Censorship Project

Alexander Hall | May 18, 2021

Facebook can do whatever it wants, it’s a “private company” that obeys “Silicon Valley values.” That’s the position of Facebook Oversight Board trustee Kristina Arriaga, who defended the decision to keep former President Donald Trump suspended —…

Alexander Hall | May 17, 2021

Where are the fact-checkers now? A Spanish politician from the Vox Party stated that Twitter suspended him for acknowledging that there are biological differences between men and women. 

“I've been blocked from Twitter for 12 hours…

Kayla Sargent | May 17, 2021

As Americans scrambled to find gas, and as Israel fought to defend itself against terrorists, President Joe Biden quietly rescinded a free speech executive order from former President Donald Trump.

Biden rescinded Trump’s executive order…

Autumn Johnson | May 15, 2021

Notable upcoming books released by conservative authors have suddenly disappeared from Amazon’s search results.

Conservative author and New York Post editor Sohrab Ahmari’s book on America’s abandonment of virtuous ethical and religious…

Autumn Johnson | May 14, 2021

After being banned by Facebook and Twitter, former President Donald Trump is considering new platforms to share his content.

Trump is reportedly considering Clouthub and FreeSpace, new social media networks created to take on Big Tech.…

Kayla Sargent | May 14, 2021

YouTube’s constant censorship of conservatives is probably not going anywhere, and neither is the platform’s denial of silencing right-wing opinions. 

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki appeared at the Poland-based Impact ‘21 conference and…

Alexander Hall | May 14, 2021

Facebook has rolled out a new pop-up to dissuade users from sharing so-called misinformation.

Facebook released yet another stopgap to prevent what could be seen by some as possible misinformation. “Starting today, we’re testing a way to…

Alexander Hall | May 13, 2021

A Biden senior Defense Department adviser called free speech a “digital black plague” in a 2018 opinion piece. 

Bishop Garrison is the new senior adviser to the Secretary of Defense and is already infamous for purging the military’s…

Kayla Sargent | May 13, 2021

A Florida-based news outlet claimed that YouTube censored one of its videos, but YouTube simply told MRC Free Speech America that the video was “actually live” on the platform. 

The Floridian reported that YouTube censored its video…

Nick Kangadis | May 13, 2021

The “Big Tech” oligarchs will eventually come for you. After they censor and ban everyone they hate for whatever reason, they won’t stop and will go after whomever they deem is the next “offensive” entity.

YouTube has given conservative…

Kayla Sargent | May 12, 2021

Terrorist rockets continue to slam into the state of Israel. Yet on Twitter, Palestinians were encouraged to keep “[f]ighting this despotic regime” by the leader of the world’s biggest exporter of terror — Iran.

But Twitter removed former…

Alexander Hall | May 12, 2021

Instagram users looking to use made-up pronouns that sound like space aliens or magical creatures are in luck! The photo sharing platform rolled out a new function for users to switch to a wide variety of absurd gender pronouns.

Instagram…

Kayla Sargent | May 11, 2021

The National Association of Attorneys General had to urge Facebook to drop a potentially “harmful” project targeted at kids. Apparently, Facebook needs to be encouraged to protect children online. 

Attorneys general from 44 states…

Kayla Sargent | May 11, 2021

Nearly all major social media platforms banned former President Donald Trump in January after he called for “peace” following the Capitol riot. A new study from the Pew Research Center revealed just how controversial the bans were to the American…

Alexander Hall | May 10, 2021

NBC News recently showed its own biases in a pathetic attempt to slam social media companies for radicalizing Americans.

“We looked at why politics on social media has divided the nation, family by family,” NBC News television…

Craig Bannister | May 10, 2021

“These companies have too much power,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said Monday, calling for Congress to break the stranglehold giant platforms like Facebook and Twitter have on social media freedom of speech.

Powerful social media…

Kayla Sargent | May 10, 2021

A former Dow Jones CEO has decided to launch his own news media startup aimed at handling “misinformation” on social media. Because the world needed another one.

Former Dow Jones CEO William Lewis launched “The News Movement” to tackle…

Autumn Johnson | May 7, 2021

The Biden administration signaled its intent to join an international agreement to stop “violent” extremism online.

The controversial agreement is named after the New Zealand city where a far-right gunman murdered 51 people in a mosque in…

Craig Bannister | May 7, 2021

“Do the operators of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter edit their content in a fair and balanced way, or are they politically biased in the decisions they make?”

Nationally, 59% of likely U.S. Voters say operators at social…

Alec Schemmel | May 7, 2021

Twitter is now even restricting statements made by former President Donald Trump from being posted on its platform.

The social media giant has reportedly suspended accounts that have been sharing statements from Trump, which he…