Facebook has reportedly changed its rules to allow open calls for violence against Russian soldiers. However, Facebook infamously censored then-President Donald Trump as he called for peace amid the Jan. 6 riot.
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A new bill introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) could drive censorship online. Klobuchar said the NUDGE Act would help address so-called “misinformation.”
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Advocacy groups have warned the Biden administration against cutting off the internet in Russia. In recent weeks, Microsoft, PlayStation, Cash App, and more have disabled their services in Russia to boycott the war. Internet service providers…
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NewsGuard co-CEO Steven Brill claimed that NewsGuard’s goal is “not to block anything,” but “just [to] give people straight information.” However, in a recent interview, he revealed NewsGuard’s real game of demonetizing anything the “credibility…
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YouTube censored the “Ukraine on Fire” (2016) documentary showing the purported history of U.S. involvement in Ukraine.
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order to ensure government oversight of cryptocurrency and to ensure that it is “equitable” for groups categorized as historically marginalized.
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Does biased NewsGuard automatically favor state-affiliated media? The liberal online “credibility” arbiter gave seven traditionally non-autocratic state-affiliated media outlets around the world an average score of 98.6/100.
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It’s Episode 28 of CensorTrack with TR. This week we talked about how YouTube censored The Hill for reporting on the news, and censored Media Research Center for posting about the shift of national COVID-19 conversation.
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called upon his fellow justices to rethink how a 1996 law protects Big Tech companies from liability on their platforms. Thomas may have opened Pandora’s Box for Big Tech CEOs by calling to take a fresh look…
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said she’s happy that NewsGuard highly rates some news outlets that have been critical of her. And her group’s new partner was right by her side.
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Live-streaming platform Twitch is reportedly instituting stricter bans on “misinformation,” including supposed COVID-19 “misinformation.”
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TikTok is suspending new videos and livestreams from Russia, citing the Russian government’s new “fake news” laws.
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Snapchat launched a show aimed at challenging media that is “hostile” to transgender identity. The platform partnered with Pink News, a popular UK-based site for LGBT+ news, to host “Pure Trans Joy.”
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Visa and Mastercard have both suspended operations in Russia as tensions escalated in the war with Ukraine. The effort was aims to crack down on Russia and encourage an end to the war.
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Russia reportedly banned the BBC to stop the spread of so-called “misinformation” regarding its war against Ukraine. According to Reuters, Putin has complained that western media organizations have unfairly covered the conflict. Russia's…
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In an interview Thursday with The New York Times, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy demanded Big Tech platforms turn over “misinformation” about COVID-19 by May 2, saying they “have the opportunity to be open and transparent with the American…
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If tech giant Google succeeds in a new project, devices will not even need cameras to track a user’s every movement.
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The infamous podcast host and mega free-speech advocate Joe Rogan interviewed former Islamist turned counter-extermism activist, Maajid Nawaz.
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Twitter locked Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s (R-MO) personal Twitter account for a tweet denouncing transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports. Hartzler tweeted: “Women’s Sports are for Women, not men pretending to be women,” according to a…
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The Media Research Center and more than 40 other conservative leaders warned governors about the left-wing bias of ratings firm NewsGuard. The joint letter, signed by MRC founder and President Brent Bozell and dozens of other free speech…
