Ryan Lovelace

Daily Mail owner files antitrust suit against Google

The newspaper Daily Mail's parent company is suing Google over allegations it has a monopoly in digital advertising that harms the news publishing industry.

April 20, 2021

Former top NSA lawyer wants new domestic surveillance authority to improve cybersecurity

A former top U.S. National Security Agency lawyer is advocating for new domestic surveillance authorities to improve the country's cybersecurity.

April 20, 2021

James O’Keefe of Project Veritas sues Twitter for alleged defamation

Project Veritas President James O'Keefe sued Twitter on Monday for alleged defamation, after the platform permanently suspended his account last week.

April 19, 2021

Apple to allow social platform Parler back in its App Store

After banishing the social media platform Parler from its App Store because of concerns about inciting violence, Apple said Monday it was ready to reinstate Parler, the app popular with supporters of former President Donald Trump.

April 19, 2021

White House ‘standing down’ the government’s ‘surge efforts’ responding to recent cyber hacks

The Biden administration said Monday that it was "standing down" the cyber unified coordination groups created to respond to the hacks of SolarWinds computer network management software and Microsoft Exchange servers.

April 19, 2021

FBI detects uptick in ‘scam PACs’ targeting political donors

The FBI has detected a rise in "scam PACs" and is warning donors about making contributions when approached by new political groups.

April 19, 2021

Facebook Oversight Board extends timeline for its decision on Trump ban

Facebook's Oversight Board has extended its timeline for deciding whether to keep or reverse the ban against former President Donald Trump.

April 16, 2021

Ron Wyden pushing to block the export of Americans’ data to foreign adversaries

Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, is proposing new data privacy legislation that would restrict the export of Americans' data to certain countries where that information poses a national security risk to the United States.

April 16, 2021

James O’Keefe of Project Veritas banned from Twitter

Twitter on Thursday permanently suspended Project Veritas president James O'Keefe's account.

April 15, 2021

John Kennedy, Joni Ernst push bill to block federal funding for Planned Parenthood

Republican lawmakers on Thursday proposed new legislation to block federal funding from reaching the abortion-provider Planned Parenthood, as the Biden administration looks to undo Trump administration rules that restricted funds to abortion providers.

April 15, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ last shareholder letter as Amazon CEO: ‘We need to do a better job for our employees’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in his last letter to shareholders on Thursday that his employees are not "desperate souls and being treated as robots," but the company needs to improve its treatment of its workers.

April 15, 2021

Russians responsible for SolarWinds hack are targeting COVID-19 research, cyber officials say

Federal cyber officials on Thursday blamed the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) for the SolarWinds hack of computer network management software and the targeting of COVID-19 research.

April 15, 2021

Hundreds of CEOs in opposition of ‘discriminatory’ election laws: ‘These are not political issues’

Hundreds of CEOs and executives from major U.S. companies on Wednesday signed on as opponents of new election laws in Republican-run states, potentially alienating their conservative customers by lining up alongside Democrats in a fierce political battle over how America votes.

April 14, 2021

Emily’s List identifies top GOP targets for 2022 elections

The liberal Emily's List identified on Tuesday its first 12 GOP targets in next year's election that it said it wants to replace with pro-choice, Democratic women.

April 13, 2021

New think tank forms to make Trump policies the permanent agenda for conservatives

Former Trump administration officials are building a new conservative think tank, America First Policy Institute, to cement former President Donald Trump's policy agenda as the guide for Republicans in Washington and across the country to follow.

April 13, 2021

American Conservative Union launches pressure campaign against ‘woke’ corporations

The American Conservative Union on Tuesday launched a pressure campaign to get corporations and business leaders to stop siding with the left on every political and cultural issue that comes along.

April 13, 2021

Conservative activists sign pledge to reject money from Big Tech companies

Thirty-six conservative activists pledged on Tuesday to reject financial support from Big Tech companies, which they identified as including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter.

April 13, 2021

Facebook oversight board to let users appeal to get content removed

Facebook users who want the platform to censor more content online have a new avenue to silence the content they deem objectionable if Facebook disagrees with them.

April 13, 2021

Klobuchar and Lee say Apple agrees to testify in antitrust hearing

Apple has agreed to testify before a Senate panel on antitrust, said Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, and Mike Lee, Utah Republican, on Monday.

April 12, 2021

Clubhouse disputes hack as scraped user data appears online

The invitation-only social networking app Clubhouse said it was not the victim of a hack amid concerns that data scraped from its users had become available online.

April 12, 2021