Censorship

Kayla Sargent | October 7, 2020

Congress has finally begun to take action against Big Tech’s reign of terror, this time, with a focus on antitrust. 

The House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law released its antitrust report late Tuesday,…

Kayla Sargent | October 6, 2020

Facebook and Twitter have, unsurprisingly, bowed once again to pressure from the left. Today, Facebook removed, and Twitter placed an interstitial, or filter, on a post from President Donald Trump in which he stated that COVID-19 is less lethal “…

Kayla Sargent | October 6, 2020

Let’s face it, 2020 has not been a banner year for most of us, and for Big Tech, things are heating up by the week. Tech companies are on the ropes between pending antitrust lawsuits, congressional investigations, and now, yet another bill that…

Alec Schemmel | October 6, 2020

Twitter imposes a lot of rules that decide what content is allowed on its platform, but its rule against doxxing is apparently not important enough to enforce. Actors Tom Arnold and Billy Baldwin both appear to have violated Twitter policy with…

Kayla Sargent | October 5, 2020

The California state government is usually a cesspool of leftist ideas, but every once in a while, it tries to protect the rights of its citizens.

On Election Day, California residents will vote on Proposition 24, California Privacy…

Kayla Sargent | October 1, 2020

With the left still reeling from Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Facebook appears to be cracking down even harder on content from President Donald Trump. Facebook has removed several ads from the Trump campaign that the platform claims…

Kayla Sargent | September 30, 2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been preparing to potentially take down Google’s empire, and it’s nearing the finish line. The DOJ is expected to bring an antitrust lawsuit against Google next week, and “is currently urging state…

Kayla Sargent | September 28, 2020

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on new downloads of the TikTok app, but thankfully, only temporarily. Last night, District Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia agreed to postpone…

Kayla Sargent | September 25, 2020

No matter how much content Facebook censors, the left always seems to want the platform to censor more. Facebook is preparing to launch its new Facebook Oversight Board, which CEO Mark Zuckerburg described as a “Supreme Court” for the…

Kayla Sargent | September 24, 2020

Amidst calls for Section 230 reform and antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook, a House subcommittee hearing today explored the relationship between Big Tech’s lack of accountability and the radicalization of their respective platforms’…

Kayla Sargent | September 23, 2020

Regardless of your stance on vaccination, hiding information about anti-vaccine groups and content probably doesn’t help anyone. 

ZDNet, an Australian news website, reported that Facebook is attempting to hide what it deems “vaccine…

Kayla Sargent | September 23, 2020

President Donald Trump isn’t finished with his fight against Big Tech censorship. Trump is planning to meet with several Republican state attorneys general today to urge them to investigate Big Tech censorship of conservatives online.…

Kayla Sargent | September 22, 2020

Facebook is too willing to censor political content from the right, but now, the site is preparing to restrict even more content on election night. 

In a recent interview with Financial Times, Nick Clegg, Facebook’s head of global…

Kayla Sargent | September 22, 2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) may now be one step closer to bringing down Google’s massive empire. The DOJ is expected to brief state attorneys general on plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as this week, according…

Kayla Sargent | September 21, 2020

 

Just hours before President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the WeChat app was to go into effect, a federal judge blocked it.

 

On Sunday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler temporarily blocked Trump’s…

Kayla Sargent | September 21, 2020

It is fairly common for Twitter to censor or flag conservative content it deems offensive. Now, the platform has decided that a video discussing Christian love and truth constitutes sensitive material.

Twitter placed an interstitial, or…

Joseph Vazquez | September 21, 2020

Big Tech giant Facebook informed the Media Research Center that it would be partnering with the nonpartisan digital encyclopedia Ballotpedia and the radical left-wing organization Democracy Works to help formulate the online platform’s 2020…

Kayla Sargent | September 18, 2020

It’s no secret that Twitter skews sharply to the left. A recent job change by a top employee of the platform shows why.

Alec Schemmel | September 17, 2020

American’s rights online have been trampled by major tech companies who have leveraged favorable government policy to suppress or censor user’s content without fear it will come back to hurt them.

Kayla Sargent | September 17, 2020

It's no secret that Americans have a complicated relationship with Big Tech, and a recent study from FleishmanHillard highlights just how complicated this relationship can be. FleishmanHillard, a St. Louis-based marketing agency and public…