Topic: political censorship

  • 20 YouTube Employees Contradict GOP Claims of Biden Censorship

    20 YouTube Employees Contradict GOP Claims of Biden Censorship

    House Democrats presented testimony from twenty Alphabet employees that contradicts Republican claims of Biden administration censorship, with none reporting pressure to suppress content. Representative Jamie Raskin challenged the GOP's accusations by questioning the plausibility of coordinated f...

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  • Congress Pushes National Internet Age Verification Law

    Congress Pushes National Internet Age Verification Law

    A new legislative strategy is shifting the responsibility for online child safety from individual apps to mobile app stores, requiring them to verify user age and share that data with downloaded applications. The proposed federal App Store Accountability Act has gained bipartisan and industry sup...

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  • TikTok's First US Weekend Hit by Data Center Outage

    TikTok's First US Weekend Hit by Data Center Outage

    TikTok experienced significant service disruptions in the US due to a power outage at a critical data center, marking its first major technical challenge under new US-based ownership. The outage, which began over the weekend, caused issues like login problems, delayed video uploads, and unpersona...

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