A select committee could help us fully understand how the biggest companies in the world are reshaping our privacy, markets, discourse, politics, and mental health.
Rachel Bovard
Bovard: Republicans Plan To Win Back the Senate, Then Do Nothing, Per Usual
Republicans cannot afford to do what they have largely always done with a Senate majority: set it on a shelf, polish it, and admire it from afar.
Bovard: Biden Administration Admits to Helping Control What You’re Allowed to Know
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki made a startling revelation: Major social media platforms take direction from the government in deciding what content to suppress, amplify, or remove.
Bovard: The Texas Supreme Court Just Put A Chink In Section 230’s Armor. Congress Should Finish The Job.
In addition to censorship, interpretations of Section 230 have allowed Big Tech to escape accountability for enabling horrendous trafficking.
Bovard: 5 New Big Tech Antitrust Bills Are a ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Moment for Republicans
The “techlash” is finally more than just strongly worded letters, pointed questions with little follow-through, or made-for-YouTube chest-thumping at congressional hearings.
Bovard: Progressive Figures Work Hand-in-Hand With Social Media to Silence Opponents
Big Tech is working to shield progressive activists and politicians from criticism and accountability by blocking circulation of certain content.
Bovard: News Media Suffering the Brunt of Tech Titan’s Greed
Google’s actions in the market, particularly in the digital advertising space, have distorted the marketplace and crushed entire competitors and industries under their dominant weight.
Bovard: Leaked Docs Show Obama FTC Gave Google Its Monopoly
Leaked documents from the FTC’s 2012 investigation of Google show exactly what is wrong with the state of American antitrust enforcement.
Bovard: Court Docs Show Facebook Played Much Bigger Part in Capitol Riot Than Parler
If any single platform can be fingered as the favorite of the rioters, it appears to be Facebook. Yet Facebook remains unmolested by app stores and untargeted by opportunistic politicians.
Bovard: It’s Time For Conservatives To Take On Big Tech Tyrants. Here’s How
If conservatives want to preserve access to the online infrastructure of commerce and speech, they’re going to have to break up Big Tech.