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Illustration on Putin by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CROSSTALK: Trump-Biden-Putin trading places

By Julia Gorin

FILE- In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Blumenthal and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy will be self-isolating after a member of Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's staff tested positive for COVID-19. Both tweeted on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, that they had not had close contact with the staffer but were taking the step out of an abundance of caution. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Blumenthal accuses Facebook of caving to conservatives: They’re ‘working the refs’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 11, 2014, file photo, a man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook reports financial earnings Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Liberal advocacy group urges Facebook to crack down harder on right-wing misinformation

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears on a screen as he speaks remotely during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Washington. The committee summoned the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google to testify during the hearing. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Facebook, Twitter CEOs to be pressed on election handling

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Associated Press writer Tamara Lush plays video games during the coronavirus outbreak with the news on the television in the background Oct. 26, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. She started playing Plague, Inc. on her iPad in 2014. A pandemic could never happen in real life, she figured. But six years later, this Florida-based writer is seeking solace in virtual worlds, and found a poignant message in one Nintendo Switch game called Spiritfarer. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)

VIRUS DIARY: In pandemic, seeking solace in virtual worlds

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Facebook extends political advertising ban for ‘another month’

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

This combination photo shows performers, from left, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan, who are among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving. Nurse Heroes Live will stream on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook along with LiveXLive on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. EST. The benefit will provide money for a variety of programs including scholarships for nurses and their children. (AP Photo)

Star-studded benefit concert to honor nurses on Thanksgiving

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden’s tax plan would torpedo growth, hurt low-income Americans

By Peter Morici

Conservative commentator and conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA Director of Communications Candace Owens, center, listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the 2018 Young Black Leadership Summit in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Candace Owens sues Facebook fact-checkers for defamation: ‘I’m sick of the censorship’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Facebook takes down pro-Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ group concerned about voter fraud

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Facebook bans big ‘Stop the Steal’ group for sowing violence

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

Then-President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Facebook using ‘Votes Are Still Being Counted’ notifications to counter Trump claims

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo an iPhone displays the apps for Facebook and Messenger in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Trump and Biden campaigns each spent more than $100 million on Facebook ads

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Illustration on cryptocurrency by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Will America or China be No. 1 in cryptocurrency?

By Jared Whitley

In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker appears at a news conference in Springfield, Ill. After another record-breaking day in Illinois for new coronavirus infections this weekend, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, again implored residents to do all they can to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the untreatable virus. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP File)

‘Join Pritzker Lawsuit’ Facebook group blocked again

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears on a screen as he speaks remotely during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Washington. The committee summoned the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google to testify. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Facebook political ad restriction causes tech glitches, confusion

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. (AP Photo/File)

Tech giants report strong results, but murky outlooks

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife gave a nonprofit $400 million to pay election workers, train poll workers and rent polling locations for the Nov. 3 vote in various states. (Associated Press/File)

Zuckerberg paying for election operations, vote counting across U.S.

By James Varney - The Washington Times

This combination of 2018-2020 photos shows, from left, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to face a grilling by Republican senators who accuse the tech giants of anti-conservative bias. Democrats are trying to expand the discussion to include other issues such as the companies’ heavy impact on local news. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, LM Otero, Jens Meyer)

Social media CEOs rebuff bias claims, vow to defend election

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears on a screen as he speaks remotely during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Washington. The committee summoned the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google to testify. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Democrats accuse Republicans of intimidating Big Tech execs at hearing to help win 2020 election

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times