The 13-time Champions League winners have repeatedly been linked with a move for Mbappe, who has rejected three offers from PSG to extend his contract beyond next year and is thought to consider Madrid his ideal destination. With a week of the summer transfer window remaining, the Liga contenders finally made …
Read More »As US social media giants censor free speech online, Russia & China lead the charge to break free from American control of the Web
Over the past few years, China and Russia have taken the lead in nationalising the internet, putting their own mark on the online world and championing alternatives to foreign platforms. As a result, somewhat predictably, both governments have been accused of attempting to clip the wings of the supposedly ultimate …
Read More »Will a new wave of software & social media giants help China own the internet?
Over the past 20 years, we have undergone a digital revolution that has changed our lives beyond all comprehension. Our world is connected and informed in a way that was previously unprecedented, thanks to a number of pioneering companies from the United States. But now things are starting to change. …
Read More »US investment giants buying homes and the MSM telling us we should rent – this ‘new normal’ spells the death of the American Dream
Owning a home is no longer feasible for Americans coming of age in the 21st century, according to Bloomberg columnist Karl Smith, who smugly suggested in an op-ed that they stop worrying about whether they can afford a house, ignore the asset-stripping investment vultures, and just embrace the depressing reality …
Read More »Tech giants back Biden’s plan to charge them more tax, but loopholes are the industry’s ace in the hole
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries agreed on Saturday to implement a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. Bringing in this minimum rate is a goal of the US President Joe Biden administration, and while it will need to be debated by the G20 and Organisation …
Read More »The end of free speech: Why is Britain handing huge new powers of censorship to tech giants to control what we write and say?
As the British nanny state widens its scope with the government’s new Online Safety Bill it is a sign that the German concept of wehrhafte Demokratie – or militant democracy – has arrived on our shores, dictating that some of our rights are sacrificed in the interests of order. Once …
Read More »Florida passes law to impose hefty fines on tech giants that deplatform politicians
Under SB 7072, tech giants like Facebook and Twitter will be prohibited from “permanently” blacklisting a candidate running for political office. Fines of $250,000 per day will be issued for knowingly deplatforming a candidate for statewide office, while $25,000-per-day fines will be imposed for banning other office-seekers. The bill only …
Read More »Bill demanding $15 minimum wage from corporate giants surprisingly comes from pro-Trump Senator Hawley
Hawley, who was demonized by Democrats for challenging the validity of President Joe Biden’s election victory, said Friday that his new legislation would require companies with annual revenue of $1 billion or more to pay their employees at least $15 an hour. Smaller companies would be spared the mandate, but …
Read More »Big Tech giants want to prove they are ‘American gods’. Anyone watching the watchers?
Apple and Google have commanded Parler, a social network used by conservatives, to police its users. In effect, what their warning issued to Parler means, ‘do as you are told or face digital annihilation!’. Google suspended Parler from its Play Store, declaring that it will shut the network until it …
Read More »The cheek of him! Football giants demand apology as TV cameras show star STARK NAKED in locker room after freak weather axes match
The clip came soon after Benfica’s match at Santa Clara was abandoned with just six minutes gone due to storm conditions weather. In an apparent bid to fill time on the broadcast, the local television network sent a cameraman into the depths of the stadium to collect some shots of both teams – and …
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