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Autumn Johnson | October 13, 2021

According to a report from Forbes, Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will remove content that targets public figures who are “at risk” of self-harm, calling it a move following comments from “a large number of global stakeholders.

Autumn Johnson | October 13, 2021

According to The Intercept, Facebook has a secret blacklist of “dangerous individuals and organizations.”

The article explained the list was created to bar “users from speaking freely about people and groups it says promote violence.”…

Alec Schemmel, Dan Gainor | October 12, 2021

Big Tech censorship didn’t just repeatedly restrict and finally ban President Donald Trump. Social media companies overwhelmingly censored Republican members of Congress by a rate of 54-to-1 compared to congressional Democrats, according to a new…

Catherine Salgado | October 11, 2021

In a new video, One America News’s Justine Murray blasted Facebook and “Tzar Zuckerberg” for censoring conservative free speech while allowing sexual exploiters to use and abuse Facebook and its users.

Murray filmed a video accusing Big…

Autumn Johnson | October 9, 2021

Steven Hill, a former policy director at the Center for Humane Technology, suggested that Facebook issue use “permits.”

Hill detailed his thoughts in an op-ed for Project Syndicate. 

“Digital operating permits,” Hill said,…

Autumn Johnson | October 9, 2021

While much of the recent media attention regarding Facebook whistleblowers has gone to former employee and liberal donor Frances Haugen, it's worth noting that she wasn't the first former employee who has warned about the company.

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.

Haugen’s critics…

Catherine Salgado | October 5, 2021

Another hearing, another opportunity for the left to call for online censorship. That’s precisely what Democratic Party senators did during the Facebook whistleblower hearing today.

Democrat senators called for more social media…

Autumn Johnson | October 5, 2021

Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, is a far-left activist and AOC donor, The Daily Wire reported.

In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Haugen, a data scientist and former Facebook employee who worked to combat so-called “…

Autumn Johnson | October 4, 2021

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has called on the government to regulate social media–and the left is following suit.  

In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Haugen, a data scientist and former Facebook employee who worked to…

Alexander Hall | September 30, 2021

Senators met today for yet another bipartisan session of skewering Facebook and Instagram for controversies ranging from reportedly hiding harms to teenagers to double standards of censorship.

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) convened a…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | September 29, 2021

It’s Week Five of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about how Big Tech firms often shut down any conversation that doesn’t fit their agenda. 

The focus this week was on founder James O’Keefe’s…

Catherine Salgado | September 29, 2021

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will be convening a bipartisan hearing to investigate recent allegations that Facebook has hidden its own research showing its Instagram platform is toxic for teens.

The…

Alexander Hall | September 28, 2021

It’s as if Big Tech has not already been censoring enough. Now the Biden administration is pushing platforms in an even more censorious direction. 

COVID-19, like many national crises, has been used to push for more government…

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.

DeSantis sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee…

Autumn Johnson | September 24, 2021

Multiple conservative groups have come out in support of antitrust bills in Congress.

The American Principles Project, the Internet Accountability Project, and American Majority are just some of the groups seeking support for six…

Alexander Hall | September 24, 2021

Famous conservative commentator John Stossel reportedly filed suit against Facebook for placing fact-check labels on his videos. 

Stossel declared via Twitter that “Facebook and ‘fact checking’ activists at a group called Climate…

Alexander Hall | September 23, 2021

Facebook openly announced its plans it uses to demote content, but at least it’s attempting to be transparent about the process. Right, Facebook? 

The release said it was “to share more detail on how content is distributed on…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | September 22, 2021

It’s Week Four of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about how much Big Tech likes blocking advertisements and promotions for groups, people and content that they don't support --- conservative content. …

Joseph Vazquez | September 22, 2021

Climate activist James Murdoch gave at least $1 million to a group fighting to undermine state oversight of elections. That same group also backed Big Tech censorship against former President Donald Trump.

Murdoch — the estranged son of…