Free Speech

Craig Bannister | April 20, 2022

“This is why Big Tech needs big changes,” House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) said Tuesday, citing Twitter’s hypocritical censorship practices. Twitter has failed to censor Washington Post Reporter Taylor Lorenz’s tweet linking to an…

Joseph Vazquez | April 20, 2022

The leftist newspaper owned by the second richest man in the world is obsessed with smearing his main competitor’s $43 billion Twitter takeover bid. It was willing to spend over 17,000 words to do it.

Brian Bradley | April 20, 2022

Twitter and Facebook worked in lockstep to restrict the flow of the Hunter Biden laptop story just before the 2020 presidential election. These platforms stifled the spread of that story at the same time that Big Media did, as MRC research found…

Autumn Johnson | April 19, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz said Elon Musk’s battle with Twitter is one of the most important battles for free speech in decades. Musk offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion dollars.

Alexander Hall | April 19, 2022

Washington Post tech reporter Taylor Lorenz released an article sharing the personal info of the creator behind the popular Libs Of Tik Tok Twitter account in a Post report. The internet wrecked her for it.

Joseph Vazquez | April 19, 2022

The hypocrisy of Facebook’s fact-checking partners knows no bounds. In an act of discrimination against the Media Research Center, a Meta platform fact-checking partner threw a fit after MRC’s video division, MRCTV, dared to write about a video…

Autumn Johnson | April 18, 2022

Elon Musk said in a tweet that Twitter’s board would not be paid if he bought it. “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3M/year saved right there,” he tweeted. The comments came after Musk said that Twitter would be nothing…

Catherine Salgado | April 18, 2022

The U.S. government targeted undercover journalism outfit Project Veritas, including through secret orders to Apple, Google and Microsoft, Reclaim The Net reported.

Jeffrey Clark | April 18, 2022

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary smacked the censor czars at Twitter for their abysmal performance, defended Elon Musk’s bid for owning the platform and stood up for free speech — all in under five minutes.

Autumn Johnson | April 17, 2022

Elon Musk said that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has too much power over the platform. Elon Musk said that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has too much power over the platform. Business Insider on Friday reported that Musk, the richest man in the world, was…

Autumn Johnson | April 17, 2022

The former CEO of Reddit said in an interview that Elon Musk had no idea what he was in for when he offered to buy Twitter. Yishan Wong said that Musk was “in for a world of pain” if he bought Twitter and that “he has no idea.”

Autumn Johnson | April 17, 2022

A journalist who contributed to Daily Pakistan called for the genocide of Jews on Twitter. In a since-deleted tweet, journalist Mian Dawood said that “Jews are the real threat to humanity on Earth.”

Autumn Johnson | April 17, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security reportedly investigated how TikTok handled material that detailed the sexual abuse of children. The Financial Times reported that the Department of Justice also reviewed how a privacy feature on the platform…

Autumn Johnson | April 16, 2022

Twitter suspended the popular account again just hours after it was reinstated. The account posts videos of radical liberals on TikTok on its Twitter page. Twitter suspended the account again for “abuse and harassment.”

Autumn Johnson | April 15, 2022

Twitter chose to implement a “poison pill” method in response to Elon Musk’s offer to buy the platform and make it private for $43 billion. The platform’s board of directors issued a new “shareholder rights plan” in an effort to thwart Musk’s…

Alexander Hall | April 15, 2022

The world’s richest man has a few tricks up his sleeve should Twitter’s board of directors reject his $43 billion offer to buy the company. Elon Musk says he has a backup plan for taking over Twitter. Musk spoke with Head of TED Chris…

Gabriela Pariseau | April 15, 2022

Twitter dealt harsher penalties to conservative U.S. political leaders and investigative news outlets than it does to Russian war propaganda. So, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and six other House Republicans wrote a letter to Twitter demanding the…

Catherine Salgado | April 15, 2022

Democrats recently released plans to fight “Online Misinformation” that featured a blueprint for online censorship. Congressional Democrats, however, have sponsored or co-sponsored at least 18 Big Tech bills with Republicans. That…

Catherine Salgado | April 14, 2022

Conservative lawmakers were optimistic about billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter for $43 billion. The legislators slammed Twitter’s censorship in exclusive comments to MRC Free Speech America.

Alexander Hall | April 14, 2022

Talk show host Bill Maher and podcast legend Joe Rogan slammed the alliance of Big Tech and Cancel Culture for silencing debate about COVID-19.