big tech
Facebook’s Monopoly Is Imploding Before Our Eyes
Competition, miscalculations, and regulatory scrutiny have all but killed the advertising giant's dreams of diversifying its business and rolling up the digital world into its platform.
Meta Congratulates Itself for Trying to Moderate Misinformation in Australia
The big tech behemoth is desperate for you to know that it has done the absolute bare minimum on purging its platforms of COVID-19 misinformation.
Big Tech Lobbyists Use Trans People to Avoid Antitrust Regulation
Big Tech monopoly abuses harm my community. But their lobbyists love to pretend they’re helping us.
Trumpworld’s Anti–Big Tech App Gettr Still Tracks Users for Facebook
New research says that Gettr contains trackers from Facebook and Google.
Internet Service Providers Collect, Sell Horrifying Amount of Sensitive Data, Government Study Concludes
“Even though several of the ISPs promise not to sell consumers personal data, they allow it to be used, transferred, and monetized by others."
Leaked Document Says Google Fired Dozens of Employees for Data Misuse
Some allegations potentially center around accessing Google user or employee data.
A Right-Wing Dark Money Group Created This 'Big Tech Funding' Chrome Extension
"At this point, reining in Big Tech needs to be a litmus test in the Republican Party—if you’re not with us, you’re against us.”
Palantir CEO: Lawyers Tell Me 'My Job Is to Evade' Journalists
Palantir CEO Alex Karp demonstrated that tech companies see keeping the public uninformed as a top priority in a revealing clip.
There’s a 7-Foot Cutout of Mark Zuckerberg Dressed as the QAnon Shaman in Front of Congress
Zuckerberg is testifying before Congress today, and faces questions about the role Facebook played in the Capitol insurrection.
Amy Klobuchar's Big Antitrust Bill Wants to End the Age of Megamergers
Klobuchar's bill takes much-needed aim at monopolies, but advocates say that it doesn't offer deep structural solutions.
What Is President Biden Going to Do About the Cyber?
Questions remain on how he'll deal with Big Tech, the NSA, CIA and r Russian hackers.
Facebook's Senate Hearing on Misinformation Only Created More Misinformation
Even though Sen. Josh Hawley's explosive claims about Facebook were swiftly debunked, the right-wing misinformation machine spread them far and wide.