by Tyler | Jun 4, 2020 | Debra Messing, Donald Trump, Entertainment, Masters of the Universe, Politics, silicon valley, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Twitter Fact Check
Actress Debra Messing got hit with a Twitter fact check after Breitbart News reported that she posted a fake photo in an attempt to conflate President Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler.
by Tyler | May 30, 2020 | Crime, Donald Trump, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, Minneapolis Riots, Politics, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Twitter Fact Check
Twitter censored tweets from President Donald Trump and the White House, falsely alleging that they “glorified violence.” But it has also allowed a tweet from a user claiming “violence IS the answer” to go viral, accumulating over 60,000...
by Tyler | May 30, 2020 | 2020 Election, Censorship, Donald Trump, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, Politics, Tech, Trending, Twitter, White House
Twitter appeared to inadvertently admit that one of President Donald Trump’s tweets, now censored by the platform, did not in fact violate the site’s rules.
by Tyler | May 29, 2020 | Donald Trump, Entertainment, Ferguson, Ice Cube, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, Minneapolis, Politics, Riots, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Twitter Fact Check
Yesterday, Twitter took twelve hours to add a “manipulated media” label to viral tweets from verified celebrities that included a photo of a man who appeared to be the Minneapolis cop who killed George Floyd, wearing a hat saying “Make Whites Great...
by Tyler | May 28, 2020 | Google, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, Politics, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Tech, Trending, Twitter
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, questioning why his company should continue to receive Section 230 legal immunity when they editorialize President Donald Trump’s tweets.
by Tyler | May 28, 2020 | 2020 Election, Donald Trump, Facebook, Free Speech Online, Google, House Judiciary Committee, Masters of the Universe, Matt Gaetz, On The Hill, Politics, Section 230, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Twitter Fact Check
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) will announce today that he is working with Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee to craft legislation that would strip social media giants of their Section 230 legal immunity if they fact check content on their platforms,...