Rachel Bovard
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Google is controlling user data for its political agenda
Google’s decision to erase tracking data from abortion clinics raises significant questions about how it will classify certain data in the future, and what it will do with it.
Social media is creating radicalized killers -- and our government is allowing it
In the wake of the tragic shooting in Buffalo, much has been made of the role social media has played in radicalizing the shooter.
It's OK to incite violence on Twitter — as long as it's against the right
Why are social media platforms allowing accounts for left-wing extremist groups that published the home addresses of sitting Supreme Court justices stay online?
Black Lives Matter shows how liberal groups weaponize social media censorship
Almost exactly a year ago, the New York Post reported on the purchase of four other multi-million dollar high-end homes by BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
How many times must Facebook be caught censoring the truth?
In the wake of the 2020 election, COVID-19 and every controversial event that has followed, Twitter, Facebook and Google have limited the free flow of information.
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is right about the Facebook problem — but wrong about cure
Congressional Democrats and the corporate press are sanctifying Haugen as an “American hero,” but Haugen, however hard she tries to be, is not the protagonist of this story.
Our outdated laws are letting tech giants get away with everything
The Federal Election Commission has determined that Twitter prohibiting circulation of a New York Post story about then-candidate Joe Biden’s son did not constitute election interference.
Reporting that outed priest proves your data is NOT anonymous as Big Tech promises
In exchange for our increasingly digital lives, Americans have turned over reams of data on our location, activity, preferences and even conversations.
Government dictating what social-media bans is tyrannical
There is a fine line between spreading lies in a public health crisis, and individuals thoughtfully pursuing information in a rapidly changing and evolving field of science, writes Rachel Bovard.
Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents
Just months after Facebook retaliated against the government of Australia by effectively canceling the flow of the country’s information, the company is at it again – this time, wielding its...
News media suffering the brunt of tech titan’s greed
Google is under antitrust scrutiny from both the federal government and the states, whose law-enforcement agencies are increasingly skeptical that its dominant market position has been fairly won. Much of...
Australia took a stand against Facebook — and got silenced
On Wednesday, Facebook launched a capital strike against the country of Australia. Rather than continue negotiations with Australia regarding paying for the news content circulating on its platform, Facebook decided...