Ethics & Public Policy Center

Brian Bradley | February 16, 2022

Free speech advocates cautioned about giving the government and university researchers exclusive authority over social media data as lawmakers expect to soon consider a proposal to force new information disclosures from Big Tech.

A…

Alexander Hall | January 10, 2022

Amazon infamously censored a compassionate but unapologetically honest book about gender dysphoria and transgender politics. One year later, that book author, Ryan T. Anderson, was interviewed on the incident and what it portends for American…

Brian Bradley | December 16, 2021

Big Tech and social media platforms censored conservatives in 2021 with a ruthlessness and standardization never seen before.

Silicon Valley Big Tech giants like Twitter and Facebook appear to have adopted an explicit policy to suppress…

Gabriela Pariseau | December 8, 2021

MRC’s CensorTrack found 100 examples of Big Tech censoring content and users who affirm only two genders or recognize biological gender differences over the last 11 months. That’s an average of about two censorship incidents a week.

The…

NB Staff | November 9, 2021

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…

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…

Kayla Sargent | June 29, 2021

Conservative lawmakers appeared ready and willing for a fight to protect free speech from Big Tech’s tyrannical grip at an event hosted to feature solutions.

The Ethics & Public Policy Center held a Big Tech Symposium that allowed…

Autumn Johnson | May 15, 2021

Notable upcoming books released by conservative authors have suddenly disappeared from Amazon’s search results.

Conservative author and New York Post editor Sohrab Ahmari’s book on America’s abandonment of virtuous ethical and religious…

Joseph Vazquez | March 24, 2021

Amazon’s decision to hire one of President Joe Biden’s donors to head up Amazon Web Services (AWS) sunk the company into hot water. The AWS division became notorious after it nuked free speech social media site Parler in January.

Alec Schemmel | March 12, 2021

Amazon has decided to support the far left when it comes to the debate on gender dysphoria. America’s largest online marketplace has now made it clear that dissenting opinions are no longer welcome there.

Amazon stated on its positions…

Casey Ryan | March 3, 2021

So much for the phrase “justice for all.” Amazon reportedly removed a documentary on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from its Prime Video service in February — Black History Month. 

The platform added the documentary to…

Alexander Hall | March 3, 2021

It’s a diversity versus diversity matchup for the ages! An official Twitter account to represent Twitter’s Arabic employees has caught heat for allegedly blocking LGBTQ-related content. 

The verified account “@TwitterArabs” has been…

Alexander Hall | February 26, 2021

Twitter revealed that it is preparing a new “Safety mode” to protect users from unwanted or offensive commentary, whatever that means. 

Twitter gave the internet a hilarious but also grim glimpse into the platform’s future by…

Alexander Hall | February 23, 2021

Twitter has reportedly shut down a pro-family news outlet’s account for weeks after it merely acknowledged a Biden administration official’s biological sex.

“Global Christian ministry Focus on the Family remains locked out of its Twitter…

Corinne Weaver | February 23, 2021

Amazon sells many different books that preach a hateful ideology, including ones by Osama Bin Laden, Adolf Hitler and Charles Manson. But it banned one by an author criticizing the transgender ideology.

President of the Ethics and Public…

Joseph Vazquez | January 6, 2020

NBC News continues to bury its credibility by promoting MSNBC liberal anchor Stephanie Ruhle to be their new senior business correspondent.

Page Six reported NBC News’ decision to elevate Ruhle Jan. 2, stating that the notoriously anti-…