Ryan Lovelace

Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads

Facebook said Thursday it tore down ads from President Trump's reelection campaign for violating its policies regarding hate speech, escalating the feud between political conservatives and social media platforms.

June 18, 2020

More than 50 scientists fired or resign after NIH probe into grants’ foreign support

More than 50 scientists resigned or were fired following a National Institutes of Health investigation into how they disclosed their ties to foreign governments while collecting grants from the massive research agency.

June 17, 2020

Google, Facebook, Twitter anti-conservative bias targeted in Republicans’ bill

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at fighting what they see as anti-conservative bias on Google and other social media platforms.

June 17, 2020

Senate Republicans propose Big Tech regulation overhaul

Senate Republicans seek to strip protections shielding Big Tech companies from lawsuits unless the companies change their terms of service to agree to operate in good faith and to pay a $5,000 fine if they fail to live up to the agreement.

June 17, 2020

Twitter fights to release information about FBI, Justice Department requests for user data

Twitter won't give up its court fight to allow the company to release information about FBI and Justice Department requests for data on its users, though a federal judge previously agreed with the government's claim it would be a national security risk.

June 16, 2020

National Fraternal Order of Police Union has ‘substantial input’ on Republican reform bill

The country's largest police union on Monday said it is having "substantial input" on the Republican police overhaul legislation being drafted by Sen. Tim Scott, the GOP's only black senator.

June 15, 2020

Chuck Schumer accuses Trump of indifference about rally-goers getting coronavirus

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Monday that President Trump appears indifferent to whether Americans get the coronavirus if they attend his coming rally.

June 15, 2020

Google says it didn’t censor Winston Churchill’s image, apologizes for tech error

Google said it did not deliberately hide Winston Churchill's image from users searching for the United Kingdom's prime ministers.

June 15, 2020

Brad Parscale says Trump Oklahoma rally ticket requests surpass 800,000

Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said Sunday that several hundred thousand people have requested tickets for President Trump's looming Oklahoma rally, while some public health officials are fretting over the rally and Mr. Trump's return to the campaign trail amid the coronavirus outbreak.

June 14, 2020

James Clyburn fears police now more than during racial segregation in South

House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Sunday he fears police now more than he did growing up in the racially segregated American South.

June 14, 2020

Ben Carson: Donald Trump may address racial justice, civil unrest at Oklahoma rally

President Trump is considering addressing civil unrest and racial justice issues at his campaign rally in Oklahoma later this week, according to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.

June 14, 2020

Stacey Abrams: Defund police debate a ‘false choice idea’

Asked whether defunding the police was necessary, Democratic activist Stacey Abrams said it was a "false choice idea."

June 14, 2020

Apple, YouTube to spend $100 million each on racial justice and amplifying black voices

Apple and YouTube plan to spend $100 million each on initiatives involving racial justice and amplifying black voices.

June 12, 2020

Twitter tears down nearly 24,000 accounts running Chinese influence operation

Twitter tore down 23,750 accounts it linked to an operation of the Chinese government to boost the communist country's public perception, including its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

June 12, 2020

Voting rights activists sound alarm on issues with U.S. election infrastructure

Election rights activists on Thursday warned Congress that the government can't ensure safe and free elections in November. The types of problems that plagued the recent primary in Georgia will spread nationwide if Congress does not spend more on America's election infrastructure, they said.

June 11, 2020

Joe Biden’s campaign to Facebook: Crack down on Donald Trump

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden wants Facebook to crack down on President Trump, but Facebook has refused and pledged to protect all political speech, including comments it deems indefensible.

June 11, 2020

Alabama town to pay ransom to cyberattackers

A northern Alabama city plans to pay a ransom to cybercriminals that took the city's computer system hostage.

June 11, 2020

Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state, to probe election

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger already opened investigations into Tuesday's primary elections in two Atlanta-area counties to determine what caused the long lines and shortages of ballots, to hopefully avoiding a repeat in November.

June 10, 2020

1,400 pro-sports athletes and managers petition Congress to end qualified immunity

Tom Brady and Dexter Fowler are just two prominent members in a coalition of 1,400 current and former professional athletes, coaches, and managers want Congress to end qualified immunity for police officers.

June 10, 2020

Stacey Abrams’ group pursuing legal action after Tuesday’s Georgia primary

Following Tuesday's chaotic primary in Georgia, Democrat Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action group is preparing a lawsuit to make changes to the state's electoral system.

June 10, 2020