by Tyler | Jun 29, 2020 | Cancel Culture, Free Speech Online, Google, Masters of the Universe, Social Justice, Tech, Trending, Youtube
YouTube star Jenna Marbles says she is quitting her channel, after being on the platform for a decade during which she garnered over 20 million subscribers and over 3 billion views, due to her past racist and sexist videos.
by Tyler | Jun 28, 2020 | Apple, Asia, China, Economy, IPhone, privacy and security, Tech, TikTok, Trending
A report published on Friday suggests that the megapopular China-owned social media application TikTok was spying on users through a vulnerability in the latest version of Apple’s iOS smartphone firmware.
by Tyler | Jun 26, 2020 | Jonathan Chait, JournoList, New York Magazine, Politics, Progressives, Social Justice, Tech, Trending, wokeness
A secret group email, or listserv, of progressive data analysts has been outed after one of its members was ostracized for publicly sharing data showing that violent rioting doesn’t tend to be effective in persuading people to support a political cause.
by Tyler | Jun 25, 2020 | Affirmative Action, Big Tech, Black Lives Matter, diversity, diversity and inclusion, Economy, inclusion, Masters of the Universe, Microsoft, race, racial quotas, Satya Nadella, silicon valley, Social Justice, Tech, technology, Trending
“Black lives matter,” declared Microsoft as part of its promise to implement racial personnel quotas as it works towards “addressing racial injustice.”
by Tyler | Jun 23, 2020 | Donald Trump, Facebook, Florida, laura loomer, Masters of the Universe, Paypal, Politics, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Venmo, Youtube
An internal poll from the campaign of Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer, who is seeking the GOP nomination in Florida’s 21st congressional district, gives her a 9 point lead over incumbent Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel.
by Tyler | Jun 19, 2020 | antitrust, Censorship, Communications Decency Act, Facebook, first amendment, free speech, Google, Instagram, Marsha Blackburn, Masters of the Universe, On The Hill, Politics, Radio, Section 230, Social Media, Tech, Trending, Twitter
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) described the world’s largest technology companies — naming Google, Facebook, and Twitter — as “monopolies,” adding that she and her colleagues are considering the use of antitrust laws and reevaluation of the...
