Censorship

Kayla Sargent | January 26, 2021

Perhaps Twitter was losing sleep over the fact that it’s been a whole three days since it censored a prominent conservative.

Twitter banned MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, making him only the latest conservative censored on the platform this…

Kayla Sargent | January 25, 2021

As if constantly labeling tweets wasn’t enough, Twitter has now introduced a new method to tackle what it deems to be “misinformation.”

Twitter’s new innovation in censorship, Birdwatch, is intended to allow Twitter users to rat out and “…

Kayla Sargent | January 25, 2021

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been a hot topic for quite some time, and now, the left appears to be using the liability shield as an excuse to attempt to further regulate free speech online. 

Democrats in Congress…

Kayla Sargent | January 22, 2021

Twitter has been particularly egregious in its censorship in the last few weeks, but sometimes, the platform chooses to ignore particularly egregious content. Now, a recent lawsuit has alleged that the platform may have allowed child pornography…

Kayla Sargent | January 22, 2021

It appears as though Facebook is trying to shift the decision making, and therefore the blame, as to whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed back on the platform.  

Nick Clegg, Facebook’s Vice President of Global…

Kayla Sargent | January 21, 2021

While Twitter loves censoring conservatives, the platform is often hesitant to take action against other world leaders. However, the platform has finally taken at least a little action against harmful propaganda from China. 

Twitter…

Joseph Vazquez | January 21, 2021

Parler CEO John Matze flipped the script on Amazon, which had accused his platform of inciting violence and removed it from its web services as a result. 

Matze and his family have since gone into hiding after…

Craig Bannister | January 19, 2021

Since Friday, Twitter has yet to flag as incitement a post by liberal actor Alec Baldwin saying he “had a dream” about the prospect of President Donald Trump being hung for sedition – using a noose made from recycled coronavirus masks.

On…

Kayla Sargent | January 19, 2021

Google is facing three separate antitrust lawsuits from the Department of Justice and  two different state coalitions. One month after the Texas v. Google lawsuit was filed, Google finally decided to respond to the allegations. 

Alec Schemmel | January 19, 2021

Parler isn’t the only free-speech-friendly tech company facing backlash from the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

A new tech startup created by former Republican candidate for Congress Elizabeth Heng, called “The New Internet,” has also been…

Kayla Sargent | January 18, 2021

The left has apparently turned to podcasts as yet another source of “misinformation” with few social media platforms left for them to chastise. 

AP News called podcasts “a loophole in social moderation.” The wire service balked at…

Kayla Sargent | January 18, 2021

Twitter censored another member of the U.S. government, but she quickly fired back, calling out Twitter’s hypocrisy.

Twitter suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for twelve hours Sunday evening, citing “‘multiple violations’ of…

Kayla Sargent | January 15, 2021

Conservatives have faced a barrage of censorship in the last few weeks, but at least one European country is standing up against Big Tech. 

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki expressed his desire for an open and free internet…

Kayla Sargent | January 15, 2021

It’s no secret that Facebook constantly censors content, but a recent investigation from Vice has the outlet suddenly upset that censorship might even happen to them. The platform has reportedly censored some groups just for using the word “men”…

Alexa Moutevelis | January 14, 2021

On Thursday night, Project Veritas released a secretly recorded video of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey talking about his company’s censorship plans beyond President Donald Trump and his exit from office.

Previewing the release, Project Veritas…

Kayla Sargent | January 14, 2021

Despite Big Tech’s efforts to silence conservatives on Parler, one state’s Attorney General will not stand for it. 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has demanded answers from several Big Tech companies about the suppression…

Alexander Hall | January 14, 2021

The left have moved beyond simply censoring conservatives on Big Tech platforms. Now Big Tech leaders like Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker are calling for conservatives to be financially crippled.

“[U]se of the internet to foment violence and…

Kayla Sargent | January 14, 2021

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended the platform’s decision to ban President Donald Trump in — what else? — a Twitter thread. 

Dorsey’s defense of Twitter’s decision to ban Trump called the banning of Trump’s account “dangerous.”…

Joseph Vazquez | January 14, 2021

The Washington Post Editorial Board praised the shutdown of free-speech platform Parler by the company owned by the same “world’s richest person” that owns The Washington Post.

The Jan. 11 editorial screed was headlined, “Parler deserved…

Kayla Sargent | January 13, 2021

YouTube has joined Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok and even Shopify in censoring President Donald Trump.

The platform suspended Trump’s account “in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence.”

“1/ After…