Censorship

Michael Morris | December 18, 2020

The man who coined the term “Intellectual Dark Web” suggested that if the United States is willing to put up with institutional tyranny, “[t]hen maybe we deserve Chinese Communism.” Eric Weinstein opined that the United States might just “deserve…

Kayla Sargent | December 17, 2020

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has had enough of Big Tech censorship, and he is not afraid to say so. 

“There’s two threats to conservatism: mass mail-in voting unverified and social media companies unregulated, unable to be sued when…

Kayla Sargent | December 17, 2020

It’s a Christmas miracle. In a stunning turn of events, Facebook has actually lifted one of its methods of censorship that it used during and after the election. Now that the left is sure it won. The social media platform is reportedly no longer…

Kayla Sargent | December 16, 2020

The House and Senate introduced more than 10 bills to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in 2020, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) may finally have had enough. Graham has issued an ultimatum in his new bill: Section 230 must…

Kayla Sargent | December 16, 2020

Facebook has decided to lift its ban on political ads in the state after weeks of complaining from the left with early voting already underway in the Georgia runoff elections. The social media giant gave in and unfroze political ads in Georgia…

Alec Schemmel | December 15, 2020

Facebook has said that its fact-checkers are selected and certified through a so-called “non-partisan” organization. That’s not true. It was recently revealed that a prominent staffer is openly biased and supports former Democrat presidential…

Kayla Sargent | December 15, 2020

It’s been a rough few months for Big Tech with antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook, and the confirmation of Big Tech “Bias Hawk” Nathan Simmington as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Now, the Federal Trade Commission…

Kayla Sargent | December 14, 2020

Pornhub has removed millions of videos following calls to end exploitation on the site. The pornography website has “suspended all previously uploaded content that was not created by content partners or members of the Model Program,” said…

Kayla Sargent | December 14, 2020

Many Facebook employees are leaving the company because the platform does not censor enough. Several workers have recently left, citing concerns over “US political content and hate speech,” according to Buzzfeed News.

Craig Bannister | December 11, 2020

“This show will make news. I challenge YouTube to take this show off your site, off your platform,” iconic civil rights lawyer and Constitutional Scholar Alan Dershowitz said in the latest episode of The Dershow on his YouTube channel.

Kayla Sargent | December 11, 2020

Two credit card companies have had enough of Pornhub’s sexual exploitation, and have determined to no longer allow payments on the site. Visa has reportedly suspended payments with Pornhub, pending an investigation. Mastercard, however, has…

Kayla Sargent | December 10, 2020

Google has finally decided to lift its ban on political ads, just in time for the Georgia runoff elections. The search engine paused new political ads since Election Day for fear of misinformation, but it has now apparently decided to…

Kayla Sargent | December 10, 2020

Facebook has received a couple of early Christmas presents this season. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of states and territories have gifted the Big Tech giant two lumps of coal in the form of antitrust lawsuits.

Kayla Sargent | December 9, 2020

In a huge win for victims of sexual exploitation and their families, Pornhub has changed several of its rules. All it took was a scathing New York Times report and the threat of a federal investigation.

Several of the new site rules, as…

Kayla Sargent | December 9, 2020

With the results of the 2020 election still being contested in several states, the need to uphold election integrity is incredibly important. With few other options, voting jurisdictions found help from organizations, including to one that…

Kayla Sargent | December 8, 2020

Conservatives have long bemoaned the lack of viewpoint diversity in the discussion surrounding COVID-19, but for one Wall Street Journal columnist, the issue is personal.  Former New York Times reporter and author Alex Berenson claimed in a…

Kayla Sargent | December 7, 2020

Although the presidential election was more than a month ago now, Facebook is continuing to crack down on what it has decided is misinformation about the election. A Facebook fact-checker marked an article that Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH)…

Kayla Sargent | December 7, 2020

A fact-checking website may not even be able to properly check the facts in its own articles when the facts don’t line up with its narrative. FactCheck.org, which  partners with Facebook to fact-check articles and social media posts,…

Kayla Sargent | December 4, 2020

Facebook has, once again, decided to step up its censorship game.

The social media platform has reportedly decided that it will remove what it deems to be “false claims” about the COVID-19 vaccine that could be available around the world…

Kayla Sargent | December 2, 2020

Facebook’s new censorship process has taken off, and the platform’s Oversight Board has released the first six cases it plans to review. The Facebook Oversight Board (The Board) does have a period for public comment for the posts under…