Censorship

Catherine Salgado | October 6, 2021

Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen is being treated by the left and media as a hero. But The Wall Street Journal, Glenn Greenwald and Ben Shapiro, to name a few, have blasted Haugen’s push against free speech online.

Catherine Salgado | October 4, 2021

Andrew Torba, CEO of the Gab social media platform, slammed Silicon Valley for its “erosion of free speech and Christian values” while explaining his motivations for founding Gab.

Catherine Salgado | September 28, 2021

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has directed an investigation to be opened into Facebook’s alleged election interference through a secret tiered user privileges program.

Catherine Salgado | September 27, 2021

YouTube is seeing red. Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s top executive, claimed the video platform values “freedom of speech,” following parent company Google's cave to the Russian government in censoring an entire app.

Catherine Salgado | September 24, 2021

YouTube is reportedly angling for channels with hunting and fishing videos in its latest censorship hunt.

Catherine Salgado | September 21, 2021

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) challenged Google via letter on the internet giant’s censorship of pro-life ads while reportedly allowing pro-abortion organizations to run ads.

Heather Moon | September 21, 2021

Facebook admitted that data it shared with researchers in Feb. 2020 was severely flawed. The result discredited any study relating to so-called “misinformation,” alleged radicalization or political polarization that used the Facebook information…

Alexander Hall | September 20, 2021

Twenty years after the biggest terror attack in America’s history, YouTube censored a video commemorating its victims. YouTube removed a Sept. 11, 2001 commemorative video posted by an ACT For America staffer, explaining: “[W]e think it…

Catherine Salgado | September 17, 2021

In a twist of irony, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri warned about the “risk” of social media “censorship” in an attempt to defend his platform from articles critical of censorious Facebook.

Catherine Salgado | September 16, 2021

Amazon sells Hitler’s Mein Kampf, but blocked an advertisement for an investigative book on Black Lives Matter leaders, citing “controversial” content. The platform later claimed to have made an “error” and is now allowing the book to be…

Autumn Johnson | September 15, 2021

This week, conservatives have strongly pushed back on Twitter against the Federal Election Commission after it ruled that the social media platform didn't violate federal election law for censor a new story. The case centered on…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | September 15, 2021

It’s Week Three of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about Big Tech’s refusal to accept anything that goes against their approved COVID-19 narrative.

Catherine Salgado | September 14, 2021

Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to Amazon last week demanding that the company more stringently censor so-called COVID-19 “misinformation.”

Catherine Salgado | September 14, 2021

YouTube strikes again! In yet another move restricting local government transparency and open communication, the online video platform censored a video of a Livingston County, Michigan, Board of Commissioners meeting.

Alexander Hall | September 10, 2021

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a bill into law that will protect Texans from being censored for merely expressing their opinions online.

Alexander Hall | September 9, 2021

Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Chris Rufo was unverified by Twitter and reportedly targeted by a “Government-backed attack” after he allegedly exposed Critical Race Theory policies at Google.

Gabriela Pariseau | September 9, 2021

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro made a bold move, marking one up for free speech in his nation. The embattled president signed a provisional measure that will make it illegal for Big Tech to arbitrarily remove legal social media content.

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | September 8, 2021

It’s Week Two of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about Big Tech’s apparent discomfort showcasing anything pro-military. Big Tech has been busy censoring conservatives while the world is in uproar over the…

Alexander Hall | September 7, 2021

Twitter reportedly suspended the campaign press account belonging to Hillbilly Elegy author and Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance (R).

Autumn Johnson | September 4, 2021

Website host GoDaddy is set to remove Texas Right to Life’s “whistleblower” website.