department issued new guidelines enabling U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan. The move strengthens relations between the U.S. and Taiwan at a time when Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...