Twitter

Corinne Weaver | September 25, 2018

Editor's Note: As of the afternoon on September 25, Smash Racism DC took down their posts from Twitter and Facebook. Their pages are still up, however. 

Twitter and Facebook are eager to take down or block users who…

Corinne Weaver | September 24, 2018

Liberal Hollywood can tweet or post whatever it wants. But when a conservative posts something, it’s considered “a violation” — even when it’s just a humorous meme.

Actor James Woods was recently suspended…

Corinne Weaver | September 17, 2018

Pro-life advertisements on Twitter are censored immediately. But ads for female genital mutilation? Those got approved.

The Dawoodi Bohra Women for Religious Freedom posted a tweet on September 9 promoting khafz, or female circumcision.…

Corinne Weaver | September 14, 2018

Even though Twitter apparently promotes “healthy conversation,” conservatives who work there are afraid to express their opinions.

In an interview on NYU liberal journalism Professor Jay Rosen’s podcast, posted on Recode…

Corinne Weaver | September 10, 2018

Apparently questioning someone’s intelligence counts as hate speech.  Twitter has decided to crack down on just that (but only when conservatives do it.) On Sept., CIA security contractor Kris Paranto was suspended from Twitter for…

Gabriel Hays | September 6, 2018

On Wednesday, MRC’s Dan Gainor appeared alongside tech expert Lance Ulanoff on Fox Business’ After the Bell to discuss Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s testimony before Congress. At the hearing the Dorsey denied any allegations that…

Corinne Weaver | September 5, 2018

Denial might be a river in Egypt but today it looked an awful lot like the Potomac.

At the Energy and Commerce hearing about Twitter on Sept. 5, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey answered many questions about his platform, but one topic he…

Gabriel Hays | September 5, 2018

During Wednesday’s Senate hearing concerning foreign influence on social media platforms, Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey stated that his goal in combating the proliferation of fake or misleading accounts was to amplify the voices of…

Corinne Weaver | September 5, 2018

It’s worth asking big tech companies whether they practice core American values on a global scale.

In the Sept. 5, Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on social media, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and…

Corinne Weaver | September 4, 2018

Wouldn’t it be nice if Twitter allowed people to see posts from everyone they followed in the order that things were posted?

On September 2, TwitterSafety, one of the many official accounts of Twitter, posted a tweet thread…

NB Staff | September 4, 2018

RESTON, VA — On August 31, Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell sent individual letters to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC)…

Corinne Weaver | August 31, 2018

Twitter jumps on conservative content at the first opportunity. But how long does it take for the platform to remove actual threatening posts? If the target is conservative, the answer is too long.

On August 30, shortly after a memorial…

Gabriel Hays | August 29, 2018

MRC Vice President of Business and Culture Dan Gainor recently appeared on the Fox Business Network’s After the Bell to discuss President Donald Trump’s concerns about conservative censorship online and to call for "fairness…

Corinne Weaver | August 27, 2018

On social media, hate speech will be swiftly removed. Unless the victim is perceived to be on the wrong side of the conversation.

Conservative commentator, radio host, and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch tweeted a screenshot of a comment she…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 20, 2018

During an interview with CNN over the weekend, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admitted that while Twitter employees may be more left-leaning, Twitter does not discriminate against users based on their political opinions.

In a clip of the…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 16, 2018

In response to the increasing criticism over his handling of the site, Twitter CEO Dorsey has conducted an array of interviews about Twitter’s future, which reportedly includes putting “alternative viewpoints” in users’…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 15, 2018

A little over a week after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey diverged from other tech giants by stating that Alex Jones would be held to the same standard as every other account, rather than succumbing Twitter succumbing to outside pressure to ban him,…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 15, 2018

On Tuesday, Twitter announced vague plans to crack down on accounts that have attempted to evade Twitter suspensions by creating new accounts.

In a tweet posted by Twitter Safety, the company said, “This week, we are suspending…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 9, 2018

Just a day after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Twitter did not suspend Alex Jones’ account because he has not violated the site’s rules, Twitter indicated that evolving rules might be used against him.

In an email sent to…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 2, 2018

Amidst allegations of shadowbanning conservatives, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sat down for an interview with Fox News Radio’s Guy Benson. During the conversation, Dorsey portrayed Twitter’s “conversational health” initiative…