Dozens of Republican Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary have introduced a new bill to hold Big Tech companies accountable, fix Section 230 of the Communications Act, and protect free speech on the internet.
Posted on October 5, 2020On a largely partisan lines, the House of Representatives this week passed the legislation titled the “Save the Internet Act.”
Posted on April 11, 2019Major technology corporations took heavy fire this week for ongoing ideological bias evident in the operation of their platforms.
Posted on April 11, 2019Since NRB launched Internet Freedom Watch in 2017 to highlight and substantiate the problem of online censorship of Christian and conservative viewpoints, Silicon Valley has faced increasing government scrutiny.
Posted on March 21, 2019Last weekend Facebook informed a Washington, D.C.-based human rights advocate that she was permanently banned from its platform.
Posted on February 21, 2019This week a liberal feminist blogger based in Canada filed suit against Twitter after she was silenced on the media platform for expressing opinions critical of transgenderism.
Posted on February 14, 2019Silicon Valley titans may soon find themselves under more scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Posted on January 17, 2019Last spring, Senate Democrats forced and won a vote on a resolution to reverse the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order...
Posted on January 4, 2019Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, sat before the House Judiciary Committee this week.
Posted on December 14, 2018Even as technology interests in Washington prepare for next Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, they are likely taking note of another powerful voice they will need to contend with in the months and years ahead.
Posted on December 7, 2018In what could be a preview of a testy monthly open meeting at the FCC next week, Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel took aim at FCC Chairman Ajit Pai over issues with the...
Posted on December 7, 2018Earlier this autumn, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called for Google to come before Congress amid concerns of bias and censorship...
Posted on November 29, 2018This week U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) posted a video on Twitter featuring a call for his followers to scoff at those who raise concerns about Big Tech’s conservative viewpoint suppression problem.
Posted on October 12, 2018Google CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to meet privately today with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other GOP lawmakers ...
Posted on September 28, 2018Google has come under fire in Washington in recent weeks from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Posted on September 14, 2018Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, will testify next Wednesday before the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee in a hearing entitled, “Twitter: Transparency and Accountability.”
Posted on August 31, 2018
