Free Speech

Autumn Johnson | September 16, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he signed a bill that will radically change how social media companies are required to disclose certain policies.

Catherine Salgado | September 15, 2022

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and two other Republican House lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the Biden White House hand over its correspondence allegedly pressuring Big Tech to increase online censorship.

NB Staff | September 14, 2022

What is the Department of Homeland Security doing online in the wake of the death of its failed Disinformation Governance Board? It’s trying to resurrect its remains and make something worse.

Autumn Johnson | September 14, 2022

Despite contentious legal battles, Twitter’s shareholders approved Elon Musk’s deal to purchase the platform for $44 billion.

Catherine Salgado | September 13, 2022

As another 9/11 anniversary came and went, Facebook censored 9/11 photos rather than what appeared to be an embarrassing suicide joke from President Joe Biden. Even Facebook had to admit its mistake. 

Brian Bradley | September 13, 2022

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard allegations of foreign governments meddling in U.S. industry. 

Twitter may have employed at least three foreign intelligence agents and kept Chinese Communist Party-linked advertising accounts on…

Catherine Salgado | September 12, 2022

YouTube’s CEO said she wants free speech on her platform. The only problem is that she qualified it.

Autumn Johnson | September 11, 2022

Twitter reportedly paid a whistleblower $7 million for his silence on company operations. Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is citing the payment to bolster his claims that Twitter misled him and the Securities and…

Autumn Johnson | September 11, 2022

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company did not purchase Twitter because of “bots” on the platform. On Thursday, the New York Post reported that Iger told attendees at the Vox Code Conference that “hate speech” and “bots” were large factors…

Gabriela Pariseau | September 9, 2022

Big Tech companies often don’t prioritize child safety, and parents know it.

Paiten Iselin | September 9, 2022

The Communist China-appeasing oligarchs at TikTok have kicked the platform’s ridiculous censorship apparatus into high gear to nix free speech from its platform. MRC Free Speech America has been tracking TikTok’s anti-American censorship…

Brian Bradley | September 9, 2022

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday struck down a bill that would have allowed big media companies to ignore antitrust laws and jointly negotiate with social media companies on content distribution.

Catherine Salgado | September 8, 2022

The West is at “war.” At least, that’s how liberal journalist Glenn Greenwald described the tumultuous battle raging online that could determine whether or not the internet will be free.

Gabriela Pariseau | September 8, 2022

When in doubt, point to the Trump administration! That’s what White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did Wednesday when she dodged a question about alleged collusion between the Biden administration and social media companies to suppress…

Catherine Salgado | September 7, 2022

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R) announced in a press release and on Twitter Tuesday that more bombshell documentation about alleged collusion between the Biden administration and Big Tech will be emerging.

NB Staff | September 7, 2022

Two liberal rags pooh-poohed a letter sent Thursday by House Republicans to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that seeks more information from Facebook about its communication with the federal government that led to censorship of the Hunter Biden…

Autumn Johnson | September 6, 2022

A Washington state court judge ruled last week that Meta intentionally violated campaign finance laws.

 

Catherine Salgado | September 6, 2022

“They basically outsourced the tyranny.” Locals.com co-founder, podcast host, and bestselling author Dave Rubin recently made that statement about recent government actions to coordinate with Big Tech on censorship. 

Catherine Salgado | September 6, 2022

More than a year after Google canceled the Parler app, the tech giant quietly let Parler back onto its Google Play Store.

Autumn Johnson | September 3, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director (CISA) Jen Easterly is reportedly upset that social media platforms don’t censor enough.