Level the playing field for independent media

The rich got richer this week. Specifically, the New York Times struck a $100 million deal…

New GETTR CEO looks beyond free speech and toward building ‘everything app’

The alternative social media network GETTR is evolving to become more of an "everything app" with…

Effort to limit children’s social media access draws bipartisan support in the Senate

The proposal aims to completely keep children under 13 off the digital platforms.

Children’s online safety bill reintroduced with changes meant to win passage

A bipartisan pair of senators introduced an updated version of legislation to protect minors online that…

TikTok parent company monitors ‘sensitive words,’ including Uyghurs and Trump

TikTok's parent company includes terms referencing the Uyghur genocide, former President Donald Trump, and China in…

Bipartisan social media age limit bill would usurp role of parents, industry argues

New bipartisan legislation limiting the age of children and teenagers on social media strips authority away…

Supreme Court weighs free speech protections for online threats

Supreme Court justices appeared in oral arguments Wednesday to favor a narrow understanding of what constitutes…

Disinformation Inc: Massive corporation Oracle severs ties with conservative blacklist group

EXCLUSIVE — The multinational software company Oracle is cutting ties with the Global Disinformation Index, a…

Empower parents to protect children from social media

This February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an alarming report on teenage depression.…

‘Disinformation’ network blacklisting conservative news hides tax forms over ‘harassment’

EXCLUSIVE — Two U.S. nonprofit groups tied to the Global Disinformation Index, a British entity blacklisting…

Tech reporter and Los Angeles Times go to bat for TikTok

Testifying before Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew managed something we rarely see on…

Growing opposition to TikTok ban emerges among Democratic lawmakers

A small coalition of Democratic lawmakers is banding together to fight a proposed ban on TikTok,…

Why TikTok’s DC lobbying campaign is likely pointless

TikTok, the popular social media app, is engaged in what is likely to be an expensive…

FTC orders Big Tech to address surge in ads promoting scams and fraudulent products

The Federal Trade Commission ordered some of the biggest social media and streaming companies to provide…

UAE spy leader invests in TikTok parent company at discount amid scrutiny

An investment fund owned by the United Arab Emirates' spymaster invested in TikTok's parent company as…

Disinformation Inc: State Department misses deadline to provide info on conservative blacklists

This is part of a Washington Examiner series on self-styled 'disinformation' tracking groups that are blacklisting…

TikTok restricts teenager screen time as it faces threat of national ban

TikTok added new tools to allow parents to restrict and control teenagers' access, a move meant…

TikTok ban advances in House in most serious threat yet to the ubiquitous app

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that could ban TikTok in the United States…

Disinformation Inc: University got millions from taxpayers while teaming with conservative blacklist group to silence COVID ‘disinfo’

This is part of a Washington Examiner series on self-styled "disinformation" tracking groups that are blacklisting…

Disinformation Inc: Government-backed group tried to punish sites boosting COVID lab leak theory

This is part of a Washington Examiner series on self-styled "disinformation" tracking groups that are blacklisting…