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Tech Companies Announce Major Layoffs amid Mounting Economic Fears

Large tech companies are continuing to gut their workforces as economic fears mount. The mass layoffs that started late last year have continued into 2023. Major firms are announcing mass layoffs due to recession fears and economic slowdowns. So far this year, the number of tech layoffs globally has exceeded…

TikTok Censoring Content That Disputes ‘Global Warming’ Narrative

The Chinese Communist Party-linked social media app TikTok is now censoring all content that disputes the official narrative on so-called "global warming." TikTok announced that its new censorship policy went into effect on Friday to mark Earth Day. The changes involve cracking down on “misinformation” about climate change and elevating…

Facebook Censors Kari Lake, She Fires Back: ‘Take Your Best Shot, Zuckerberg – You Don’t Scare Me’

Republican rockstar Kari Lake has fired back at Facebook after it emerged that the social media platform has been censoring her. Lake took to Twitter to reveal that Facebook has applied a warning label to her page that discourages users from following her page and smears the Arizona gubernatorial candidate…

Google Tries to Discredit Study Exposing Left-Wing Bias in Its News Results

Google News has long been accused of skewing in favor of left-leaning media outlets amid Big Tech's wider censorship efforts against conservatives. In the news articles featured on its homepage and in the search results for specific topics, Google search promotes left-leaning results while burying right-leaning media outlets. However, a…

Facebook to Block Access to News If ‘Online News Act’ Is Adopted

Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will block access to news content on its platforms if a recently proposed legislation passes in its current form. Canada's "Online News Act," or House of Commons bill C-18, was introduced in April last year. The bill lays out rules to force platforms like…

Trump Makes Triumphant Return to Facebook with First Post: ‘Sorry to Keep You Waiting’

President Donald Trump made his triumphant return to Facebook today by making his first post in more than two years. Trump's first post on the platform follows his reinstatement to Facebook and Instagram by parent company Meta. Trump posted a short video clip from the night of the 2016 presidential…

Trump Gets Huge Win as YouTube Lifts Ban Ahead of 2024 Presidential Election

President Donald Trump has just scored a big victory as Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube announced it is lifting his account restrictions. YouTube banned Trump's account just over two years ago in response to the Democrats' false claims about Jan. 6. Leslie Miller, vice president of YouTube public policy, said:…

Facebook to Slash ‘Thousands More Jobs’ as Company Continues to Struggle

Facebook's parent company Meta is due to slash "thousands more jobs" on Wednesday, according to reports. The move comes after the company fired around 11,000 employees in November. Meta is reportedly coming down hard on "projects that aren't performing" as the company continues to struggle. Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp,…

Twitter Files: Federal Government Demanded Censorship of ‘Anti-Ukraine Narratives’

The latest installment of the "Twitter Files" has revealed that Democrat President Joe Biden's federal government demanded that the Big Tech company censor content that it deemed to be "anti-Ukraine narratives." The findings from Twitter's internal communications files were published by journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger. The new Twitter…

Jim Jordan Subpoenas CEOs of Five Big Tech Companies, Demands Info on How They Moderate Content

Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) made his move and subpoenaed the chief executives of five U.S. Big Tech companies. Jordan is demanding information on how they moderate content on their platforms. The congressman said the Committee is seeking to understand “how and to what extent the Executive Branch…