A recent report claims that tech giant Facebook (now known as Meta) is still planning on developing its own digital currency despite previous failures in the crypto space. Mark Zuckerberg and the Masters of the Universe are reportedly exploring the âleast regulated way to offer a digital currency.â A recent report from the Financial Times…
Zuck’s War: The Ukraine Conflict Left Facebook in a Chaos of Conflicting Rules
The New York Times recently outlined how the war in Ukraine put a strain on Facebookâs internal moderation teams which were left in utter chaos by confusing and conflicting rules about what content was permitted on the platform. The New York Times reports in an article titled âHow War in Ukraine Roiled Facebook and Instagram,â that the war…
Not So Private Messaging: Facebook Announces ‘Fact Checking’ in WhatsApp For French Election
Facebook parent company Meta has announced it will be implementing a âfact checkingâ service in its messaging platform WhatsApp, in order to counter so-called âfake newsâ during the upcoming French presidential election. Digital messaging service WhatsApp is launching a new âfact checkingâ service implemented in France, according to an announcement made by the serviceâs parent…
Peter Thiel to Step Down from Facebook Board, Shift to Supporting Republican Candidates
Peter Thiel, the first major investor in Facebook, has announced he will step down from the board of directors for the social media giant (now rebranded as âMetaâ) as he focuses on supporting Republican political candidates in 2022. The billionaire co-founder of PayPal is one of the few outspoken conservatives to come out of Silicon…
Facebook has suspended the accounts of the US trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ page | ‘National Report’
FBI Urges Athletes to Avoid Using Personal Phones at Beijing Winter Olympics
The FBI has urged U.S. athletes to not use personal phones at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which will begin on Feb. 4, citing the risk of âmalicious cyber activities.â âThe FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and use a temporary phone while at the Games,â the FBI said…
Small Craft Breweries Scramble to Adapt to Aluminum Can Shortages
âIn heaven there is no beer. Thatâs why we drink it here,â goes the old pub song, but an aluminum beverage container shortage could threaten to close the spigots on smaller craft beer breweries in 2022. Described as a worsening can shortageâor âcandemicââmany microbrewery owners have been struggling to adapt either by stocking up on…
Henry III Gold Coin Found by Amateur Metal Detectorist Sells at Auction for $875,000
A rare 13th century King Henry III gold penny, found on farmland by an amateur metal detectorist, has sold at auction in London, England, for over three-quarters of a million dollars. Not only will it go down in history as Britainâs âmost valuable single coin find,â but it is also the âmost expensive English medieval…
Do You Hear What I Hear?
If your hearing is faltering, take steps before your cognitive abilities suffer for itThe phone started ringing at about 2 a.m. I think I picked it up with the second ring. It was the hospital, and I was needed. Not an emergency, but urgently. I got up, grabbed socks, scrubs, and my lucky âsurgery shoesâ…
FACT CHECK: Did Justin Trudeau Call On Canadians To âMake Life Difficultâ For Unvaccinated Citizens In A Facebook Post?
An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows a Facebook post from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which he asks the public to âmake life difficultâ for unvaccinated citizens. Verdict: False There is no record of Trudeau making this statement. A spokesperson for his office denied the alleged post was shared by the prime minister.…
Facebook Censors Parent Group Opposing Medical Mandates
LOS ANGELESâA parent Facebook group opposing COVID-19 mandates in Los Angeles schools was disabled this week for allegedly spreading âmisinformation.â The group, called âLAUSD Parents Against Medical Mandates,â was started by LA Unified School District (LAUSD) parents who oppose medical mandates for schools after the district announced a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students in September…
DC librarian who allegedly told students to reenact the Holocaust promoted anti-Israel petition on Facebook
The Washington, D.C., elementary school librarian who allegedly instructed students to re-enact the Holocaust on Friday also shared posts on social media that one activist is calling problematic. According to Fox 5 DC, Kimberlynn Jurkowski, a librarian at the Watkins Elementary School, allegedly instructed students to take part in a Holocaust reenactment where students were […]
Leftist Facebook ‘Fact Checker’ Science Feedback Admits Wrongly Flagging Article on Mask Mandates
Science Feedback, a third-party Facebook âfact checkerâ known for its controversial fact-checks of news stories and op-eds that challenge official opinion, has admitted it was wrong to fact-check and censor a Reason article. The article stated that the study relied on by the CDC to promote mask mandate in schools is bogus. Facebook fact-checkers are empowered to…
Rohingya Sue Facebook for $150 Billion Over Failure to Curb Myanmar Hate Speech
Rohingya refugees filed a $150 billion lawsuit against Facebook over its failure to curb misinformation and hate speech on its platform, which âamounted to a substantial cause, and eventual perpetuation of, the Rohingya genocideâ in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Lawyers in the United Kingdom and the United States launched legal campaigns against Facebookâs parent…
NYT: Far Left Facebook ‘Whistleblower’ Is Running an ‘Outlet Store’ of Leaks in Coordinated Campaign
In a recent article, the New York Times outlines the seemingly coordinated media blitz orchestrated by far-left Facebook âwhistleblowerâ Frances Haugen. The Times compares the coordinated release of stories from Haugenâs team to an âoutlet storeâ of leaked insider documents. The New York Times reports in an article titled âInside the Big Facebook Leak,â that far-left Facebook âwhistleblowerâ Frances Haugen…
Report: Far Left Facebook ‘Whistleblower’ Frances Haugen to Meet with January 6 Committee
The left-wing Facebook âwhistleblowerâ Frances Haugen will reportedly meet with the U.S. House committee investigating the January 6 riot, according to CNN. During her testimony before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Tuesday and her interview on 60 Minutes Sunday, Haugen charged that Facebook pushes divisive discourse on its platform to increase profits, alleging the company…
Far Left Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Working with Trump Impeachment Lawyers
Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee who testified before the Senate commerce committee today, has a history of left-wing activism and is working with the same lawyer who represented the alleged Ukraine whistleblower who sparked the second bogus Trump impeachment. Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Committee today after getting the celebrity treatment from the…
Far Left Whistleblower Quit Facebook Because It Wound Down Election Interference Unit
Far-left Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says she left the company because it chose to wind down its âcivic integrity unit,â which had been accused by Trump supporters of interfering in the 2020 Presidential election. Haugen was a member of the civic integrity unit, which would likely have been involved in the decision to suppress the New…
Far Left Facebook Whistleblower: People Like Me Should Regulate Big Tech
Establishment media-backed Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Committee today, telling lawmakers that they should set up a new regulatory agency to protect against the âharmsâ of Big Tech (including so-called disinformation and hate speech), and that people like her should get to run it. According to Haugen, the only possible way…
Far Left Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Working with Trump Impeachment Lawyers
Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee who testified before the Senate commerce committee today, has a history of left-wing activism and is working with the same lawyer who represented the alleged Ukraine whistleblower who sparked the second bogus Trump impeachment. Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Committee today after getting the celebrity treatment from the…
Mother of Slain Marine Kareem Nikoui: Facebook Blacklisted My Instagram Account
Shana Chappell, mother of U.S. marine Kareem Nikoui, 20, who was killed in the recent Kabul attack, says Facebook disabled her Instagram account after she posted a picture and message about her son. Update: after Breitbart News reached out for comment, Instagram restored Chappellâs account. A company spokeswoman said her post did not violate any…
Report: Facebook Executive Helped Governor Cuomo Smear Accuser
According to a recent investigation by the New York attorney generalâs office, a communications manager at Facebook helped Governor Andrew Cuomo smear a woman who accused him of sexual harassment. The New York Post reports that a top communications manager at Facebook worked with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to fight allegations of sexual misconduct. According to…
Facebook under fire for trying to censor law enforcement
Fox News contributor calls it a ‘disgusting slap in the face’ on ‘The Big Sunday Show. Fox News.
Donald Trump To Sue Facebook, Twitter And Google Claiming Illegal Censorship
Former President Donald Trump plans to sue Facebook, Twitter, and Google, arguing they have wrongfully censored his accounts on their platforms, Trump announced Wednesday. The class action lawsuit, first reported by The Associated Press, will have Trump as the lead plantiff and will demand that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Google…
Carlson on Censorship: 23-Year-Old Oberlin Grads at Facebook Think They Know More About COVID-19 than a Wuhan Virologist
Friday on FNCâs âTucker Carlson Tonight,â host Tucker Carlson explained how despite Big Tech efforts to censor claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of those claims have turned out to be true.Carlson singled out Google and Facebook and how those companies treated reports about the origins of COVID-19 and China.CARLSON: Dr. Hooman Noorchashm is…
Facebook Employees Accuse Company of Bias Against Arabs, Muslims
Tech giant Facebook is facing newfound accusations of bias and censorship, with employees now alleging that the company is displaying an anti-Arab and Muslim bias. BuzzFeed News reports that earlier this month a Facebook software engineer from Egypt wrote an open note to his colleagues warning: âFacebook is losing trust among Arab users.â Facebook has previously been…
Democratic National Committee Urges Facebook To Permanently Ban Trump
The Democratic National Committee urged Facebook to permanently ban former President Donald Trump from using itâs platform in the future in a Twitter post Wednesday. âFacebook should permanently ban Donald Trump,â the tweet read. âRetweet if you agree.â Retweet if you agree. pic.twitter.com/4S7GYqEp9L â The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) May 5, 2021 Facebookâs oversight board released a…