In the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com, nobody said they believe social media and news are "watching out for us" when they censor ideas/info/people. Everybody said such censorship amounts to "trying to manipulate." When social media/news censors ideas/info/people, it's: 0% Watching out for us 100% Trying to manipulate <1% Not sure <1% Don't care
WATCH: Anti-trust and the Big Four tech companies
(Original air date: November 3, 2019) As Congress turns up the heat on companies like Facebook.. they’re facing added pressure. Nearly every state has now joined an anti-trust investigation that could threaten the way the tech giants do business. Lisa Fletcher talks with the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Karl Racine. Karl Racine: […]
POLL: Most say social media companies are politicized
Ninety-nine percent (99%) of the 1,172 people who answered the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com say social media companies have become politicized. Only a few see social media companies as being just "a little" politicized or not at all. Have social media companies become politicized? 99% Yes <1% A little, not too much <1% No
READ: President Trump's Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship
After widespread complaints about what many see as partisan censorship tactics deployed by Facebook, Twitter, Google, President Trump today signed the following executive order: Read the order on the White House site here. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is […]
Report: Google facing onslaught of antitrust cases in US
The following is an excerpt of a report by A.P. The Wall Street Journal reported that federal and state regulators are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits alleging that Google has abused its dominance of online search and advertising to stifle competition and boost its profits. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Federal and state regulators in the […]
Poll: "Hands off my information"
The vast majority of people who responded to our latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com do not want third parties filtering their information. In one of the most overwhelming votes among our polls, 98% said "hands off" when asked if they want the government and/or social media to "curate" their information. Facebook, Twitter, Google and the […]
On the 70th anniversary of Orwell’s death: The danger of third parties “curating” and “fact checking” our info
It is a dangerous practice: Government, corporations, universities, news outlets and “experts” curating our information so that we cannot access, see or believe that which they determine we should not access, see or believe. If anyone had suggested to Orwell, or the American founders, that we would invite this sort of manipulation and control of […]
Uncovering the "secret door" to free tax filing
The following is a transcript of my investigation into the free filing program offered by the Internal Revenue Service on “Full Measure.” Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the page. Earlier this year, The IRS announced new changes in a program that was supposed to provide free tax preparation to […]
