Censorship

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 9, 2018

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that the review website Yelp cannot be forced to take down negative reviews.

The Associated Press reported, in a 4-3 decision, the court claimed that coercing Yelp into taking down reviews…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 9, 2018

Following a Washington Post report about Twitter purging allegedly fake and suspicious accounts, President Donald Trump recommended the site also suspend the accounts of the “Failing New York Times” and the “propaganda machine…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 3, 2018

Actor Seth Rogen took to Twitter to assert that he has been in communication with CEO Jack Dorsey about the site allegedly verifying the accounts of white supremacists. Rogen claims that after eight months of discussion with Dorsey, he has come…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 3, 2018

If you’re looking for yet another reason to be grateful to live in the United States of America this Fourth of July, look no further than Uganda, which just introduced a tax on social media.

According to the BBC, Uganda’s tax…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 2, 2018

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who reportedly made $500 million from to his 2 percent stake in the company, has been recently campaigning on a platform of guaranteed basic income at the expense of the 1 percent.

In February 2018,…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 29, 2018

A new study released by the Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans believe it is likely that social media sites censor political views. A majority of both Democrats and Republicans believe social media sites censor political…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 29, 2018

Twitter has received extensive criticism for promoting a left-wing agenda. Its CEO Jack Dorsey just added to the problem. Dorsey shared a post expressing admiration for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Democratic Socialist who won her…

Gabriel Hays | June 26, 2018

The Wire creator David Simon is back to his old haunts and old ways. And by old ways, we mean tweeting his classic insult “Die of Boils!” at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

Almost three weeks ago, Simon was temporarily suspended from…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 25, 2018

Apple CEO Tim Cook offered his endorsement to Apple employees who were marching in the San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday.

In a tweet, Cook, who famously came out as gay in 2014, wished march participants a “Happy Pride”:…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 25, 2018

The main Twitter and Facebook accounts representing terrorist group Hezbollah were reportedly shut down over the weekend.

Ynet reported that Hezbollah announced over Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, that its main social media pages…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 22, 2018

Facebook cracked down this week on Splinter News for sharing a link to its article revealing Stephen Miller’s personal cell phone number. According to Facebook’s Community Standards, posting links that contain an individual’s…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 21, 2018

Five congressmen have signed a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai to express their “concerns” over the tech giant’s partnership with the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies. Huawei runs Google’s operating system, Android, on…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 20, 2018

Twitter reportedly took action against Splinter News’s Twitter account after it tweeted the personal cell phone number of White House advisor Stephen Miller. Despite this action, Splinter’s editor-in-chief shared the number, yet again…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 20, 2018

The heads of several major tech companies — including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple — voiced their opposition to the policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The tech leaders’…

Gabriel Hays | June 19, 2018

The SPLC “has apologized to Quilliam and its founder Maajid Nawaz for wrongly naming them in its controversial Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists,” wrote Quilliam about the settlement.

It added: “In a public statement…

Gabriel Hays | June 14, 2018

Stranger Things star and Hollywood It Girl Millie Bobby Brown recently deleted her Twitter account after being made the subject of satirical homophobic memes.

The 14-year-old actress had been targeted by internet trolls, who were…

Gabriel Hays | June 14, 2018

Elton John has been contributing to the social media censorship debate, urging social media companies to further crackdown on hate-speech. If they don’t wise up, the legendary singer is calling for a boycott.

Sir Elton John sat down…

Gabriel Hays | June 13, 2018

An Israeli Minister has demanded that Twitter police the official Hamas and Hezbollah social media accounts for being “actively engaged in inciting and executing attacks against innocent civilians.”

Israel’s…

Gabriel Hays | June 11, 2018

After decades of anti-Semitism and other racism, Rev. Louis Farrakhan’s sermon on the “Satanic Jew” has prompted Twitter to unverify the minister’s social media account.

On Wednesday, Farrakhan, the leader…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 11, 2018

Facebook is seemingly trying to once again wade into the news business, judging by job listings posted on the site.

On Thursday, Gizmodo reported that Facebook had two job listings available on its website for “news credibility…