The Onion, a well-known satirical news source, has filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Novak v. City of Parma, arguing that publishers of parody should not fear arrest because they do not post […]
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The following is an excerpt from Aaron Kheriaty’s substack page: Human Flourishing. The article is entitled “Our Lawsuit Uncovers Army of Federal Bureaucrats Coercing Social-Media Companies to Censor Speech.” Aaron Kheriaty, MD. I’ve recently posted twice on the case of Missouri
Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are pushing for clarity about comments made by Meta (formerly Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In the comments, Zuckerberg indicated that before the presidential election in 2020, FBI officials approached the company with
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The following is an excerpt from Becker’s Healthcare Review. Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Meta, Facebook and Instagram were named in a lawsuit filed Aug. 10 accusing the hospital of sharing sensitive patient health data with the social media companies. The federal lawsuit,
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(Original airdate April 10, 2022) In the 2020 election — like never before, experts say — social media titans stepped in and influenced the outcome. One of the controversies surrounds so-called “Zuck Bucks”: huge grants of money to certain local
Fifty-eight (58%) percent of those polled say they have dropped either Facebook or Twitter accounts in the last year. That’s according to the latest unscientific poll of 971 people at SharylAttkisson.com. Thirty-eight percent (38%) stated they have neither “added” nor
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The following is an excerpt from Just the News. Through the first half of 2022, at least 20 states have enacted legislation to ban the infusion of private funding into elections, according to a report. Capital Research Center, a Washington,
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(Originally aired on Nov. 14, 2021) For years, Congress has talked — with no action — about regulating or even breaking up Big Tech. Now, there appears to be bipartisan support for doing something. The question is: exactly what? I
