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Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | October 20, 2021

The Media Research Center’s newest video series CensorTrack with TR dives into cases of online censorship every Wednesday. This week, the very show itself was a victim of censorship. 

On September 30, episode five was released. It…

Alexander Hall | October 19, 2021

Twitter appears to be up to its usual tricks. The platform reportedly censored Grabien Founder and Editor Tom Elliott for questioning the COVID-19 narrative.

Mollie Hemingway, Senior Editor at The Federalist, is having none of it. “…

Catherine Salgado | October 15, 2021

Apparently Twitter’s guidelines about violence only apply to Donald Trump, not communist Chinese state-controlled news outlets. The Global Times threatened Taiwan and potential allies with becoming “cannon fodder” on Twitter, and Twitter has not…

Catherine Salgado | October 14, 2021

Twitter has published a list of suggestions for policy makers on how best to regulate Big Tech. But the platform has a history of extreme bias. At least one of Twitter’s suggestions also sounds suspiciously like, “We need more censorship.”

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | October 13, 2021

It’s Episode Seven of MRC’s new video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we talked about the Free Speech America study which reported that Big Tech censors GOP congressmen by 54 to 1 more than Democrats.   

Big Tech…

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…

Autumn Johnson | October 9, 2021

A new statement from President Biden on the spread of COVID is being criticized on Twitter for its inconsistency with other statements.

Earlier in the week, Biden defended enacting vaccine mandates on the grounds that people who go to the…

Gabriela Pariseau | October 6, 2021

Twitter, your bias is showing! The platform appears to have chosen not to enforce its rules on “targeted harassment” even when Jezebel told its readers they should “Absolutely Bully” Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ).

Jezebel, a vehemently…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | October 6, 2021

It’s Week Six of MRC’s new video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about how Big Tech protects transgender content regardless of fact or fiction. But social media companies censor conservative content, accounts, and thought.…

Autumn Johnson | October 3, 2021

UPDATE: Twitter appears to have removed the "misleading" label.

Twitter users are slamming the platform after it labeled an obituary “misleading.”

“Jessica Berg Wilson, 37, of Seattle, Wash., passed away unexpectedly Sept. 7, 2021…

Autumn Johnson | October 3, 2021

Former President Donald Trump is suing Twitter to get his account reinstated, the Washington Examiner reports.

Trump was permanently banned from Twitter after the Jan. 6 riot in Washington, D.C. For his part, Trump said Twitter…

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…

Autumn Johnson | September 27, 2021

The Heritage Foundation has responded after Twitter allegedly censored a video depicting the work of Border Patrol agents.

The 2017 video discusses the important role horses play in a border patrol officer’s work. The Daily Signal re-…

Alexander Hall | September 27, 2021

A Twitter employee announced that the platform is “exploring new controls” for a filter that automatically prevents users from having to see “potentially harmful or offensive” replies. 

The next step for Big Tech censorship may be…

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…

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…

Alec Schemmel | September 21, 2021

Big Tech overwhelmingly censors Republican members of Congress by a rate of 53-to-1 compared to congressional Democrats.

That censorship has hit Republican Senators Rand Paul (KY) and Ron Johnson (WI), Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) and other…

Alexander Hall | September 16, 2021

Warning: The follow post contains explicit language. 

Rapper Nicki Minaj claimed to have been penalized by Twitter after she posted tweets expressing skepticism over COVID-19 vaccinations and apparent agreement with Fox News host…

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…