Free Speech

Alexander Hall | January 10, 2020

Want to be a successful YouTuber? Better bow down to diversity and inclusion demands and stop with your “unconscious bias.”

YouTube released a video blog “Create Inclusive Videos to Reach More Viewers” via its…

Corinne Weaver | January 9, 2020

The media and Democrats want to limit Facebook ads before the 2020 election. But Facebook refused to cave in to their demands.

In a Jan. 9 blog post published by Facebook Director of Product Management Rob Leathern, the company argued…

Alexander Hall | January 8, 2020

At least one person on the conservative side appears to understand the importance of free speech on social media. President Donald Trump touted the critical importance of social media in the face of a biased liberal media.

Trump praised…

Corinne Weaver | January 8, 2020

Popular blogging forum Tumblr wants its users to beware of fake news online.

The company, owned by WordPress company Automattic, launched a campaign called World Wide What. In the form of a Tumblr blog, the campaign shares articles from…

Alexander Hall | January 7, 2020
As deceptively edited videos and memes go viral, the Internet's leading social network has had to make a tough call as the 2020 election approaches.

Facebook’s Vice President of Global Policy Management Monika Bickert wrote a company…

Alexander Hall | January 6, 2020

Britain is racing to become perhaps the most politically correct dystopia as it announces new threats to punish Big Tech companies for “harmful content” produced by users on their platforms.

“Britain is set to hold…

Corinne Weaver | January 6, 2020

The liberal media is sitting up and taking notice of what conservatives are doing -- and they aren’t happy about it.

The New York Times published a write-up about PragerU, a conservative video site founded by Dennis Prager, on Jan.…

Alexander Hall | January 3, 2020

In a stunning list reviewing the most dangerous internet denizens of the past decade, Wired listed President Trump first among oppressive foreign leaders, terrorists and others.

Wired painted a foreboding cyberpunk future of the new…

Alexander Hall | January 2, 2020

Big Tech censorship has reared its head online and in media, and if reports are to be believed, tech companies may also be targeting their own employees to silence dissenting opinions in the workplace too.

An employee alleged, according…

Corinne Weaver | January 2, 2020

Apps collect data about their users. What happens when a foreign government owns that data?

The U.S. military did not want to find out. According to an NBC News report, the Defense Information Systems Agency advised employees to avoid…

Alexander Hall | December 30, 2019

One of the top YouTube creators, PewDiePie, warned that the site is under threat — from the very people who run it.

PewDiePie addressed questions from his fans in a December 28 video and questioned the future of the entire platform…

Alexander Hall | December 30, 2019

Hate crimes are tragic. Now they are typically followed by calls for government crackdowns on speech.

In the wake of the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a Rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, weekday morning CNN Newsroom co-host…

Gabriel Hays | December 26, 2019

UK's government-funded news media giant BBC is considering measures to discourage its “top correspondents” from biased tweeting.

The actions follow election criticism from both left and right.

The Guardian…

Alexander Hall | December 20, 2019

The photo sharing platform Instagram has launched the rise of many influencers ranging from aspiring models to artists, but now it is restricting what products these influencers can be paid to promote.

“Across the Facebook company,…

Alexander Hall | December 19, 2019
LGBTQ Privilege? YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the company consults with the LBGTQ community to make sure they don’t feel they are being censored. Wouldn’t it be nice if conservatives had such a seemingly favored group?  

Alexander Hall | December 18, 2019

Some in Big Tech have made swipes at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for his company’s free speech stance on political ads, and the hits keep on coming.

The CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey unfollowed Mark Zuckerberg handle “@finkd…

Alexander Hall | December 18, 2019

It’s the future you probably didn’t ask for -- being nagged by Artificial Intelligence to stop being “offensive” and “bullying.”

Instagram touted its new anti-bullying Artificial Intelligence program in…

Alexander Hall | December 17, 2019

Facebook is taking another shot at improving its fact-check process, by adding a large group of part-time contractors to help sort information from disinformation.

In an attempt to assuage the concerns of conservatives and free speech…

Corinne Weaver | December 17, 2019

The 2020 election is going to be fought online and the left has decided to create its own fact-check unit.

The Democratic National Committee started a “counter-disinformation unit” to “serve[] as a knowledge base and…

Alexander Hall | December 16, 2019

Some content creators are concerned about the direction platforms are taking after recent policy change announcements. Will free speech be allowed on social media?

YouTube’s Vice President and Global Head of Trust & Safety Matt…