Free Speech

Tim Graham | October 31, 2025

Congressional hearings are a great opportunity for Republicans to expose the Left with tough questions. In a March hearing with the CEOs of PBS and NPR, Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) demonstrated how to drag them into answers they don't want to…

Heather Moon | October 31, 2025

The X account of epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher was nearly unreachable following the platform's ban from search results after he shared a study linking vaccines to autism. Hulscher is associated with the McCullough Foundation, formed in 2023 for…

Catherine Salgado | October 30, 2025

Climate alarmist billionaire Bill Gates made a surprising admission about “climate change” that Big Tech has yet to make.

Heather Moon | October 30, 2025

EA suspended a Battlefield 6 player for using the slang "GGEZ," deemed as "Hateful Conduct," blocking the user for a week. The slang, which means "good game, easy," is often employed sarcastically in gaming. The incident highlights EA's strict…

Tom Olohan | October 29, 2025

A top Google executive made clear at a Wednesday hearing that the tech giant was proud of its censorship record. This admission may have dire implications for Big Tech’s ability to censor without consequences. 

Catherine Salgado | October 29, 2025

Tech giant Google, increasingly under scrutiny for antitrust and anti-free speech violations, just once again lost in court.

Heather Moon | October 28, 2025

A British documentary highlighting the rise of Orwellian language policing in the U.K. is ironically being censored on the platform X due to a 2023 law requiring age verification. Users must log into age-verified accounts to view it, limiting…

Michael Morris | October 28, 2025

The 21st annual Free Speech Week marked a pivotal moment in America’s push toward reinvigorating free speech principles, hailed by the Media Research Center (MRC). The late Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was posthumously awarded for…

Catherine Salgado | October 28, 2025

A new report accuses communist Chinese government-tied app TikTok of boosting a controversial Democrat candidate in the upcoming New York City mayoral election.

Heather Moon | October 27, 2025

Preston Byrne, a lawyer and fellow at the Adam Smith Institute, advocates for a legal doctrine, "Lex loci machinae," which suggests that U.S.-based tech platforms should follow American laws, not foreign censorship rules. Byrne aims to protect…

Dan Schneider | October 24, 2025

On the eve of the 21st annual Free Speech Week, “No Kings” protesters filled the streets, denouncing “The Great Dictator” for trampling the Constitution, especially the First Amendment. The irony was entirely lost on them.

Tom Olohan | October 24, 2025

Americans increasingly support the First Amendment as Big Tech platforms and the U.S. government draw down their censorship efforts. This was evident in a 2025 poll showing that over half of Americans strongly disagree that the First Amendment is…

Tom Olohan | October 24, 2025

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales couldn’t keep his facts straight while defending the online encyclopedia, admitting it relies on legacy media while downplaying its effective blacklist of right-leaning outlets.

MRC Staff | October 24, 2025

On this 21st annual Free Speech Week, the Media Research Center recognized numerous individuals across the political sphere from the Trump administration to the halls of Congress and from public advocacy to the courts, but none were more…

Michael Morris, Dan Schneider | October 24, 2025

In the current climate of shifting political landscapes, MRC celebrated the importance of free speech by honoring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk with the 2025 MRC Free Speech Award. Amid debates over Big Tech's liability under Section 230…

Tim Graham | October 24, 2025

Free speech includes the freedom to mock humorless liberals. Whether it was jokes about CNN buying huge washing machines to launder news or naming transgender Biden appointee Rachel Levine "Man Of The Year," Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon tells…

Iris Miller | October 24, 2025

MRC president David Bozell appeared on Fox & Friends First Friday Morning to honor Charlie Kirk as the sole winner of MRC's annual free speech award. Host Todd Piro asked Bozell what other factors went into choosing Kirk for this award.…

Gabriela Pariseau | October 23, 2025

Global censorship has surged in recent years, but a brave few have steadfastly stood against tyrannical regimes attempting to tighten their grip in America and abroad.

Heather Moon | October 23, 2025

Trump's AI czar, David Sacks, criticized Reid Hoffman of Anthropic for supporting a "backdoor Woke AI" agenda, accusing the AI company of backing leftist regulations after hiring the "Biden AI team." This comes amidst claims of bias in AI…

Tom Olohan | October 23, 2025

After years of contending with the Biden White House and its anti-free speech Big Tech collaborators, free speech defenders face an administration far friendlier to their values and, as a result, a wildly different social media landscape. …