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Corinne Weaver | November 11, 2019

CNN can’t even tell people whether naming the whistleblower is illegal. But tech companies are now the judge and jury for the common user.

Facebook and YouTube announced that they would delete content that named the whistleblower…

Alexander Hall | November 5, 2019

The Heritage Foundation released a video that blasts the biggest video platform on the net for alleged censorship.

This video is “the first public acknowledgment of a months-long, behind-the-scenes dispute” between the…

Corinne Weaver | October 24, 2019

Yet another social media study, this time from Penn State University, characterizes a group of YouTube creators as a threat.

The study, “A Supply and Demand Framework for YouTube Politics,” offers a new way to look at the “alternative…

Corinne Weaver | October 7, 2019

The liberal media are ready to redefine social media platforms as something only they can use freely. 

Harvard Kennedy School’s Joan Donovan and Data and Society head Danah Boyd wrote in a white paper that tech companies were…

Alexander Hall | September 30, 2019

Big Tech’s fear of clowns appears to be no laughing matter.

A YouTuber known as the Video Lexicographer released an installment of his “Video Dictionary,” a channel where “we explore the language and the words we…

Alexander Hall | September 11, 2019

[UPDATE: After backlash from his fans, Felix Kjellberg has stopped his plans to donate to the ADL] The most popular YouTuber on the platform is attempting to gain favor with the organization that wrote no company “has any obligation…

Corinne Weaver | September 4, 2019

Another member of the intellectual dark web has jumped into the world of tech development to circumvent censorship.

Dave Rubin, host of the popular podcast and YouTube show The Rubin Report, announced on September 3 that he was launching…

Alexander Hall | September 3, 2019

YouTube deplatformed tens of thousands of videos for being “hateful,” then defended its actions as “responsibility.” 

The blog post said the company balances the dual goals of that being “preserving free…

Alexander Hall | August 30, 2019

YouTube has been giving mixed messages about whether it is an open platform or not. The day after deplatforming multiple right-wing accounts, YouTube released a creator blog titled ”Preserving openness through responsibility.” It…

Alexander Hall | August 29, 2019

When is the best time to pretend to be a neutral and open platform? Probably not after banning several accounts for content. 

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki released a creator blog ”Preserving openness through responsibility…

Alexander Hall | August 28, 2019

Forget education. Now academics are mad that free speech YouTubers are turning students against liberal brainwashing. 

The Verge wrote on August 21, “As misinformation and hate continues to radicalize young people online,…

Alexander Hall | August 27, 2019

One conservative media outlet’s battle over free speech can shake up the country’s future.

On Tuesday August 27, PragerU held a press conference after their hearing at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals during the saga of…

Corinne Weaver | August 27, 2019

A study from Cornell University claims YouTube channels that feature prominent conservative figures are “infecting” users with alt-right beliefs.

“Auditing Radicalization Pathways on YouTube,” written by five academics, concluded that “…

Corinne Weaver | August 26, 2019

Big Tech is preparing for a reckoning with justice in a court of law. 

PragerU, a conservative media outlet known for its academic videos that explain traditional values and beliefs, will argue its appeal in a federal court on August…

Alexander Hall | August 14, 2019

In an explosive, f-bomb filled video, CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo threatened to throw his critic down a flight of stairs after he called him “Fredo” a reference to the pathetic middle child of the Corleone family in The Godfather film…

Corinne Weaver | August 13, 2019

A viral video showing CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo threatening to throw a Trump supporter down the stairs has been removed from YouTube by the platform. 

The YouTube channel “That’s the POINT with Brandon” posted a video…

Alexander Hall | August 6, 2019

The left has no problem with hiding behind activist teenagers, but will scapegoat a right-wing one if she criticizes them. 

YouTube, Google’s sister company, deplatformed a 14-year-old conservative girl after she made a video…

Alexander Hall | July 15, 2019

Update: As of 4:31 PM today there was a development in this story. Carpe Donktum announced via tweet that Buzzfeed has decided not to reveal his personal information after all. He wrote "I have heard back from @BuzzFeed and they have…

Corinne Weaver | July 9, 2019

More than three-fourths of conservatives don’t trust Facebook. The social media has been battling controversy after controversy about restricting conservative content.

This is part of the findings of a new poll, conducted by…

Corinne Weaver | June 25, 2019

A new revelation from Project Veritas has found that YouTube and Google labeled popular conservative commentators as “Nazis.” 

In a leaked document published on June 25, an email from a Google employee, Liam Hopkins,…