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Facebook and Twitter executives Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey faced Senate questioning on Tuesday regarding political censorship, including interaction with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., who later warned FOX Business' "The Evening Edit" of the threat big tech poses to American freedom.“Today was a rough day for big tech,” he said. “Between Facebook, Twitter and then Google, which is really the 800-pound gorilla, we have enormous concentration of power. And I think they collectively pose the single greatest threat we have to free speech in this country.”Cruz explained that big tech companies have become increasingly more “brazen” in their censoring of content they disagree with. This especially applies to Twitter, he said, since a few weeks ago the platform used its power to ban the New York Post for 12 days.BLACKBURN: CANCEL CULTURE LEADING AMERICA 'STRAIGHT DOWN THE PATH' TO SOCIALISM“The newspaper with the fourth-leading circulation in the United States and big tech asserted the power to just silence them because they didn’t like what they were reporting,” he said. “I think it’s really dangerous.”Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Facebook and Twitter's actions around the closely contested election on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Washington.. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)“I’m glad we had this hearing today,” he went on. “I’m going to continue leading the charge to bring accountability and protect free speech and stop the abuse of power from big tech.”GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERECruz proposed potential solutions for putting an end to big tech censorship, including enforcing antitrust laws and repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act – a special immunity from liability granted by Congress more than 20 years ago.At the time, Cruz explained, Congress believed big tech platforms would serve as neutral public forums and as a…

Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Published 8:50 p.m. ET Nov. 17, 2020 | Updated 9:26 p.m. ET Nov. 17, 2020CLOSE How about Ted Cruz slams Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over censorship at Senate hearing USA TODAYTwitter appended a label to fact-check President Donald Trump’s tweet about his firing of the nation’s top election security official Chris Krebs.Krebs’ recent statement that the Nov. 3 election “the most secure in American history” was “highly inaccurate,” the president wrote.“This claim about election fraud is disputed,” the label read.Trump announced in a tweet late Tuesday that he had “terminated” Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director who had contradicted the president’s claims of widespread voter fraud. Krebs changed his Twitter profile bio to "1st Director" of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency followed by "former" to reflect his new employment status and acknowledged his dismissal in a tweet: "Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomrorow (sic)."Krebs fired: Trump ousts Homeland Security cyber chief Chris Krebs, who called election secure'You're the ultimate editor': Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg accused of censoring conservativesSen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., told Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday that the U.S. was in “dangerous waters” with the president delegitimizing the election."You have the tools to prevent him from weaponizing these platforms to degrade our democracy," Booker told the tech CEOs.Zuckerberg and Dorsey were accused by Republican senators of meddling in the election to harm Trump.Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called on Facebook and Twitter to produce hard data on how they enforce their policies to show if they disproportionately flag or censor Republicans.Republicans routinely cite anecdotal evidence that their posts are flagged more often. Researchers have found no evidence of systematic suppression of conservative voices or viewpoints.…

Acquiring Robert Covington sent Blazers Twitter into a frenzy originally appeared on NBC Sports NorthwestFor years, one of the players on the wishlists of Blazers fans was Houston Rockets small forward Robert Covington. Monday evening, that dream became a reality. Portland acquired Houston Rockets small forward Robert Covington in exchange for  Trevor Ariza, the Blazers' 2020 first-round pick (16th overall), and a future first-round pick, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. : Report: Trail Blazers trade for Houston Rockets SF Robert CovingtonWith Covington reportedly a part of Rip City, Blazers Twitter celebrated accordingly. This might seem like a steep price, but man, Covington is a PHENOMENAL addition to pair with Dame & CJ. And he’s on a bargain deal right now at 2/$25M remaining on his contract. https://t.co/kgd05Z5khh— Ethan Norof (@Ethan_Norof) November 17, 2020Anyone who knows me or follows me knows now much I love RoCo. One of my favorite players in the league, and a perfect fit for Portland. I have always wanted to find a way to get him to PDX. I love this deal!!! #RipCity https://t.co/gOabeeQHKJ— Chris Burkhardt (@CBurkhardtNBCS) November 17, 2020Robert Covington defending the NBA last season^*:Kawhi 3-12DMitchell 5-20Tatum 3-11Kristaps 4-11Westbrook 3-9^small sample size*cherry picked for maximum impact— Dan Sheldon (@DanSheldon620) November 17, 2020Welcome RoCo!! 

Former Grey's Anatomy star, Isaiah Washington, took to social media to call out his ex castmate, Katherine Heigl, on Monday. The two starred alongside each other in the early seasons of the ABC series.Washington, 57, posted a photo of Heigl, 41, in a tweet accusing the actress of declaring that he should never be allowed to speak publicly. "This woman once proclaimed that I should ‘never’ be allowed to speak publicly again," he wrote. "The world agreed with her proclamation back then and protested for my job and my head in 65 languages. I wish I was on Twitter in 2007, because I will NEVER stop exercising my free speech."A fan responded to Washington saying, "What speaks to your strength are the lessons you have learned and how you have moved on in a positive way." "I’ve learned that all money ain’t good money and no amount of money can replace your dignity and integrity," Washington responded to the user. "Some call it living by your principles."This woman once proclaimed that I should ‘never’ be allowed to speak publicly again. The world agreed with her proclamation back then and protested for my job and my head in 65 languages. I wish I was on Twitter in 2007, because I will NEVER stop exercising my free speech. pic.twitter.com/fQ6L1zfQRR— The Tweet Sniper💥 (@IWashington) November 16, 2020I’ve learned that all money ain’t good money and no amount of money can replace your dignity and integrity. Some call it living by your principles.— The Tweet Sniper💥 (@IWashington) November 16, 2020It's not the first time the two actors have been embroiled in public drama. Heigl, who played Isobel Stevens on the show, previously alleged that Washington, (who portrayed Dr. Preston Burke) had made a homophobic slur towards their co-star T.R. Knight on-set.After Washington addressed the claim at the 2007…

President Trump flat-out claimed in an all-caps tweet late Sunday night that he won the election. The tweet was quickly flagged by Twitter, which said, "Official sources called this election differently." I WON THE ELECTION!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2020 The tweet culminated a day in which Mr. Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgement that Joe Biden had won the White House. Mr. Trump's earlier comments had given some critics and supporters hope that the White House was ready to begin working on a transition with Mr. Biden's team. Not so fast, Mr. Trump would soon make clear. Mr. Trump, without using Mr. Biden's name but referring to him, said "He won" as part of a tweet that made baseless claims about a "rigged" election. But as the president saw that his comments were being interpreted as his first public acknowledgment of a Biden victory, Mr. Trump quickly reversed course. "He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA," Mr. Trump subsequently tweeted. "I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION!" There was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election. In fact, election officials from both political parties stated publicly that the election went well, and international observers confirmed there were no serious irregularities. Mr. Trump's campaign has tried to mount legal challenges across the country, but many of the lawsuits have been thrown out and none has included any evidence that the outcome might be reversed. Mr. Biden defeated Mr. Trump by winning back a trio of battleground states: Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and topped the 270 electoral vote threshold to clinch the presidency. Mr. Biden so far has 78.8 million votes, the most ever by a winning candidate, to Mr. Trump's 73.1 million, according to…

Last week Twitter suspended the account of the US International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE), the youth and student group associated with the Socialist Equality Party. After a week, the account remains blocked with its posts and masthead invisible to its readers.The censoring of the IYSSE, at a time of growing interest in a genuine socialist perspective among young people has been met with an outcry and statements of protest across the United States and internationally.Roger Waters, the famed musician and co-founder of Pink Floyd, posted on his social media accounts Sunday, “Twitter has banned the International Youth and Students for Social Equality . It is critical that people are informed of this effort to censor them.”Credit: Twitter post from @rogerwatersIn a reference to Jack Dorsey, the billionaire CEO of Twitter and Square, Waters concluded, “WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID of @JACK?” The text accompanied a photo of himself with tape over his mouth reading “Twitter.” His combined posts on Twitter and Instagram have received over 75,000 likes at the time of writing.Andrea Pejić a leading international model posted on her Twitter account, “Dear Twitter restore @IYSSE_US, @TwitterSupport. Stop censoring the world web. Stop censoring reputable left publications/organizations. Especially those that have been the most vocal opponents of fascism.”Dozens of students and young people have contacted the World Socialist Web Site to express their opposition to Twitter’s censorship.Lachlan, a student at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, told the WSWS that the “information that workers and students receive from following the IYSSE Twitter account as a source for understanding the world around us is vitally needed right now.”“Students and workers are thirsting for a serious analysis,” he stated, pointing to the “election crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic… the prospect of losing our jobs to pay for school” as well as…

Soumitra Chatterjee as Feluda (courtesy Twitter)Highlights"Where ever you are Soumitra Chatterjee, stay well Feluda," read a tweet "You will always be in our hearts, Feluda," said another "Many of us grew up with Feluda," wrote a userNew Delhi: Bengal's celebrated actor Soumitra Chatterjee died at the age of 85 on Sunday afternoon, 40 days after he was admitted to a Kolkata hospital. Soumitra Chatterjee left behind an illustrious legacy of work, among them, one of his most popular onscreen characters Feluda. Mr Chatterjee was the first actor to bring Feluda - the Bengali private investigator, created by Satyajit Ray - live on screen. Soumitra Chatterjee starred as Feluda in two films directed by Mr Ray - Sonar Kella and Joy Baba Felunath. On Twitter, heartbroken fans shared tributes remembering Soumitra Chatterjee as the Feluda they grew up with: "You will be missed, Feluda," read a tweet while another user added: "Where ever you are Soumitra Chatterjee, stay well Feluda.""I know he has acted in many diverse roles throughout his illustrious career but to me, he will always be Feluda," said an ardent fan of Feluda while another user summed up the emotions on Twitter and wrote: "While the world grew up with Sherlock Holmes, many of us grew up with Feluda."Actress Sayani Gupta is one among those for whom Soumitra Chatterjee will always be synonymous with Feluda. "Soumitra Chatterjee, Feluda, leaves us. Numb. An era, one generation, a huge legacy gone. Gave 70 years to the Silver Screen," she tweeted.Soumitra Chatterjee, Feluda, leaves us. Numb.An era, one generation, a huge legacy gone.Gave 70 years to the Silver Screen.pic.twitter.com/a0NjOR3QvZ— Sayani Gupta (@sayanigupta) November 15, 20202020 khub baje. Where ever you are Soumitra Chatterjee, stay well Feluda. I think the greatest ode to you is not Satyajit Ray's Apu but when we…

The chaotic US election has undoubtedly been the biggest story in the world in the last two weeks. Watching it unfold from over 13,000km away in Kenya, the election itself – the long queues, the delayed and disputed vote count, impugned credibility – was disturbingly familiar. Our own elections follow a near-identical pattern. The media coverage, not so much. Gone were the condescending tone, the adjective-laden labels and the expectation of violence and malfeasance so often applied to “foreign” elections. In its place was an easy familiarity and assumption of competence. The media did not feel it necessary to depict the US as a crisis-wracked, oil-rich, nuclear-armed North American country with armed terror groups roaming its ethnically polarized restless interior. But these were exactly the sorts of descriptors that have traditionally allowed western audiences to identify with and follow events in distant, “exotic” places. It seemed to me that the rest of us deserved the same consideration. And so I decided to offer this perspective in a Twitter thread gathara (@gathara) #BREAKING After days in barricaded presidential palace, US dictator, Donald Trump, hesitantly emerges to attend ceremony for fallen troops in coastal capital, Washington DC. Race is now on to get back to the palace before President-elect Joe Biden can sneak in and depose him. November 11, 2020 Clearly, many across the globe felt similarly, given the response the thread has attracted. At last count, it had been viewed nearly 4m times, attracting more than 50,000 likes and nearly half as many retweets. And there was more than mere interest in the mechanics of what was happening in the US. There was a fair bit of joy at its expense. gathara (@gathara) #BREAKING Rumors - hotly denied by regime officials - are spreading that US dictator, Donald Trump, who has…

President Donald Trump has put Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, in charge of his legal battles related to the election, according to The New York Times. Giuliani made headlines over the weekend for his appearance at a Trump campaign news conference held at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, a small landscaping company, rather than the Four Seasons, the luxury 5-star hotel. "Rudy will soon be appealing all of these adverse rulings to the Supreme Courtyard by Marriott," one person tweeted. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Donald Trump has put Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, in charge of his legal battles related to the election, according to The New York Times.Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, made headlines over the weekend for his appearance at a Trump campaign news conference held at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, a small landscaping company in an industrial area on the outskirts of Philadelphia, rather than the Four Seasons, the luxury 5-star hotel.During the event, confused reporters gathered in the parking lot of the business, which is located between an adult book store called Fantasy Land and a crematorium, while Giuliani repeated unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.The president has mounted a series of legal battles to challenge the results of the election. Following the reports of Giuliani taking over Trump's lawsuits, people on Twitter chimed in. Some made not-so-subtle references to the Four Seasons situation. —Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) November 14, 2020—BeCo (@BeCo74) November 13, 2020Some people recalled another viral Giuliani moment, when Sacha Baron Cohen tricked Giuliani into doing an interview with an actress posing as a reporter for his film, "Borat 2."A clip from that encounter showed Giuliani in a hotel room with the actress, whom he believed to be a reporter, and reaching his hand into his pants. He has…

Home / It's Viral / Google’s PSA tweet is prompting a flurry of reactions on Twitter. What do you think about it? The tweet and the answer to this Google search has since prompted several reactions among tweeple. it-s-viral Updated: Nov 14, 2020, 11:23 IST The image shows a reply to Google’s PSA tweet.(Twitter) 2020 has been a year of public service announcements or PSAs. From the correct hand washing techniques to the right way to wear masks to many other messages issued in public interest, you may have seen many. This one, by Google, has prompted a flurry of reactions on Twitter.In a tweet shared last evening, Google posted this PSA. It comprises a caption that literally says “PSA” and an image. The picture is a Google search for “how many days until 2021”.The tweet and the answer to this Google search has since prompted several reactions among tweeple. Take a look at the tweet below: Shared on November 13, the tweet has collected over 7,900 likes and more than 1.000 retweets along with several mixed reactions. While are happy with the reminder, some expressed mixed emotions to the share.“This is something which keeps me going!” posted a Twitter user. “And would that make a difference?” wondered another. “Oh, thank the gods. This has been the WORST year,” shared a third.Here’s how others reacted: January 20 is a far better count down to look forward to than the first— Kevin Freedman (@MBKev) November 13, 2020 Big missed opportunity to do Jan 20th instead.— Robson Araujo (@galo2099) November 13, 2020 What do you think about the tweet? Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter.