Free Speech

Alexander Hall | December 15, 2021

YouTube censored an interview between world famous podcaster Joe Rogan and Consultant Cardiologist and Chief of the Division of Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Peter McCullough about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | December 15, 2021

It’s Episode Sixteen of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we’re talking about how Big Tech censored a video lecture about the evils of socialism.

Autumn Johnson | December 14, 2021

On Tuesday, the video platform Rumble announced that it was terminating its business relationships with the Unruly Group and Tremor International over its censorship of Fox News, podcast, and radio talk show host Dan Bongino.

Catherine Salgado | December 13, 2021

Veteran Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth told Axios, “If your democracy can’t tolerate the speech of people, I’m not sure what kind of democracy it is … [Facebook is] a fundamentally democratic technology.” This is paradoxical considering how…

Joseph Vazquez | December 13, 2021

A new analysis reveals the extraordinary left-wing bias of website ratings firm NewsGuard, which should concern every American given that it is expanding its reach into cable and broadcast TV news. Liberal outlets were rated 27 points higher on…

Autumn Johnson | December 12, 2021

A Hezbollah media outlet slammed “zionists” after a parody account seemingly got the outlet kicked off Twitter.

 

Autumn Johnson | December 11, 2021

A recent Politico podcast detailed the importance of Twitter in the new age, but the platform has a history of amplifying some voices more than others.

 

Autumn Johnson | December 11, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse said his Instagram account was disabled again just days after his social media accounts were reinstated. Rittenhouse was acquitted of all criminal charges against him.

 

Catherine Salgado | December 10, 2021

Meta is doubling down on its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect alleged “harmful content,” even though AI algorithms have been shown to be biased or error-prone in censoring content.

Brian Bradley | December 10, 2021

A leftist figurehead blatantly told lawmakers on Thursday that social media companies should treat woke elites and ordinary people differently. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said social media companies should sanitize their…

Autumn Johnson | December 10, 2021

According to a new study on algorithms, Google is the search engine with the most “conspiracy-free” search results. The study, from professors at German and Swiss universities, examined how algorithms filter “conspiratorial information” in…

Craig Bannister | December 9, 2021

Twenty-four members of Congress are urging Google to stop its suppression of pro-life voices and reinstate Live Action’s life-saving advertisements promoting a method of abortion-pill reversal.

Catherine Salgado | December 9, 2021

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) repeatedly praised U.K. regulation of social media platforms and called for the U.S. to adopt the U.K. model at a Dec. 8 Senate hearing on Instagram. Both the U.K. government and Blumenthal tend to support…

Alexander Hall | December 9, 2021

Comedian, actor and commentator Russell Brand called out the fact that Twitter once represented the Wild West of free speech, but has since become a machine for controlling public opinion. The unexpected rise of former President Donald Trump…

Catherine Salgado | December 8, 2021

Snap CTO Bobby Murphy is the latest tech executive who announced he is all in on augmented reality (AR), which is a key piece in how some envision the metaverse. Murphy said Snap is developing its own AR Spectacles and hoping to have applications…

Alexander Hall | December 8, 2021

Liberals infamously told censored conservatives that they should build their own platforms. Now that conservatives have built everything from payment processors to video hosting platforms, liberals have now condemned these platforms as echo…

Joseph Vazquez | December 8, 2021

Apple’s recent pro-China behavior now makes sense. The tech giant’s CEO reportedly signed a secret deal with the country worth hundreds of billions of dollars five years ago, according to a new report.

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | December 8, 2021

It’s Episode Fifteen of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, Big Tech showed their desire to protect the leftist narrative at all costs — even if that means censoring information that could benefit public health.  

Gabriela Pariseau | December 8, 2021

MRC’s CensorTrack found 100 examples of Big Tech censoring content and users who affirm only two genders or recognize biological gender differences over the last 11 months. That’s an average of about two censorship incidents a week.

Autumn Johnson | December 8, 2021

Life360, an app designed to help parents track the movements of their children, reportedly sells customers’ locations to data brokers. According to its website, Life360 is used by 31 million members. The company’s privacy policy states that it…