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November 30, 2023
Jack Montgomery
TECH

Kamala Says ‘Many’ of Her Family Are on TikTok, Ignore Her Requests to Stop.

Vice President Kamala Harris has confirmed “many” people in her family are on the Chinese Communist Party-linked TikTok platform. She has also confirmed she cannot persuade them to leave it.

In a recent interview, Harris was asked: “What should happen to TikTok?” She immediately derailed the conversation, rambling about “Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.” Brought back to the topic at hand, she was asked if she had “a specific view on TikTok itself” and refused to comment. Asked if she was on TikTok, she said no – “but many of the young people in my family are, I’ll tell you that.”

“And you tell them to get off?” her interviewer asked.

“You know, you can tell young people in your family all kinds of things to do,” she replied, cackling nervously.

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has similar issues. In the GOP primary debates, she has attacked rival Vivek Ramaswamy for establishing a presence on TikTok to reach younger voters. It later emerged her own daughter uses the platform.

Haley was incensed when Ramaswamy raised this at one of the debates, branding him “scum”. Fellow primary candidate Ron DeSantis backed her, saying Ramaswamy’s comments were not “appropriate”.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has confirmed "many" people in her family are on the Chinese Communist Party-linked TikTok platform. She has also confirmed she cannot persuade them to leave it. show more
November 28, 2023
Jake Welch
TECH

Instagram’s Algorithm Promotes ‘Child-Sexualizing’ Content.

Social media platform Instagram‘s algorithm pushes adult sex content as well as child-sexualizing material alongside advertisements for major United States companies and brands, according to a recent investigation by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The investigation, which sought to determine what content the platform’s algorithm recommends by creating test accounts, consisted of following young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and other active teenage influencers.

The test accounts were quickly bombarded with “salacious content” such as inappropriate footage of children as well as “overtly sexual adult videos,” either above or below ads for brands including Pizza Hut, Disney, Walmart, and dating app Bumble.

Other footage recommended by Instagram involved a young girl with a digitally obscured face lifting up her t-shirt to expose her stomach, a man lying on a bed with his arms around what the caption described as a 10-year-old girl, as well as someone stroking a life-size latex doll.

Worse still, the WSJ’s investigation was not alone in discovering this trend, as the Canadian Center for Child Protection conducted its own testing with similar results over the past several months.

“Time and time again, we’ve seen recommendation algorithms drive users to discover and then spiral inside of these online child exploitation communities,” said the Canadian centre’s executive director Lianna McDonald, who voiced her disgust that major companies were subsidizing the process through advertisements.

Responding to the investigation, Meta – the owner of Instagram – Vice President of Client Council and Industry Trade Relations, Samantha Stetson, said, “Our systems are effective at reducing harmful content, and we’ve invested billions in safety, security and brand suitability solutions.”

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Social media platform Instagram's algorithm pushes adult sex content as well as child-sexualizing material alongside advertisements for major United States companies and brands, according to a recent investigation by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). show more
November 28, 2023
Politics
TECH

Pro-Ukraine Activists Aim to Destroy Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ Before 2024 Election.

The North Atlantic Fella Organization (NAFO) – an anonymous activist group created to combat pro-Russian information – has launched a series of internet raids on former President Donald Trump‘s social media platform “Truth Social” in an effort to bring the platform down before the 2024 presidential election.

NAFO, established shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, has attempted to take over trending topics on Truth Social and destroy the platform from within by so-called “shitposting.” Some of the group’s activities include misspelling themes such as “#stollenElection” or “#ErectionFraud.”

The pseudonymous chief of NAFO told one news outlet that combating the spread of pro-Trump and MAGA messaging on the social media platform is similar to “dealing with your racist uncle that nobody wants at the Thanksgiving dinner table because he’s just obnoxious and looking to fight with everybody.”

“The goal we have in mind, which is lofty, is to help bring the platform down ahead of the 2024 election,” he continued. “We know it’s going to be an aggregator for extremism and probably violence the way things are looking at this point.”

Truth Social recently filed a giant $1.5 billion lawsuit against multiple mainstream media outlets, including the Daily Mail, Axios, Reuters, and MSNBC, arguing they falsely reported a $73 million loss by the platform.

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The North Atlantic Fella Organization (NAFO) – an anonymous activist group created to combat pro-Russian information – has launched a series of internet raids on former President Donald Trump's social media platform "Truth Social" in an effort to bring the platform down before the 2024 presidential election. show more
Tlaib
November 15, 2023
Politics
TECH
War

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Exposed as Member of Secret Pro-Hamas Facebook Group.

Far-left U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib has been identified as a member of the Palestinian American Congress, a secret Facebook group known to glorify Hamas, the proscribed terror organization responsible for the October 7th terror raid on Israel.

Hidden from non-members and the platform’s search function, Tlaib has been a member of the ‘Palestinian American Congress’ for six years, and even used it to promote her election campaign in 2018.

Since the October 7th attacks, members have been posting pro-terror messages, including a picture of a Hamas fighters holding an elderly Jewish woman captive with the caption: “We don’t want to throw you in the sea… we want you to ride it back from where you came.”

Group founder Maher Abdel-qader, who has proven ties to Tlaib and links to other leftist politicians, has previously been exposed for sharing content questioning whether the Holocaust really happened and describing Jews as “Satanic”.

Tlaib herself was censured by the U.S. House of Representatives in a 234-188 vote last week.

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Far-left U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib has been identified as a member of the Palestinian American Congress, a secret Facebook group known to glorify Hamas, the proscribed terror organization responsible for the October 7th terror raid on Israel. show more
grooming
October 26, 2023
Crime
News
World

UK Pedo Cop Groomed and Blackmailed 200+ Minors on Snapchat.

British police officer Lewis Edwards, 24, has been handed a so-called life sentence for grooming more than 200 girls online and persuading them to share explicit images – though he will be eligible for release in just 12 years.

Edwards, who provided a false identity as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat, was serving with South Wales Police force as he was grooming his victims. They included girls he made contact with during his work hours, with one instance involving a girl he met during his official duties.

Edwards was found to have over 4,500 indecent images of children aged between 10 and 16, and to have issued threats to his victims, including exposing the images or endangering their families if they resisted his demands. He told victims to write ‘Snapgod’ on their bodies on multiple occasions, in reference to a child pornography distributor from whom he had purchased material using cryptocurrency.

Edwards pleaded guilty to 161 offenses, including blackmail and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

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British police officer Lewis Edwards, 24, has been handed a so-called life sentence for grooming more than 200 girls online and persuading them to share explicit images – though he will be eligible for release in just 12 years. show more
October 11, 2023
Jake Welch
News
TECH

Utah Is Suing TikTok.

Utah has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the Chinese Communist Party-owned social media app uses its technology and algorithms to promote harmful content to children and minors.

Governor of Utah Spencer Cox announced the legal action on Tuesday afternoon in an effort to stop TikTok’s “illegal business practices” and to implement stronger protections for children across the state. Utah is also seeking corrective action and damages well in excess of $300,000.

“We will no longer tolerate TikTok misleading parents that its app is safe for children,” Governor Cox explained before adding, “Social media companies must be held responsible for the harms they are causing. The experts… all agree that social media is affecting our children’s mental health and it’s time to intervene.”

The lawsuit claims TikTok uses tools such as “filter bubbles” to feed consumers more extreme videos to pique their interest and keep them on the app as well as “infinite scroll,” which always provides a video tailored to the user’s interests.

“TikTok directly profited from addicting children to the app and continued to capitalize on the addictive nature of the app despite knowing the harm that addiction would cause Utah’s children,” the lawsuit states.

Utah is now the third state after Arkansas and Indiana to sue TikTok. Montana is pushing for an outright ban.

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Utah has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the Chinese Communist Party-owned social media app uses its technology and algorithms to promote harmful content to children and minors. show more
September 23, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics
TECH

Biden Official Who Pressured Tech Firms Into Censorship Now Heads ‘Misinfo’ Fight.

Joe Biden has put the former White House official who spearheaded an unlawful social media censorship effort in charge of an anti-“misinformation” operation involving hundreds of staff and volunteers. They will be tasked with monitoring online platforms.

Rob Flaherty was instrumental in the Biden regime’s campaign to pressure social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter (now X) to censor the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tucker Carlson, and generally restrict the speech of Americans expressing lawfully-held opinions online.

The courts ruled the pressure campaign violated the First Amendment after a case brought by the attorneys general for Missouri and Louisiana, with a judge deeming it “arguably… the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.”

Nevertheless, President Biden continued to praise and promote Flaherty, and his elevation to a new “misinfo” role on his reelection campaign suggests he is likely to redouble his efforts, this time in a notionally party political capacity rather than a governmental one.

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Joe Biden has put the former White House official who spearheaded an unlawful social media censorship effort in charge of an anti-"misinformation" operation involving hundreds of staff and volunteers. They will be tasked with monitoring online platforms. show more
September 20, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Breaking
News
Politics
TECH

Don Jr’s X Account Hacked, Falsely Announces Death of Former President.

Hackers have taken control of Donald Trump Jr.’s account on X (formerly Twitter), claiming his father has died and that he will be running for the presidency in his stead.

The National Pulse confirmed with Donald Trump Jr’s team that the account is hacked and that the claim is false.

The hackers followed up the post with several others, including one saying “Fuck @JoeBiden Stupid Ass N*gga” – possibly in an attempt to get the account banned.

As of 9am EST, the account had been restored to Donald Trump Jr’s control.

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Hackers have taken control of Donald Trump Jr.'s account on X (formerly Twitter), claiming his father has died and that he will be running for the presidency in his stead. show more
September 4, 2023
Jake Welch
News
TECH

‘BanTheADL’ Trends as Musk Proposes Poll on Removing Anti-Speech Org.

The hashtag ‘#BanTheADL’ trended on X (formerly Twitter) this weekend, with users calling for the removal of the far-left Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as its chief, Jonathan Greenblatt, pushed for more restrictions on free speech.

Greenblatt, a former White House special assistant to Barack Obama, boasted on X of his “very frank + productive conversation with [X CEO Linda Yaccarino] yesterday about X, what works and what doesn’t, and where it needs to go to address hate effectively on the platform… [The ADL] will be vigilant and give her and [Elon Musk] credit if the service gets better…and reserve the right to call them out until it does.”

His post has been viewed over 4.3 million times as of Monday morning, but received only 144 reposts and 361 likes. The vast majority of engagement was negative, with over 89,000 people posting the #BanTheADL hashtag in response to his anti-free speech lobbying.

X owner Elon Musk responded to the controversy by proposing a user referendum on whether the ADL should be banned: “[The] ADL has tried very hard to strangle X/Twitter,” Musk wrote. “Perhaps we should run a poll on this.”

The ADL has become infamous for its hostility towards conservatives, and is accused of regularly “faking” crime statistics to argue right-wingers are the country’s biggest threat. Once a bastion of tackling actual anti-Semitism, the group became wildly politicized under Greenblatt, and is now perceived as little more than a mechanism by which to attack the political right. In doing so, it has actually diluted the cause of confronting actual anti-Semitism.

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The hashtag '#BanTheADL' trended on X (formerly Twitter) this weekend, with users calling for the removal of the far-left Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as its chief, Jonathan Greenblatt, pushed for more restrictions on free speech. show more
covid joke
August 30, 2023
Jake Welch
Culture
Media
News

Louisiana Man Finally Cleared After Making 2020 COVID Joke on Facebook.

A man from Louisiana who was arrested for making a joke at the beginning of the pandemic has only just seen the charges dropped by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Waylon Bailey was arrested by a SWAT team with weapons and bulletproof vests on March 20, 2020, after he posted a joke on Facebook, reading “JUST IN: RAPIDES PARISH SHERIFFERS OFFICE HAVE ISSUED THE ORDER, IF DEPUTIES COME INTO CONTACT WITH ‘THE INFECTED’ SHOOT ON SIGHT…Lord have mercy on us all. #Covid9teen #weneedyoubradpitt.”

Local authorities suggested that his post amounted to a “terrorist threat.”

Now, over three years later, judges have found that his post was neither a threat nor an incitement to violence. Instead, the court said Bailey’s First Amendment rights were violated and that there was no legitimate purpose for his arrest. One judge stated:

“The post did not direct any person or group to take any unlawful action immediately or in the near future… at worst, his post was a joke in poor taste, but it cannot be read as intentionally directed to incitement.”

Bailey subsequently filed a lawsuit against the Rapides County Sheriff’s Office in September 2020. The case was, however, dismissed in July last year on the grounds of qualified immunity, used to protect government officials from civil liability unless they violate a constitutional right.

Bailey has since appealed the decision and is awaiting a verdict next month.

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A man from Louisiana who was arrested for making a joke at the beginning of the pandemic has only just seen the charges dropped by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. show more