Censorship

Kayla Sargent | December 22, 2020

It often feels as though Big Tech overlords are constantly censoring content they disagree with, leaving users scratching their heads as to why they were censored. But one nation is looking to change the way Big Tech can censor speech.

Kayla Sargent | December 22, 2020

So-called “fact”-checking websites often jump at any chance they get to attempt to prove President Donald Trump wrong. But they aren’t so eager to fact-check themselves.

Reuters fact-checked a Nov. 19 tweet from President Donald Trump but…

Kayla Sargent | December 21, 2020

Good things come to those who wait, but it looks like Americans will be waiting a long time before the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google goes to court.

The judge in the Department of Justice’s case against Google has…

Kayla Sargent | December 21, 2020

Twitter has joined the brigade against what Big Tech considers “misleading” information on the COVID-19 vaccines.

Beginning next year, Twitter said that it has plans to tackle what it deems to be “misleading” information about the COVID-…

Kayla Sargent | December 18, 2020

The last few days have not exactly been full of joy and Christmas cheer for Google. 

One coalition of 38 states and territories and a separate coalition of 10 states have piled on in filing antitrust lawsuits against Google. The…

Michael Morris | December 18, 2020

The man who coined the term “Intellectual Dark Web” suggested that if the United States is willing to put up with institutional tyranny, “[t]hen maybe we deserve Chinese Communism.”

Eric Weinstein opined that the United States might just…

Kayla Sargent | December 17, 2020

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has had enough of Big Tech censorship, and he is not afraid to say so. 

“There’s two threats to conservatism: mass mail-in voting unverified and social media companies unregulated, unable to be sued when…

Kayla Sargent | December 17, 2020

It’s a Christmas miracle. In a stunning turn of events, Facebook has actually lifted one of its methods of censorship that it used during and after the election. Now that the left is sure it won.

The social media platform is reportedly no…

Kayla Sargent | December 16, 2020

The House and Senate introduced more than 10 bills to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in 2020, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) may finally have had enough. 

Graham has issued an ultimatum in his new bill: Section…

Kayla Sargent | December 16, 2020

Facebook has decided to lift its ban on political ads in the state after weeks of complaining from the left with early voting already underway in the Georgia runoff elections.

The social media giant gave in and unfroze political ads in…

Alec Schemmel | December 15, 2020

Facebook has said that its fact-checkers are selected and certified through a so-called “non-partisan” organization. That’s not true. It was recently revealed that a prominent staffer is openly biased and supports former Democrat presidential…

Kayla Sargent | December 15, 2020

It’s been a rough few months for Big Tech with antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook, and the confirmation of Big Tech “Bias Hawk” Nathan Simmington as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Now, the Federal Trade Commission…

Kayla Sargent | December 14, 2020

Pornhub has removed millions of videos following calls to end exploitation on the site. 

The pornography website has “suspended all previously uploaded content that was not created by content partners or members of the Model Program…

Kayla Sargent | December 14, 2020

Many Facebook employees are leaving the company because the platform does not censor enough. 

Several workers have recently left, citing concerns over “US political content and hate speech,” according to Buzzfeed News.

“In…

Craig Bannister | December 11, 2020

“This show will make news. I challenge YouTube to take this show off your site, off your platform,” iconic civil rights lawyer and Constitutional Scholar Alan Dershowitz said in the latest episode of The Dershow on his YouTube channel.…

Kayla Sargent | December 11, 2020

Two credit card companies have had enough of Pornhub’s sexual exploitation, and have determined to no longer allow payments on the site. 

Visa stated that it has suspended payments with Pornhub, pending an investigation. Mastercard,…

Kayla Sargent | December 10, 2020

Google has finally decided to lift its ban on political ads, just in time for the Georgia runoff elections. 

The search engine paused new political ads since Election Day for fear of misinformation, but it has now apparently decided…

Kayla Sargent | December 10, 2020

Facebook has received a couple of early Christmas presents this season. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of states and territories have gifted the Big Tech giant two lumps of coal in the form of antitrust lawsuits.

Both…

Kayla Sargent | December 9, 2020

In a huge win for victims of sexual exploitation and their families, Pornhub has changed several of its rules. All it took was a scathing New York Times report and the threat of a federal investigation.

Several of the new site rules, as…

Kayla Sargent | December 9, 2020

With the results of the 2020 election still being contested in several states, the need to uphold election integrity is incredibly important. With few other options, voting jurisdictions found help from organizations, including to one that…