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Twitter Rushes to Debunk Trump-Baldwin Rumor That Its Own Hypocrisy Helped Spread

November 2, 2021 9:44 amApril 11, 2022 12:52 pm

The rank hypocrisy displayed by Twitter has reached alarming, and kind of hilarious, new heights. Today’s trending fact check features the debunking of the viral rumor that President Trump criticized Alec Baldwin and supposedly wrote, “Now you’re going to prison,...

Jack Dorsey Talks Green but Backs Energy Hog Bitcoin

September 1, 2021 9:56 amMarch 29, 2022 7:11 am

With California literally on fire, it’s a good opportunity to look at the enormous gulf between Big Tech talk and action when it comes to climate change. With crypto having entered the vernacular to the point that CNBC now runs...

Twitter Bans Alex Berenson for Covid Wrongthink

August 29, 2021 6:21 amMarch 29, 2022 7:10 am

The former New York Times journalist and multiple best-selling New York Times author Alex Berenson has been permanently banned from Twitter. Berenson has become well known for his contrarian opinions about COVID-19. In general, he is a vaccine skeptic and...

YouTube Double Censors Gavin Newsom Critic

August 24, 2021 10:47 amMarch 29, 2022 7:00 am

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated on Friday, Aug 27 at 11:15 PST to include comment from YouTube. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Errol Webber shot the Oscar-winning “Music By Prudence,” about...

Two Men Indicted With Plotting To Firebomb Democratic Party Headquarters in Sacramento

July 16, 2021 2:50 pmJuly 22, 2021 8:19 am

Two California men who plotted to firebomb John L. Burton Democratic Headquarters in Sacramento earlier this year were indicted on Thursday in San Francisco Federal Court. According to the large number of messages exchanged between Napa resident Ian Rogers and...

Chrissy Teigen’s Narcissist Apology Tour

June 15, 2021 3:12 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:48 am

Former model turned cookbook writer Chrissy Teigen has found herself in the limelight of public scrutiny as a barrage of hateful and sickening tweets and DMs she authored over the years, as well as unkind Instagram comments, have been showcased...

California Globe Survey Results on Social Media and Self-Driving Cars

May 17, 2021 9:34 am

Many users of social media platforms Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, youtube say they are being “cancelled” and experiencing restrictions. The Globe asked if the tech giants should be regulated and/or broken up. “Should the federal government impose regulations on...