Free Speech

Catherine Salgado |

Facebook’s ban of former President Donald Trump may be lifted in January 2023, a company executive suggested in an interview. Facebook Global Affairs President Nick Clegg told startup news company Semafor during a Sept. 22 event that his platform…

Gabriela Pariseau |

Sen. Cruz (R-TX) railed against Big Tech’s unfettered power and reminded Democrat senators that Big Tech is an unreliable friend that could turn against the left without warning.

Catherine Salgado |

The Supreme Court may consider a Florida law banning social media censorship after the state’s attorney general petitioned the high court for a ruling on the law.

Joseph Vazquez |

The same petulant Washington Post columnist who became notorious for doxxing the user behind the Libs of TikTok Twitter account and misrepresenting her dealings with two YouTube content creators is back whining about “harassment” on social media…

Catherine Salgado |

Chinese Communist Party-tied TikTok is experimenting with its policies on political accounts just 47 days before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

Catherine Salgado |

Big Tech’s recent attempts to ramp up pre-election censorship are not restrictive enough for the leftist New York Times.

Autumn Johnson |

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reportedly gave a deposition Tuesday for the ongoing lawsuits between the company and Elon Musk.

 

Brian Bradley |

All six witnesses representing Big Tech companies before a Senate committee last week mentioned “misinformation,” “disinformation” and/or “hate speech.”

Catherine Salgado |

Canada’s CBC, a government-funded outlet, pushed increased online censorship to stop “radicalization” -- by conservatives like Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief and political commentator Ben Shapiro.

Brian Bradley |

Political motivations drove Facebook’s reported spying on users’ private messages in the lead-up to the 2020 election, Brownstone Institute founder and President Jeffrey Tucker told MRC Free Speech America Thursday.

Catherine Salgado |

Three pro-American organizations flayed an NBC News report last week that called for censorship of text messages in one of the latest leftist rallying cries against so-called “disinformation.”

Gabriela Pariseau |

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, claimed to have accidentally allowed Republican and Democrat firms to dip into each other’s target audiences for political ads. 

Autumn Johnson |

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld Texas's “free speech” law on Friday.

Catherine Salgado |

Shortly after Biden said MAGA Republicans represent a threatening “extremism,” the Biden White House heralded that leftist Big Tech companies, in “coordination” with the administration, will be rolling out new tools and policies to combat so-…

Paiten Iselin |

All aboard the censorship train! Today’s destinations: YouTube and Eventbrite. On this week’s episode of CensorTrack with Paiten, we looked at YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s attempt to portray her platform as a haven for free speech. We also…

Autumn Johnson |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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

Catherine Salgado |

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.