Free Speech

Autumn Johnson | August 20, 2021

The controversial “geofence” warrants have increased twelve times over the past three years, data released from Google shows.

A geofence warrant is a special type of information request where law enforcement asks Google to provide them…

Alexander Hall | August 20, 2021

Infamous liberal ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt may have joined Squawk Box to condemn the Taliban’s presence on social media, but the show’s co-anchor Joe Kernen raked him over the coals for advocating censorship of Americans at home.

Michael Morris, Alec Schemmel | August 20, 2021

Though the Biden administration suggested it would not implement a federal COVID-19 verification system, Big Tech has taken the reins and plans to step in as Big Brother. Google and Apple have announced updates that will allow users to display…

Autumn Johnson | August 19, 2021

Facebook is taking action after pressure from the White House. The Biden administration blamed the platform for the majority of coronavirus “misinformation.”

The news comes after the White House blamed accounts on the platform for…

Autumn Johnson | August 19, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission has refiled its lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that the social media giant is a monopoly.

The refiling comes after a federal court judge dismissed the FTC’s complaint in June.

The FTC and attorney…

Gabriela Pariseau | August 19, 2021

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CBS This Morning host Gayle King that his platform has removed over 18 million pieces of so-called “misinformation,” but King appeared to want more. She pressed Zuckerberg to reveal how many people view the…

Alexander Hall | August 19, 2021

Left-wing author of Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism Jillian C. York condemned former President Donald Trump for fomenting unrest in the past, but expressed wariness over Facebook’s ban of the infamous…

Autumn Johnson | August 18, 2021

"Why Trump's banned and the Taliban aren't: they play by the rules." Such was the absurd comment tweeted by Technology Policy Editor of The Washington Post Mark Seibel.

Facebook has issued a blanket ban on the Taliban…

Autumn Johnson | August 18, 2021

Amazon and its third-party sellers have outsold Walmart for the year, according to a report from The New York Times.

The sales make the online retailer the largest retailer outside China. This year also marks the first year that a company…

Alec Schemmel | August 18, 2021

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared to be very unhappy with China’s new stake in TikTok. He called on the Biden administration to “take immediate action” to block the platform and its parent company ByteDance from operating within the United…

Alexander Hall | August 18, 2021

Twitter is experimenting with an idea to manipulate willing users into acting as the platform’s censorship police in a new effort to crack down on online speech.

Twitter’s new and absurd feature is yet another way for the platform to…

Autumn Johnson | August 18, 2021

Lead Stories, a liberal fact-checker site, labeled a satire article from The Babylon Bee as “false.”

The fact-check on the Facebook post said the article had “false information” and that “independent fact-checkers say the information has…

Autumn Johnson | August 17, 2021

The Chinese Communist government has reportedly taken a stake and board seat in ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company.

On April 30, ByteDance sold a one percent stake to WangTouZhongWen Technology, a Beijing company owned by three state…

Michael Morris | August 17, 2021

Big Tech tyranny knows no bounds. Big Tech companies have gone so far as to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for their employees, but now apparently even that isn’t enough. Some of those employees are being required to show proof.

“Google,…

Alexander Hall | August 17, 2021

As the Taliban appears to have taken the mantle in returning to rule Afghanistan, Big Tech companies are grappling with how to handle the legitimacy of a radical Islamic regime.

Big Tech companies like Facebook have to make a decision…

Gabriela Pariseau | August 17, 2021

Members of Facebook’s Oversight Board revealed that the board prefers to operate under the guideposts of globalism and so-called consistency — not American values enumerated in the First Amendment.

Two Oversight Board members appeared at…

Autumn Johnson | August 16, 2021

YouTube received criticism from a U.S. congresswoman after it reportedly removed a video of a news conference that discussed a legal challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “vaccine passports.”

In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal,…

Alexander Hall | August 16, 2021

The potential alliance between the Department of Homeland Security and private companies to spy on Americans has reportedly stoked skepticism across the country ranging from privacy advocates to even government employees.

The Department…

Autumn Johnson | August 15, 2021

A purported Taliban spokesman still has an active Twitter account, despite the platform's suspension of former President Donald Trump for “hateful” and “violent” content.

The Taliban is actively moving to retake Afghanistan after U.S…

Autumn Johnson | August 14, 2021

Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies says Google altered its news algorithm to directly target former President Donald Trump.

Vorhies was a senior software engineer at YouTube and Google. He left after discovering the companies censored…