Censorship

Catherine Salgado |

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 |

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.

Catherine Salgado |

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.

Catherine Salgado |

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 |

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.”

Catherine Salgado |

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.

Catherine Salgado |

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 |

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.

Catherine Salgado |

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

Catherine Salgado |

“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 |

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 |

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.”

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg |

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 |

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?

Catherine Salgado |

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 |

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.”

Catherine Salgado |

Twitter’s algorithms may be amplifying the very controversial content that the platform and pro-censorship users are trying to limit. A new report indicates that angry Twitter users may ironically be amplifying tweets by dunking on them. New York…

Heather Moon, Gabriela Pariseau |

The leftist U.K.-based Center for Countering Digital Hate just launched a broadside attack against nine conservative digital outlets with its “Toxic Ten” report. The report aimed to silence entire outlets for writing stories that don’t follow the…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg |

It’s Episode Eleven of MRC’s new video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we talked about Big Tech’s overreach in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

NB Staff |

Big Tech censorship was even worse in the third quarter of 2021. This was especially alarming considering the platforms didn’t have much farther to fall from their pathetic second quarter grades. Online Freedom on Google, Twitter and Facebook all…