Yelp announced this week it is adding a "consumer notice" to crisis pregnancy center reviews on its crowd-sourced website -- a warning label that will explain how the facilities are different from abortion clinics. Published August 24, 2022
Digital censorship is exploding on Reddit not only because of its policies about offensive speech, but also due to a surge in copyright complaints, a study has found. Published August 23, 2022
Interest in former President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform has risen following the FBI's seizure of records from his Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this month, as attention to his digital presence expands despite prominent social media sites maintaining bans on his accounts. Published August 23, 2022
A liberal-leaning think tank is suing the Biden administration to reveal the government's social media surveillance tools and the extent of online spying on Americans. Published August 22, 2022
TikTok tracks people's internet activity when they navigate to other websites through links clicked on the China-owned platform, according to researcher Felix Krause. For its part, TikTok denies the charge as "incorrect and misleading." Published August 19, 2022
Twitter, under increasing scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators, is contributing to both Democratic and Republican party campaign efforts behind attorney general races across the country this fall. Published August 18, 2022
Social media posts are as valuable as classified information in understanding cyber threats, according to Laura Galante, intelligence community cyber executive. Published August 17, 2022
Facebook is keeping its ban on former President Donald Trump in place for the 2022 midterm elections, saying January is the earliest the social media company would allow his return. Published August 17, 2022
Meta said Tuesday it has begun preparing for the midterm elections, including by fighting White supremacists' interference and by planning to halt political ads in the final week before the November elections. Published August 16, 2022
Elon Musk is moving closer to getting data on the number of fake accounts on Twitter, information that has become a sticking point that helped stall the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's takeover of the social media company. Published August 16, 2022
The FTC, an independent agency now chaired by one of President Biden's appointees, is picking fights with Capitol Hill and Big Tech as it looks to assert its influence on crucial tech and privacy issues. Published August 15, 2022
Democrats are spending millions more dollars on abortion-themed ads for the midterm elections than Republicans -- and pro-choice liberals have plans to allocate many millions more for advertising than their pro-life opponents. Published August 15, 2022
Writer Alex Berenson said Friday that internal Twitter communications show the Biden administration privately urged the social media platform to ban him from the site before the company did so. Published August 12, 2022
More than 140 advocacy groups formed a new coalition to stop the Biden administration's proposed rewrite of regulations banning sex discrimination in education, saying the new LGBTQ-slant to the rules will harm children and limit parental rights. Published August 11, 2022
Twitter is enforcing a new policy for the 2022 midterm elections designed to restrict the spread of information that the social media platform deems misleading or harmful, signaling more censorship of online political speech. Published August 11, 2022
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday rejected an application for Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet project to collect $885 million in subsidies to provide broadband to rural Americans. Published August 10, 2022
The Biden administration may launch a new offensive against Google this fall aimed at the tech giant's advertising business, escalating the government's battle with Big Tech to new heights. Published August 10, 2022
A federal jury found former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo guilty on Tuesday of spying for Saudi Arabia, using his access at the social media company to inform on the kingdom's critics. Published August 9, 2022
The Institute for Free Speech has given 43 states failing scores in its new Free Speech Index, underscoring the opposition facing people wishing to speak openly about politics and government nationwide. Published August 9, 2022
Elon Musk has challenged Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the number of fake accounts on his social media platform, a contentious issue that upended the SpaceX and Tesla CEO's planned takeover of Twitter. Published August 8, 2022
