Censorship Project

Alexander Hall | October 20, 2021

Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand as founder Mark Zuckerberg aims to focus more on launching a metaverse, an augmented reality overlay to common life.

Is Facebook’s Zuckerberg looking for an opening in The Matrix market? “…

Alexander Hall | October 20, 2021

World-famous podcast host Joe Rogan accused Google of rigging the flow of information, recommending an alternative platform instead.

Rogan opined how the most powerful companies in the world rig the flow of information in a powerful…

Autumn Johnson | October 19, 2021

On Tuesday, Facebook announced Tuesday that it will soon be making changes to its “News Tab.”

The move came after the tech giant originally said in January that it would make the News Tab “less political.”

“People…

Alexander Hall | October 19, 2021

Twitter appears to be up to its usual tricks. The platform reportedly censored Grabien Founder and Editor Tom Elliott for questioning the COVID-19 narrative.

Mollie Hemingway, Senior Editor at The Federalist, is having none of it. “…

Alexander Hall | October 18, 2021

Facebook has run right back to censorship gaslighting after having taken a metaphorical beating in the liberal press and from the Hill in recent weeks. The platform has let the world know that it has cracked down on so-called “hate speech” with…

Alexander Hall | October 15, 2021

Apple has reportedly bent over backwards to cater to the anti-religious Chinese Communist Party in order to keep a firm hold on the lucrative Chinese consumer market. The tech giant has made it loud and clear that it will betray the American…

Autumn Johnson | October 13, 2021

According to a report from Forbes, Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will remove content that targets public figures who are “at risk” of self-harm, calling it a move following comments from “a large number of global stakeholders.

Alexander Hall | October 12, 2021

Conservative leaders warned about the dangers Big Tech censorship poses to online freedom during a Media Research Center roundtable Tuesday.

Conservative leaders from Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) to Congressman Greg Steube (R-FL) addressed…

Alec Schemmel, Dan Gainor | October 12, 2021

Big Tech censorship didn’t just repeatedly restrict and finally ban President Donald Trump. Social media companies overwhelmingly censored Republican members of Congress by a rate of 54-to-1 compared to congressional Democrats, according to a new…

Autumn Johnson | October 12, 2021

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested that she wants more censorship from Big Tech giants like Facebook.

In an interview with The View, Clinton blamed Facebook and Former President Donald Trump for the “constitutional…

Autumn Johnson | October 9, 2021

Steven Hill, a former policy director at the Center for Humane Technology, suggested that Facebook issue use “permits.”

Hill detailed his thoughts in an op-ed for Project Syndicate. 

“Digital operating permits,” Hill said,…

Autumn Johnson | October 9, 2021

While much of the recent media attention regarding Facebook whistleblowers has gone to former employee and liberal donor Frances Haugen, it's worth noting that she wasn't the first former employee who has warned about the company.

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | October 6, 2021

It’s Week Six of MRC’s new video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about how Big Tech protects transgender content regardless of fact or fiction. But social media companies censor conservative content, accounts, and thought.…

Autumn Johnson | October 5, 2021

Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, is a far-left activist and AOC donor, The Daily Wire reported.

In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Haugen, a data scientist and former Facebook employee who worked to combat so-called “…

Autumn Johnson | October 4, 2021

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has called on the government to regulate social media–and the left is following suit.  

In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Haugen, a data scientist and former Facebook employee who worked to…

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…