At the Senate Judiciary hearing on April 10, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) grilled Facebook and Twitter on their censorship policies, especially of conservative and pro-life content during the Senate Judiciary hearing on April 10.
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April 8, 2019
Another Senate hearing probing into the treatment of free speech at social media companies is scheduled to happen on April 10.
The hearing, “Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse,” will be…
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April 2, 2019
Facebook has tried to filter out what it considers to be “fake news” in many different failed attempts. Now it wants to try again.
In an interview, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that he was interested in building a…
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April 2, 2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s call for regulation wasn’t well received by FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.
Zuckerberg urged governments get involved navigating the issues of “harmful content, election integrity, privacy…
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April 1, 2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for government regulation to meet the challenges of “harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability,” in a Washington Post op-ed on March 30. In the piece, Zuckerberg stated that…
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March 28, 2019
Social media companies are changing the definition of what counts as “hate speech” by the day.
In a new blog post, Facebook announced that it was “Standing Against Hate,” by increasing the amount of content that…
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March 22, 2019
Between censorship of conservatives and leaking private data to the world, social media companies are not really winning the trust and loyalty of their users. Now Facebook shot itself in the foot by mishandling millions of passwords.
In a…
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March 20, 2019
Facebook punished a Pro-Life post by the Texas GOP because it supposedly was considered “clickbait.” Republicans are not convinced.
The Texas GOP Caucus on March 17 Sunday posted on Facebook about the “Texas Born…
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March 19, 2019
The White House Director of Social Media, Dan Scavino Jr. announced on Monday that Facebook blocked him from replying to posts.
“Dear Facebook—AMAZING. WHY ARE YOU STOPPING ME from replying to comments followers have…
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March 18, 2019
It should come as no surprise that a “voting company” that partnered with social media companies in 2018 failed to help voters register as advertised.
Facebook and Twitter touted TurboVote as a voting reminder and an aid in…
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March 18, 2019
The case against social media platforms and their consistent censorship of conservative content is growing rapidly.
In a new op-ed by Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son slammed Facebook, Instagram, and Google for their latest…
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March 15, 2019
Social media outlets raced to remove content in the wake of the New Zealand mosque shooting. In the aftermath, media members criticized the tech companies for their inability to restrict the shooter’s footage and manifesto of the New…
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March 12, 2019
The blog site news blog Zero Hedge complained that Facebook has banned users from sharing its posts.
Zero Hedge pseudonym "Tyler Durden" (named for the rebellious anti-hero from Fight Club.) has claimed via his blog that…
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March 7, 2019
Facebook has been the public image of social media with 2.5 billion users. Now Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants the company to focus on making things private.
While tech commentators have debated his motivations, Zuckerberg…
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March 5, 2019
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt spoke recently about how he has worked with Silicon Valley tech elites to crush speech he finds offensive.
In a February 26 panel hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, Greenblatt announced that he has…
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February 26, 2019
Facebook has once again betrayed its commitment to being a platform for free speech.
The site announced its ban of activist Tommy Robinson early February 26. Facebook staff alleged he had called for “violence.” Robinson…
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February 21, 2019
This past weekend, conservative author Rod Dreher and Daily Caller reporter Jen Kerns’ articles were both censored on the site. "You are not allowed to say on Facebook that Jussie Smollett carried out a hate hoax,” Dreher tweeted…
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February 21, 2019
Facebook is willing to take down pages funded by Russia. Now it’s facing the question about what to do about other state-funded media outlets like Al Jazeera, BBC and even NPR?
Facebook suspended three pages on February 15 ,…
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February 18, 2019
Foreign governments are preparing to crack down on social media monopolies.
An English House of Commons committee, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, released a report claiming Facebook’s flaws were “risking the…
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February 15, 2019
The man who served as an Obama administration Regulation Czar, Cass Sunstein, is giving more evidence that the left is moving to regulate social media.
Sunstein, who has worked as a Facebook consultant, suggested that Facebook and Twitter…
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