Censorship Project

Alexander Hall | March 11, 2022

Facebook has reportedly changed its rules to allow open calls for violence against Russian soldiers. However, Facebook infamously censored then-President Donald Trump as he called for peace amid the Jan. 6 riot. 

Today, Russian…

Alexander Hall | March 10, 2022

YouTube censored the “Ukraine on Fire” (2016) documentary showing the purported history of U.S. involvement in Ukraine. 

YouTube Policy Communications Manager Ivy Choi told MRC Free Speech America that “We removed this video for…

Alexander Hall | March 9, 2022

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to ensure government oversight of cryptocurrency and to ensure that it is “equitable” for groups categorized as historically marginalized.

Does anything escape government control in this…

Alexander Hall | March 8, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called upon his fellow justices to rethink how a 1996 law protects Big Tech companies from liability on their platforms. 

Thomas may have opened Pandora’s Box for Big Tech CEOs by calling to take…

Alexander Hall | March 7, 2022

TikTok is suspending new videos and livestreams from Russia, citing the Russian government’s new “fake news” laws. 

TikTok entered new territory to comply with “fake news” laws. “[I]n light of Russia's new ‘fake news’ law, we have no…

Joseph Vazquez | March 3, 2022

UPDATE: YouTube records suggest that An0maly's video "Ron DeSantis Goes VIRAL For Telling Kids That Masks Are Optional At Press Conference" has since been restored on the platform following the controversy documented below.

Autumn Johnson | March 2, 2022

Rachel Bovard, Conservative Partnership Institute’s senior director of policy, said Big Tech has changed everything about us.

In an interview with The Daily Signal, Bovard said Big Tech has fundamentally changed human nature as well…

Alexander Hall | March 2, 2022

An election integrity probe reportedly found that a nonprofit funded by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg swayed the 2020 election “in violation of Wisconsin law.” 

Could this be the scandal that shakes up America’s electoral…

Alexander Hall | March 1, 2022

Big Tech platforms have allowed reported hoaxes about the Ukrainian war to spread, even as they consistently censor users for posting actual facts about COVID-19.

Which is more dangerous, questioning COVID-19 narratives or pushing…

Alexander Hall | March 1, 2022

Comedian, actor and commentator Russell Brand called out the American government for criminalizing misinformation, despite the government’s deep record of pushing misinformation itself.

Brand is well-known as a free-thinker and comedian,…

Autumn Johnson | February 28, 2022

Over the weekend during a CPAC panel, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) slammed Big Tech dominance. A long proponent of reforming Section 230, Lankford stated reform was essential to protecting free speech.

Lankford doubled down on…

Alexander Hall | February 25, 2022

U.S. District Judge James Donato reportedly questioned the claim that powerful lawmakers and organizations called for Big Tech platforms to censor then-President Donald Trump, despite the fact that it clearly happened.

A court case may…

Alexander Hall | February 23, 2022

The Canadian government ruthlessly cracked down on peaceful protesters demonstrating against the government’s draconian COVID-19 mandates. And the powers that be are unfreezing the accounts of some organizers, participants and donors now that…

Alexander Hall | February 21, 2022

Former President Donald Trump’s Big Tech alternative platform Truth Social has gone online.

Truth Social has met the ambitious President’s Day headline and is currently the #1 most popular app in the Social Media category on Apple’s app…

Autumn Johnson | February 20, 2022

Several prominent state politicians in New York blocked followers on social media.

New York State Sen. Julia Salazar, Councilmen Rafael Salamanca Jr., and Ari Kagan are some of the elected officials who blocked followers, even…

Autumn Johnson | February 20, 2022

A new report suggested that TikTok can bypass privacy protections to share data with ByteDance, its Chinese parent company.

TheWrap exclusively reported that TikTok was not deterred from privacy protections offered by Apple and Google.…

Alexander Hall | February 17, 2022

Canada’s all-out war on funding the peaceful protesters of the trucker convoy continues as government officials are now reportedly besieging cryptocurrency. 

It’s easy to understand why people under Communist regimes hid their money…

Alexander Hall | February 16, 2022

One of the few right-wing power players in Big Tech is reportedly backing a dating app that will help conservatives find love amid a liberal culture. 

Conservatives looking for love may have a new wingman. “Peter Thiel is injecting $…

Autumn Johnson | February 15, 2022

Twitter has expanded its mode aimed at protecting user “safety.”

The platform introduced “Safety Mode” in September of last year and said its aim was to “limit unwelcome interactions on Twitter.”

The mode was initially only…

Alexander Hall | February 15, 2022

Freedom advocates sounded the alarm as Canada announced potential financial penalties against Canadians trying to support protestors.

Commentators condemned Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland as she announced that banks and…