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Senator Roger Wicker's (R-Miss.) PRO-SPEECH Act, introduced last Thursday, takes a novel approach to one of the most pressing threats to our democracy: Big Tech's control of our political discussion.

What we need is a system whereby VCs can evaluate different businesses based on objective, verified data including market opportunity, product, financial records and legal status.

Mega-corporations nowadays avoid public scrutiny for their treatment of workers by adopting a woke social agenda.

"Was the 'accidental human' who made the error by any chance the head of China Marketing for Microsoft?" the Texas senator tweeted early Saturday.

The Florida Republican was widely criticized after misleading clips from a rally circulated on social media.

Big Tech has enjoyed a free ride on our Internet infrastructure while offloading billions of dollars in costs onto everyday Americans. It's time to end this sweetheart deal and force Big Tech to pay its fair share.

As so often happens with controversial matters involving the Jewish state of Israel, prominent figures around the world have sounded off seemingly in an effort to inflame tensions rather than ease them.

"People are pretty good at short-term rage and your product capitalizes on that, doesn't it?" Sasse asked a Twitter exec Tuesday.

Biotech startups are trying to hack the process of aging and, in the process, stave off the most devastating diseases

Thursday's hearing provided five key points that can help chart a path forward for those hoping to hold big tech accountable.

Thomas Middleditch was accused of sexual misconduct in an LA Times article. His former "Silicon Valley" co-star Alice Wetterlund has tweeted the latest of a series of her criticisms of the show.

Prince Harry has been hired as chief impact officer by employee coaching startup BetterUp and says he has a "truly awesome" mentor through the company.

The core values of the American working class are—and for a long time have been—the same ones cherished by most who self-identify as conservative: honor, discipline, self-reliance, industriousness and patriotism.

Amazon used its market power to prevent the American public from accessing ideas that challenge the orthodoxy of the ruling party.

The immigration status quo systematically discriminates against American citizens while exploiting foreign workers.

The honeymoon period for giant internet companies is long gone, and no one is under more scrutiny than Google.

The supplies needed to partake in democracy, be involved in community, engage in commerce and support a family are controlled by several powerful corporations bent on denying service to—in essence, exiling—half of the country.

"Most successful small businesses can pay a fair wage," said the California congressman.

Through a combination of surveillance, speech policing and economic censorship, private companies are undermining the virtues of a free and open internet and relegating many Americans to second-class status.

Illicit online content continues to proliferate and has become increasingly violent and harmful to our nation's youth.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that banning accounts from social media platforms "limit the potential for clarification, redemption, and learning."

The California congressman demanded a racketeering investigation into Google, Apple and Amazon for their decision to ban Parler from their app stores.

It's past time for the FTC to step in, for the sake of the next generation of founders who can create billion-dollar unicorns, with true innovation and brand longevity.

There are nearly 11,000 confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in California, according to data published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The most important question to be asked about the next four years is whether Big Tech will not only have a loud voice in Washington, but also ensure that its power continues to grow.

A ruling in Oracle's favor would help address the fundamental inequity of how Google has built its business.

False claims about voting and election security are flourishing on Facebook, despite the platform's pledge to curb such content.

Critics of Big Tech are keen to put Section 230 in their crosshairs, when the more likely target of their proposals would be the First Amendment itself.

Donald Trump may be QAnon's most influential "node," but scientists are developing "infodemiology": mapping the disruption like a disease and experimenting with ways to counter the addiction.

A private non-profit research group seeking to conduct a final phase of clinical trials of MDMA, the main ingredient in the recreational drug ecstasy, got a major boost from Silicon Valley and Wall Street donors.