Censorship

Tim Kilcullen | March 10, 2025

From President Donald Trump to his advisors Peter Novarro, Steve Bannon and others, the Biden administration created a weaponized, unequal justice system that chilled speech and attempted to intimidate other would-be critics into self-censorship…

Tom Olohan | March 10, 2025

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr used a Barcelona conference to let the world know where America stands on free speech. 

 

Catherine Salgado | March 10, 2025

The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Google’s parent company for information on its alleged collusion with the federal government to censor Americans’ free speech.

Tim Kilcullen | March 10, 2025

The Biden administration manufactured a spectre of fake right-wing terror to justify mass surveillance, censorship and the targeting of protected speech.

Tim Kilcullen | March 7, 2025

Crypto was a victim of Biden’s censorship crusade.

Blockchain-based speech offers exciting opportunities for new communication networks. President Joe Biden’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), under Chair Gary Gensler, led a…

Tim Kilcullen | March 7, 2025

The Biden administration was unrelenting in its war against free speech. 

Under President Joe Biden, the Office of the Solicitor General launched a four-year-long campaign to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to rewrite the First…

Catherine Salgado | March 7, 2025

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health called out the Biden administration for silencing free speech.

Tim Kilcullen | March 7, 2025

Defending free speech has a heavy cost, even if you are the world’s wealthiest man. 

After businessman and futurist Elon Musk purchased Twitter, renamed it X and declared it a haven for “free speech,” Biden-led agencies targeted Musk…

Tom Olohan | March 7, 2025

The Media Research Center-led Free Speech Alliance sent a critical message to the U.S. Senate on Friday: we need a free speech majority on the Federal Trade Commission. 

Tim Kilcullen | March 6, 2025

The Biden administration sabotaged its own workers’ attempts to enforce laws protecting free speech.  

Under then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled and perverted antitrust law,…

Catherine Salgado | March 6, 2025

While Americans celebrated St. Valentine’s Day in February, Big Tech proved that it still loves 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.