Big Tech

Musk Presses Ex-Twitter Executive to Testify on Bot Accounts
The start of the trial in Delaware that will likely determine whether Elon Musk will have to abide by his commitment to buy Twitter is less than a month away....

Whistleblower: Twitter a ‘Ticking Bomb of Security Vulnerabilities’
Just over two weeks after filing a whistleblower complaint, former Twitter security chief Pieter “Mudge” Zatko testified on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I agreed to join Twitter because...

The U.S. Needs to Harness Big Tech to Compete With China
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the democratic world’s most significant strategic challenge and the United States’ pacing military competitor. Beijing has achieved this status primarily because of its...

Did Hackers Steal 790 Gigabytes of Data From TikTok?
When a major tech company reportedly suffers a security breach, they react in various ways but not usually by denying that the breach happened at all. But that’s what took...

It’s Official: Twitter Is Finally Getting an Edit Button
For years and years, Facebook has allowed its users to edit posts after the fact, while Twitter has not. When it comes to complaints from Twitter’s user base, the lack...

Whistleblower Says Twitter Has Major Security Vulnerabilities
Amid the controversy over who is going to end up owning Twitter, the company is now dealing with another, potentially major controversy. On Tuesday, CNN and the Washington Post reported...

Release the Documents: Musk Gets a Small Victory in Twitter Battle
The case between Twitter and Elon Musk over whether Musk will end up owning the company doesn’t reach trial until October, but Musk notched a small victory in the case...

Will Twitter’s Midterm Election Misinformation Plan Work?
Twitter has drawn a great deal of controversy in recent years over how it handles elections. Politicians have complained about the company’s habits when it comes to fact-checking, while others...

Antitrust Action Supports Human Rights, Not Just Competition
GreatFire is a China-based, anti-censorship organization that’s worked since 2011 to expose digital censorship by the Chinese government and help Chinese citizens freely access information. Today, we’re throwing our weight...

Can the Antitrust Movement Take Down Big Tech?
Since 2020, the U.S. government has significantly increased its antitrust crackdown on internet companies. The Trump administration launched several investigations and lawsuits against Big Tech companies for their mismanagement of...

Antitrust Legislation Threatens Harm to U.S. Consumers and Innovation
Congress is considering a number of legislative proposals that would dramatically transform U.S. antitrust law, making it more in line with foreign antitrust laws such as in the European Union...

Backlash: Instagram CEO Responds to Criticism of Redesign
When popular websites and apps introduce redesigns, it’s common for the site’s users to express unhappiness with the changes. This has been the case since the dawn of the Internet,...