Censorship Project

NB Staff | July 26, 2021

Big Tech’s Online Freedom grade actually got worse in the second quarter of 2021, despite an appalling first quarter report card with a grade of “F.” Facebook led the plunge to yet another “F” for the industry intent on censoring conservative…

Kayla Sargent | July 26, 2021

The Biden administration has continued its war against what it considers COVID-19 misinformation. Now it decided to frame the pro-censorship fight as a battle for “equity.”

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy panicked about the threat of…

Alexander Hall | July 26, 2021

Cybersecurity experts have urged corporations to create a program that allows people to rat out everyday citizens to their employers for what they consider offensive behavior online.

Cancel Culture and Big Tech are a match made in hell,…

Autumn Johnson | July 24, 2021

Facebook will allow its users to post the phrase “death to Khamenei” for the next two weeks. 

The social media giant had previously censored the phrase amid ongoing protests in Iran, saying the phrase violated its…

Alexander Hall | July 23, 2021

History is, well, history. Facebook allegedly purged British historian/filmmaker Tom Rowsell and his wife without warning. Celebrating history apparently has consequences.

It’s not just a fight for free speech anymore. Big Tech has now…

Kayla Sargent | July 23, 2021

In yet another massive blow to free speech online, a judge has ruled against conservative commentator Candace Owens in her lawsuit against two of Facebook’s fact-checkers.  

Judge Craig A. Karsnitz dismissed the lawsuit from…

Autumn Johnson | July 22, 2021

Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would make Facebook liable for “misinformation” about the global pandemic.

The Health Misinformation Act, introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), would use…

Alexander Hall | July 22, 2021

Big Tech platform YouTube has censored yet another head of state for the unforgivable: He dared to question the liberal narrative concerning COVID-19.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly been punished by YouTube for sharing…

NB Staff | July 22, 2021

Over 40 conservative leaders have signed on to an open letter led by Media Research Center President L. Brent Bozell in calling on the federal government to cease its collusion with Big Tech. 

The open letter was first published as a…

Kayla Sargent | July 22, 2021

In its most recent display of absurdity, Twitter has suspended the Nation of Islam, but not for its history of racism against white people or anti-Semitism. 

Twitter suspended the Nation of Islam’s account reportedly after it…

Alexander Hall | July 21, 2021

President Joe Biden’s administration is considering a massive reform of Section 230 to bully Big Tech into censoring so-called misinformation from conservative sources online.

The Biden administration “is ‘reviewing’ whether to try to…

Kayla Sargent | July 21, 2021

Facebook censorship has grown like a weed in the recent past, but some users have now found themselves unable to discuss their hobbies without censorship.

The platform reportedly censored discussion of gardening tools in a group about the…

Kayla Sargent | July 20, 2021

The Biden administration said it is trying to censor so-called “misinformation” about COVID-19 online, then completely denied it four days later. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki changed her tune after only 96 hours. 

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Alexander Hall | July 20, 2021

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) returned from her recent Twitter suspension to compare the Big Tech platform to totalitarian censors in China.

“Twitter said on Monday that it was suspending Representative Marjorie Taylor…

Alexander Hall | July 19, 2021

Former Facebook Vice President Brian Boland scolded his former employer for not being more censorious amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The former Facebook executive made a July 18 appearance on CNN's Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter…

Kayla Sargent | July 19, 2021

The Biden administration has appeared to turn its back on Facebook after the platform worked hard to censor the American people for the last year and a half.

Facebook VP of Integrity Guy Rosen whined about the Biden administration’s…

Autumn Johnson | July 18, 2021

A pro-Trump legal group is investigating the Biden administration’s coordination with Big Tech companies.

America First Legal, which is run by former Trump administration officials, filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on…

Autumn Johnson | July 17, 2021

Google will once again allow Zero Hedge, a financial website, to run ads after the site removed “derogatory” comments the tech giant took issue with.

Google removed the site’s ability to run Google ads in June. In a recent review of the…

Autumn Johnson | July 16, 2021

The Biden administration announced at a press briefing on Facebook Friday that it was working with Facebook to censor posts that contained “misinformation.” 

The comments came after President Biden said misleading posts on Facebook…

Autumn Johnson | July 16, 2021

Two Amazon employees have resigned in recent weeks in protest of the company’s decision to continue selling “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” a book that explores transgenderism in teenage girls.

The…