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Catherine Salgado | October 4, 2021

Andrew Torba, CEO of the Gab social media platform, slammed Silicon Valley for its “erosion of free speech and Christian values” while explaining his motivations for founding Gab.

Torba spoke in a blog post of his negative experience as a…

Autumn Johnson | October 3, 2021

UPDATE: Twitter appears to have removed the "misleading" label.

Twitter users are slamming the platform after it labeled an obituary “misleading.”

“Jessica Berg Wilson, 37, of Seattle, Wash., passed away unexpectedly Sept. 7, 2021…

Autumn Johnson | October 3, 2021

Jeff Kosseff, an expert on Section 230 and cybersecurity law, slammed plans from Democrats in the Senate to amend the law.

Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act protects internet companies from being sued for what users post…

Autumn Johnson | October 3, 2021

Former President Donald Trump is suing Twitter to get his account reinstated, the Washington Examiner reports.

Trump was permanently banned from Twitter after the Jan. 6 riot in Washington, D.C. For his part, Trump said Twitter…

Autumn Johnson | September 30, 2021

UPDATE: YouTube censored and then reinstated the Ron Paul Institute channel on its platform. Ron Paul, a former congressman from Texas, spoke out.

YouTube responded to Paul about three hours after Paul's complaint on…

Alexander Hall | September 30, 2021

Senators met today for yet another bipartisan session of skewering Facebook and Instagram for controversies ranging from reportedly hiding harms to teenagers to double standards of censorship.

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) convened a…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | September 29, 2021

It’s Week Five of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about how Big Tech firms often shut down any conversation that doesn’t fit their agenda. 

The focus this week was on founder James O’Keefe’s…

Alexander Hall | September 29, 2021

Big Tech has been hard at work censoring content that runs afoul of the left’s preferred narrative on COVID-19. Now, YouTube is stepping things up a notch and will reportedly begin removing videos questioning any approved medical vaccine.

Catherine Salgado | September 29, 2021

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will be convening a bipartisan hearing to investigate recent allegations that Facebook has hidden its own research showing its Instagram platform is toxic for teens.

The…

Alexander Hall | September 28, 2021

It’s as if Big Tech has not already been censoring enough. Now the Biden administration is pushing platforms in an even more censorious direction. 

COVID-19, like many national crises, has been used to push for more government…

Catherine Salgado | September 28, 2021

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has directed an investigation to be opened into Facebook’s alleged election interference through a secret tiered user privileges program.

DeSantis sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee…

Autumn Johnson | September 27, 2021

The Heritage Foundation has responded after Twitter allegedly censored a video depicting the work of Border Patrol agents.

The 2017 video discusses the important role horses play in a border patrol officer’s work. The Daily Signal re-…

Catherine Salgado | September 27, 2021

YouTube is seeing red. Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s top executive, claimed the video platform values “freedom of speech,” following parent company Google's cave to the Russian government in censoring an entire app.

Both Apple…

Alexander Hall | September 27, 2021

A Twitter employee announced that the platform is “exploring new controls” for a filter that automatically prevents users from having to see “potentially harmful or offensive” replies. 

The next step for Big Tech censorship may be…

Autumn Johnson | September 27, 2021

According to the folks over at Reclaim the Net, GoFundMe has deleted a fundraiser in support of harassed students at Arizona State University.

GoFundMe's excuse? They reportedly said the fundraiser violated its “prohibited…

Autumn Johnson | September 24, 2021

Multiple conservative groups have come out in support of antitrust bills in Congress.

The American Principles Project, the Internet Accountability Project, and American Majority are just some of the groups seeking support for six…

Catherine Salgado | September 24, 2021

According to Reclaim The Net, YouTube is reportedly angling for channels with hunting and fishing videos in its latest censorship hunt.

The site wrote that several YouTubers with channels focused on hunting and fishing have said that…

Alexander Hall | September 24, 2021

Famous conservative commentator John Stossel reportedly filed suit against Facebook for placing fact-check labels on his videos. 

Stossel declared via Twitter that “Facebook and ‘fact checking’ activists at a group called Climate…

Autumn Johnson | September 24, 2021

Apple has banned Fortnite, a popular video game among teens, from its app store.

Fortnite was banned after it launched its own in-app payment system, bypassing Apple’s system.

Apple charges a whopping 30% commission on in-app…

Autumn Johnson | September 23, 2021

NetChoice, a prominent tech trade group, is suing Texas over its anti-censorship law.

NetChoice alleges that the Texas law violates the First Amendment because it allows the government to compel platforms to host speech it doesn’t agree…