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Trump sent out a tweet Wednesday night saying Section 230 is a threat to national security and election integrity that is only helping big tech companies. The president then said Section 230 should be completely terminated. The Democratic congresswoman tweeted back at Trump saying he has her full support. … [Read more...] about ‘Please Don’t Back Down’ — Tulsi Gabbard Defends Trump On Big Tech Issues, Says ‘Future Of Our Country Is At Stake’

Earlier this week, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that could kick several Chinese firms off Wall Street. The bill, which would prevent companies that refuse to open their books to US accounting regulators from trading on US stock exchanges, won unanimous backing in the Senate earlier this year. It only needs Trump's signature to become law. … [Read more...] about Trump is targeting China’s national champions on his way out the door

Last week, Jefferies analyst Edison Lee wrote in a research note that the Commerce Department letter could have simply been a reminder to SMIC's business partners that the US agency's definition of "military end-users" has since April included private companies that provide products to the military. That designation has always required an export license. … [Read more...] about The United States is taking aim at China’s biggest chipmaker

Newslinger suggested criticism of Wikipedia’s sourcing bans demonstrating a left-wing bias were not credible by pointing to ban responses from Gateway Pundit’s owner and Breitbart’s editor-in-chief criticizing Wikipedia’s left-wing bias and contrasting them with criticisms of right-wing bias from MintPress News and Grayzone, left-wing outlets banned in the same process. However, the latter outlets focused on political views related to countries outside the United States, rather than American political views. Wikipedia editors who supported banning those outlets were generally left-wing themselves, with several criticizing the outlets for alleged ties to Russia, in keeping with the anti-Donald Trump Russiagate narrative. … [Read more...] about Wikipedia’s In-House Newsletter Defends Conservative Media Purge, Claims Site Is ‘Center-Right’

Previous studies and analyses of Wikipedia have shown the site to have a general left-wing bias as well. Such bias has been criticized by the site’s own co-founder after examining several major articles. Expressed concerns about “diversity” on Wikipedia have aggravated this bias with activist editors forming a Black Lives Matter group to help push the movement’s agenda on the site earlier this year and editors banning expressions of support for traditional heterosexual marriage on profile pages causing an outcry from Christian and family organizations. Despite significant evidence of bias, media, academia, and Big Tech, still rely on Wikipedia for information. … [Read more...] about Study: Wikipedia Holds Pro-Women Gender Bias After Feminist Activist Campaigns