Censorship

Catherine Salgado | March 5, 2025

Democratic lawmakers didn’t stand up for much during President Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress yesterday. Trump’s touting of the restoration of free speech was no exception.

Catherine Salgado | March 4, 2025

The state of California under Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is attempting to force a censorship bill on social media companies, but X just dealt that effort a major blow.

Tom Olohan | March 4, 2025

Vice President JD Vance hammered home the importance of free speech during a Monday sit-down with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Heather Moon | March 4, 2025

Andrew Ferguson, the new Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), asked the American people to send him examples of Big Tech censorship. The Media Research Center has just the tool to deliver.

Catherine Salgado | March 3, 2025

A new state bill could lead to a spike in censorship from artificial intelligence.

Tim Kilcullen | March 3, 2025

If Linda McMahon is confirmed today as President Donald Trump’s secretary of education, it is imperative that the scourge of media literacy be excised from American schools. 

The Biden administration labored to build more public,…

Tom Olohan | February 28, 2025

The House Judiciary Committee made big moves to get to the bottom of foreign attacks on free speech.

Catherine Salgado | February 27, 2025

The co-founder of Wikipedia, also one of its most vocal critics, has asked a new government task force to investigate potential federal government ties to the online encyclopedia.

Catherine Salgado | February 26, 2025

Free speech advocates can rejoice following an initial ruling from a lawsuit on Brazil’s online speech crackdown.

Tom Olohan | February 26, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) didn’t spend years fighting Big Tech censorship to let Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) outright deny that censorship faced by conservatives on social media platforms exists.

Catherine Salgado | February 25, 2025

It appears that the Donald Trump administration is ready to fight with the European Union and the UK over the fate of online speech.

Catherine Salgado | February 25, 2025

A legacy media outlet op-ed is highlighting the good news: “A speech-regulation industry that was booming under Biden has gone bust under Trump,” as free speech advocate and attorney Jonathan Turley put it.

Tom Olohan | February 25, 2025

European bureaucrats eager to crack down on free speech seek major leverage over American social media platforms, House Republicans warned on Sunday.

Catherine Salgado | February 25, 2025

Meta’s “independent” Oversight Board is reportedly in turmoil over the company’s new free speech overhaul.

P. Gardner Goldsmith | February 25, 2025

In a striking turn from the Biden agenda, the Trump administration took a decisive step to block a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the U.S. 

Michael Morris | February 24, 2025

President Trump’s administration is prioritizing the protection of free speech both domestically and internationally. Vice President J.D. Vance criticized European censorship and AI bias at the Paris AI Summit, emphasizing America's intolerance…

Tim Kilcullen | February 24, 2025

Federal government taxpayer dollars were awarded to so-called media ratings firm NewsGuard.

NewsGuard first was awarded money by the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in the amount of “$25,…

Catherine Salgado | February 21, 2025

X owner Elon Musk is looking to overhaul the platform’s Community Notes fact-checking, which is good news for free speech advocates.

Tom Olohan | February 21, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) ripped search giant Google for abusing its power to exert influence over the minds of Americans.

Catherine Salgado | February 21, 2025

DOGE employees working under X owner Elon Musk are now reportedly listed as staff at a federal agency infamous for its censorship efforts.