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Texas Cracks Down on Big Tech Censorship with New Bill
The governor of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott, plans to sign into law a bill that will prevent social media platforms from censoring the state's...
Poland Fights Big Tech Censorship With Heavy Fines
Poland aims to tackle the issue head-on with social media platforms earning criticism worldwide for its authoritarian censorship practices. The country plans to impose...
Australia’s Proposed Law for News Payments from Social Media Gets Bipartisan Support
Australia wants social media platforms like Facebook and Google to pay publishers for accessing their news content. The government has proposed legislation on the...
Trump May Start His Own Social Media Platform: Senior Advisor
According to a former senior advisor, Jason Miller, former President Donald Trump is considering starting his own social media network. In an appearance on...
WHO Stops Censoring the Word ‘Taiwan’ Following Internet Backlash
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently activated a filter on its Facebook page that blocked words like "Taiwan" and "China." After netizens criticized the...
Researcher Explains How Google Manipulated America’s Voters
Dr. Robert Epstein, a senior psychologist with the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, carried out an election monitoring project for the 2020...
How Teen Influencers Impact Social Media Marketing
Social media brought with it a new form of marketing — influencer marketing. An influencer is basically a person who has a large following...
Lure of TikTok to Global Young Raises Concerns
According to a report by the United States research firm Sensor Tower on April 29, social platform TikTok, known as the international version of...
Reddit CEO Says TikTok Is Parasitic
Steve Huffman, the co-founder and CEO of Reddit, had some harsh words for Chinese app TikTok during a recent conference of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs...
Ex-Google Ethicist Warns About the Looming Dangers of Tech
Tristan Harris, an ex-ethicist at Google and the co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, has warned that the entire digital space has become...