Free Speech

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | February 9, 2022

Roses are red, violets are blue, I wish that this article wasn't true. Unfortunately, it is. OKCupid is an internet dating service. Think of Christian Mingle and then think of the furthest thing from it. That is OKCupid. This year, its…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | February 9, 2022

It’s episode twenty-four of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we talked about how Big Tech is censoring groups that advocate for traditional education, fight for parental voice and choice in classrooms and oppose Critical…

Joseph Vazquez, Gabriela Pariseau | February 9, 2022

Big Tech speech restrictions turned COVID-19 into the most pro-censorship environment in the U.S. at least since World War II. Media Research Center has found more than 800 examples of bans, deleted content, and other speech restrictions related…

Autumn Johnson | February 8, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that demanded an investigation into GoFundMe.

Autumn Johnson | February 8, 2022

The Internal Revenue Service reportedly abandoned a plan that required taxpayers to use facial recognition software.

 

NB Staff | February 8, 2022

Spotify seems to have targeted Joe Rogan as it still hasn't clarified its overall policy on racial slurs.

Joseph Vazquez | February 8, 2022

The Heritage Foundation released a damning report blasting censorship and showing that it has jumped fully into the fight against Silicon Valley speech controls.

Gabriela Pariseau | February 7, 2022

Twitter permanently suspended an anti-critical race theory organization, then reinstated the account after MRC Free Speech America asked the platform for an explanation. A Twitter spokesperson told MRC Free Speech America that the account…

Catherine Salgado | February 7, 2022

Meta reportedly predicted that regulations covering online data could prevent the company from offering Facebook and Instagram in Europe.

Craig Bannister | February 7, 2022

Grammy Award-winning Country singer Travis Tritt thinks it’s strange that singers who trumpeted free speech in the 60’s and 70’s are now fighting against it. Travis Tritt Calls Out Musicians For

Alexander Hall | February 7, 2022

Music and podcast streaming platform Spotify reportedly explained in a memo to its employees that podcaster Joe Rogan had self-removed some episodes of his podcast after outrage over past language, but warned he should not be silenced.

Joseph Vazquez | February 7, 2022

Twitter launched a new tool that allows users to secretly downvote tweets to see how the company could “better surface the most relevant content,” the platform said in an email to MRC Free Speech America. Twitter will be able to taint tweets that…

Brian Bradley | February 7, 2022

Leftist Big Tech consulting organization Data & Society has added two flamboyant leftists, including pro-censorship former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao, to its Board of Directors.

Autumn Johnson | February 5, 2022

Reports have indicated that Spotify has removed approximately 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Many on the left have attacked Rogan for his promotion of alternative treatments of COVID-19. “The apparent removal of the episodes, all…

Autumn Johnson | February 5, 2022

GoFundMe has reportedly changed its tune after it originally vowed to distribute money raised for truckers on strike to “verified charities.” The site said it will return all the money to donors.

 

Catherine Salgado | February 4, 2022

“Intellectual Dark Web” leader, podcaster, and top investor Eric Weinstein slammed the Biden administration for pressuring Spotify to remove renowned podcast host Joe Rogan from the platform, tweeting, “This is an open war on American Values from…

Catherine Salgado | February 3, 2022

Facebook ousted a populist group of U.S. truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates despite calling itself a “democratic” platform.

Alexander Hall | February 3, 2022

The Anti-Defamation League, which has lobbied and advised Big Tech to censor speech, altered its definition of racism following The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg’s outrageous Holocaust remarks.

Alexander Hall | February 2, 2022

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) torched the news media for being a “source of misinformation” as senators discussed a proposal to allow news outlets to coordinate ad negotiations with Big Tech. MRC Vice President of Free Speech America and Business Dan…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | February 2, 2022

It’s Episode Twenty-Three of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we talked about how when Big Tech censors the speech of prominent figures, they’re censoring you, too.