Category: Silicon Valley

Peter Thiel: FBI and CIA Should Investigate Whether Chinese Intelligence Infiltrated ‘Seemingly Treasonous’ Google

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Billionaire tech investor, Trump supporter, and Facebook board member Peter Thiel sent shock waves throughout the tech industry on Sunday when he called for the FBI and CIA to investigate whether Chinese intelligence has infiltrated “seemingly treasonous” Google. According to Axios, Thiel made the comments on Sunday at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C.  His … Continued

Forget 1984, It’s 2018

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In the last week, Antiwar.com editorial director Scott Horton, former State Department employee and author Peter Van Buren, and Dan McAdams, the executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, had their Twitter accounts suspended. The hammer came down on them just one day after Alex Jones and InfoWars were banned and … Continued

Trump’s Twitter Blocking Court ‘Loss’

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One theme dominates the entirety of Trump’s persona, namely, he is “antifragile.” Much of what would rattle or weaken an ordinary politician makes him stronger. His beliefs, prejudices, vices, and virtues are well known to critics and fans alike. And his critics, unable to adjust to this reality, keep attacking him in ways that demonstrate … Continued

Against Net Neutrality

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Net neutrality has a nice ring to it. Who doesn’t want an even playing field? But the internet evolved rapidly in a deregulated environment. And most of its trappings—a lack of censorship, equal access, tremendous diversity of viewpoint, an alternative means of accessing media, and deep stores of information—evolved before net neutrality was a legal … Continued