Censorship

Craig Bannister | December 3, 2021

“Big Tech has become the censorship arm of the Democratic Party,” Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared Thursday, pointing to Congressional testimony citing Media Research Center (MRC) studies proving his point.

Giant social…

Joseph Vazquez | December 3, 2021

The leftist firm NewsGuard is going from skewing its rating system to favor left-wing websites to monitoring cable and broadcast TV news in an apparent attempt to become the new ministry of truth.

A press release revealed that NewsGuard…

Catherine Salgado | December 2, 2021

A government-controlled news outlet threatens another country with becoming “cannon fodder.” A ruler hurls insults at another nation and demands that allies sever all ties with that nation. A government official accuses another country of…

Catherine Salgado | December 1, 2021

The Heritage Foundation technology policy research fellow Kara Frederick in congressional hearing testimony cited Media Research Center ground-breaking analysis on the political impacts of Big Tech’s censorship, including how Big Tech stole the…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | December 1, 2021

It’s Episode Fourteen of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we talked about satire sites, funny memes and tweeting jokes … all of which Big Tech censored.

The Babylon Bee is a satirical news site whose slogan is “…

Catherine Salgado | December 1, 2021

The Walt Disney Co. is seeing red. Streaming platform Disney+ in Hong Kong reportedly removed an episode of The Simpsons that mocked Chinese propaganda about the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Disney+ launched Nov. 16 in Hong Kong,…

Catherine Salgado | November 30, 2021

If Gigi Sohn is confirmed to the FCC, it might stand for Federal Censorship Commission instead of Federal Communications Commission. Biden’s FCC commissioner nominee Gigi Sohn has an extensive history of support for anti-conservative censorship…

Craig Bannister | November 30, 2021

Twitter’s new CEO Parag Agrawal has said that the social media platform’s content censorship should not be restricted by the First Amendment and that Twitter should “focus less on thinking about free speech.”

In a Nov. 18, 2020 interview…

Catherine Salgado | November 29, 2021

A win for free speech! The Colombian Supreme Court just ruled in favor of popular YouTuber Erika “Kika” Nieto, who came under fire after defending traditional marriage in a video online.

Nieto, who has over 7 million YouTube followers,…

Catherine Salgado | November 24, 2021

TIME magazine may need to take some time off after defending a censorship advocate. Leftist activist turned Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen has become internationally famous for allegedly taking on Big Tech, and calling for more…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | November 24, 2021

It’s Episode Thirteen of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about how Big Tech is censoring users who stand with Rittenhouse, sympathize with him, or support the verdict. 

In 2020, during an anti-…

Catherine Salgado | November 23, 2021

Conservative Partnership Institute Senior ­Director of Policy Rachel Bovard slammed Big Tech censorship of free speech in a New York Post op-ed, on Monday. “Speech, as such, is no longer allowed on the [Big Tech] platforms. Just correct speech,”…

Catherine Salgado | November 22, 2021

“I’ve now received so many death threats I could paper the house with them, and I haven’t stopped speaking out,” Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling said. The renowned author said she has been doxxed on Twitter for not agreeing with the left’s…

Catherine Salgado | November 19, 2021

The Washington Post claimed that so-called “misinformation” online can actually “stymie the highest levels of government” after interviewing National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins. Collins reportedly asserted his desire to…

Catherine Salgado | November 18, 2021

Tech outlet The Verge accused Microsoft of “forcing” users into the tech giant’s own browser, targeting workarounds “even if their default browser is not [Microsoft] Edge.” 

The Verge reported that Microsoft not only made it…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | November 17, 2021

It’s Episode Twelve of MRC’s new video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we reached our 3,000th entry on CensorTrack.org. From one of the top conservative TV hosts, to the founder of Barstool Sports, to our very own censorship segment, the…

Catherine Salgado | November 15, 2021

Apple is driving full speed into a new arena that could create new controversy. The anti-free speech Big Tech company has reportedly teamed up with state governments to turn iPhones into digital identification cards. What could go wrong?

Joseph Vazquez | November 15, 2021

President Joe Biden’s pro-censorship nominee to the Federal Communications Commission is heavily connected to liberal billionaire George Soros.

Tech on the Rocks Podcast host Gigi Sohn, who has a documented history of left-wing bias…

Catherine Salgado | November 12, 2021

Who would you trust more for a medical opinion: LinkedIn or a cardiologist? Well, according to LinkedIn, you should trust it. The job networking platform reportedly removed an interview of cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra for discussing an alleged…

Catherine Salgado | November 11, 2021

Haven’t we been down this road before? Axios has unveiled a project in partnership with Google Trends to analyze “which political issues voters are searching for in each congressional district.” 

Psychologist and researcher Dr.…