Free Speech

Autumn Johnson |

Leftist journalists appear to be setting their sights on Facebook after the platform allegedly shelved a controversial report from 2021’s first quarter.

Autumn Johnson |

On Tuesday, The Washington Post lashed out at The Daily Wire for posting so-called misinformation that actually took the form of real news about COVID vaccines. Along with the Daily Wire, The Post also took aim at TMZ, The Epoch Times, and…

Gabriela Pariseau |

YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan admitted on The Verge’s Decoder podcast that the removal of YouTube videos for so-called “misinformation” is merely “[a] very, very small portion” of the content that the platform purges.

Alexander Hall |

Former President Donald Trump has demanded access to mainstream social media platforms once again. Trump made political engagement via social media an art, and he’s pushing for a grand reentrance onto the mainstream platforms. “Former President…

Autumn Johnson |

Facebook is doubling down on its efforts to suppress conservative satire, according to Seth Dillion, CEO of The Babylon Bee. Dillon said Facebook uses biased fact-checkers to flag content that leans conservative, especially satire that makes fun…

Alexander Hall |

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nagged social media companies for not doing more to censor so-called misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heather Moon |

A new Facebook report proved the @FacebooksTop10 daily list of 10 most-engaged link posts each day is wildly misleading, given that posts with the most views got far more engagement than posts on the list.

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg |

Welcome to CensorTrack with TR, a weekly video series about Big Tech censorship. The Media Research Center’s CensorTrack.org will publish the most prominent and worst cases of conservative censorship as well as document cases involving everyday…

Gabriela Pariseau, Alec Schemmel |

A Twitter account that tracks what it calls “The best of what’s happening on Twitter in an instant” shows just how biased the social media site really is. The account's leftist cultural and political news content outnumbers conservative content…

Autumn Johnson |

An independent fact-checker has instructed readers to “proceed with caution” when viewing content from PragerU. NewsGuard described itself as “The Internet Trust Tool,” and claimed it rates websites for truth and credibility. NewsGuard gave…

Autumn Johnson |

Christina Pushaw is back on Twitter after a twelve-hour suspension--and she’s ready to set the record straight about Big Tech.

Autumn Johnson |

On Friday night, Twitter decided that, without warning, it would temporarily suspend Christina Pushaw, the press secretary for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Autumn Johnson |

The controversial “geofence” warrants have increased twelve times over the past three years, data released from Google shows.

Alexander Hall |

Infamous liberal ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt may have joined Squawk Box to condemn the Taliban’s presence on social media, but the show’s co-anchor Joe Kernen raked him over the coals for advocating censorship of Americans at home.

Michael Morris, Alec Schemmel |

Though the Biden administration suggested it would not implement a federal COVID-19 verification system, Big Tech has taken the reins and plans to step in as Big Brother. Google and Apple have announced updates that will allow users to display…

Autumn Johnson |

Facebook is taking action after pressure from the White House. The Biden administration blamed the platform for the majority of coronavirus “misinformation.”

Autumn Johnson |

The Federal Trade Commission has refiled its lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that the social media giant is a monopoly.

 

Gabriela Pariseau |

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CBS This Morning host Gayle King that his platform has removed over 18 million pieces of so-called “misinformation,” but King appeared to want more. She pressed Zuckerberg to reveal how many people view the…

Alexander Hall |

Left-wing author of “Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism” Jillian C. York condemned former President Donald Trump for fomenting unrest in the past, but expressed wariness over Facebook’s ban of the infamous…

Autumn Johnson |

"Why Trump's banned and the Taliban aren't: they play by the rules." Such was the absurd comment tweeted by Technology Policy Editor of The Washington Post Mark Seibel. Facebook has issued a blanket ban on the Taliban, but Twitter allows an…