Free Speech

Alexander Hall | April 7, 2020

Could 1984-esque conditions really be heralded by the same Big Tech company that brought us cheerful Google doodles?

If Google’s totalitarian monitoring of people’s locations amidst lockdown weren’t disturbing enough,…

Corinne Weaver | April 6, 2020

Twitter has been accused of shadowbanning prominent conservatives in the past. One conservative business owner says the company is still doing it — to him.

“Twitter seems to be restricting how many people can see my tweets!…

Alexander Hall | April 6, 2020

Twitter quietly lifted its ban on coronavirus-related ads in early April, so long as companies play by a very specific set of rules.

“Twitter and Google banned coronavirus-related ads in an effort to curb misinformation and stop…

Alexander Hall | April 3, 2020

What steers Google’s policy decisions? Liberal outrage, apparently.

Google has made two major changes in its ad policies after massive pushback by liberals and the media. Google and YouTube completely reformed their approach to no…

Corinne Weaver | April 3, 2020

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign released a video in March deceptively depicting President Donald Trump calling the coronavirus a “hoax.” Twitter refused to label or take the video down, in accordance…

Alexander Hall | April 2, 2020

On Tuesday, Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson and guest Harmeet Dhillon slammed Twitter for allowing communist regimes to spread misinformation while censoring scientific debate about the cure for COVID-19.

Carlson acknowledged…

Michael Morris | April 2, 2020

Worried about the spread of the coronavirus? Many are, but is allowing the United States government to track people using location data a good idea?

A slim majority of 84 tech experts surveyed have said that the U.S. government should not…

Corinne Weaver | April 1, 2020

Third-party fact-checkers have the ability to cause pages on Facebook to be suppressed. These fact-checkers, who are paid by Facebook, are putting efforts into fact-checking satire and editorial cartoons. In other words — opinion.

Alexander Hall | April 1, 2020

One of the internet’s foremost tech journalists accused Fox News of spreading a “fake news contagion,” downplaying COVID-19, and Fox News host Sean Hannity fired back.

Recode co-founder and New York Times contributor…

Alexander Hall | March 31, 2020

Is Twitter going easy on dictators because the platform is too busy censoring conservatives?

Several Twitter accounts belonging to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were suspended early Tuesday March 31, according to Al Arabiya…

Heather Moon | March 31, 2020

Fox News host Laura Ingraham ran afoul of Twitter’s new Coronavirus rules, and was punished for it.

Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) tweeted: "Lenox Hill in New York among many hospitals already using Hydroxychloroquine with very…

Alexander Hall | March 31, 2020

Facebook is committing 100 million dollars toward local journalism hit hard in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook has reportedly already invested $300 million in local news companies, but following recent events, Facebook…

Corinne Weaver | March 30, 2020

Twitter was reportedly very eager to take down any tweets about hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus. But now that the FDA has approved the drug for the treatment of coronavirus, will Twitter restore some of the tweets it censored?

A tweet…

Corinne Weaver | March 27, 2020

Is it "hate speech" when liberals call for people to commit suicide?

Occupy Democrats, a very popular liberal Facebook page with more than 8.6 million followers, posted a screencap of a tweet on March 26 that wished for the…

Alexander Hall | March 26, 2020

Conservative news sources are calling out fact-checkers for ignoring inconvenient truths.

PolitiFact, a fact-checking website acquired by the Soros-funded Poynter Institute in 2018, flagged pro-life bloggers as "False" and…

Corinne Weaver | March 26, 2020

Twitter released a policy stating that it would restrict and remove content that would “place people at a higher risk of transmitting COVID-19.” But while some articles are left up, other articles from conservative outlets receive the…

Alexander Hall | March 25, 2020

Facebook is now aiding religious groups with a new initiative for “[k]eeping your faith community connected through the COVID-19 outbreak.”

The site launched its “Faith on Facebook Resource Hub” to help religious…

Corinne Weaver | March 25, 2020

Actor James Woods has run afoul of the Twitter sheriffs — again.

Sara Miller, his girlfriend, shared with Twitter on March 24 that her boyfriend had been locked out of Twitter, this time for sharing a picture of former Democratic…

Alexander Hall | March 24, 2020

Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) signed a letter demanding that Twitter ban Chinese propaganda accounts.

The two Republicans sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey demanding Twitter ban Chinese…

Alexander Hall | March 24, 2020

Even liberal media outlets are condemning anti-Trump ads for containing misinformation about President Donald Trump, but Twitter will not call it that.

The bias against Trump has become so egregious that even The Hill and The Washington…