Free Speech

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 20, 2018

During an interview with CNN over the weekend, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admitted that while Twitter employees may be more left-leaning, Twitter does not discriminate against users based on their political opinions.

In a clip of the…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 17, 2018

Not content with letting social media sites police content on their own, five Democratic U.S. Senators have sent letters to the heads of major tech companies urging them to “proactively” block users from accessing blueprints for 3-D…

Corinne Weaver | August 16, 2018

In its aim to be politically correct, Facebook has determined that criticizing an accused terrorist counts as hate speech.

According to Brigitte Gabriel, founder of Act for America, Facebook suspended her personal page for posting a…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 16, 2018

In response to the increasing criticism over his handling of the site, Twitter CEO Dorsey has conducted an array of interviews about Twitter’s future, which reportedly includes putting “alternative viewpoints” in users’…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 15, 2018

A little over a week after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey diverged from other tech giants by stating that Alex Jones would be held to the same standard as every other account, rather than succumbing Twitter succumbing to outside pressure to ban him,…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 15, 2018

On Tuesday, Twitter announced vague plans to crack down on accounts that have attempted to evade Twitter suspensions by creating new accounts.

In a tweet posted by Twitter Safety, the company said, “This week, we are suspending…

Corinne Weaver | August 14, 2018

In its overzealous policing of thought, Twitter has now picked a side on war and peace, apparently.

On August 13’s episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Peter Van Buren, a former State Department employee, told Carlson that he was…

Corinne Weaver | August 13, 2018

The media thinks that the biggest problem with social media sites is that they aren’t doing enough to spread liberal propaganda and squelch conservative thought.

In a piece by the New York Times on Tuesday, Cecilia Kang wrote…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 13, 2018

On Friday, Facebook announced a new policy that will require Facebook Pages with large U.S.-based audiences to go through an authentication process. According to Facebook, this will help crack down on fake accounts.

As Facebook explained…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 10, 2018

Facebook is ironically blocking links from people who try to share the website CodeIsFreeSpeech.com, as the site contains links to blueprints for 3D printed guns.

After a long legal battle, the U.S. Department of State settled with…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 9, 2018

Just a day after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Twitter did not suspend Alex Jones’ account because he has not violated the site’s rules, Twitter indicated that evolving rules might be used against him.

In an email sent to…

Corinne Weaver | August 9, 2018

YouTube has decided that its viewers and content creators are only allowed to believe what they decide is right — especially when it comes to climate change.

As reported by BuzzFeed, the video platform has begun “combating…

Corinne Weaver | August 7, 2018

In the running war against freedom of speech, tech companies have started to take down extremist content.

Infowars and Alex Jones were banned from at least Facebook, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Spotify. They were not banned for conspiracy…

Corinne Weaver | August 2, 2018

Twitter’s fight with  conservatives has gotten so bad that politicians want to do something about it.

On the Ingraham Angle, on July 31, House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke about Twitter’s shadowbanning…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 2, 2018

Amidst allegations of shadowbanning conservatives, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sat down for an interview with Fox News Radio’s Guy Benson. During the conversation, Dorsey portrayed Twitter’s “conversational health” initiative…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | August 1, 2018

Google is reportedly considering launching a search engine in China in compliance with censorship demands by the government, according to a report in The Intercept.

The Intercept report claims project Dragonfly has been around since last…

Corinne Weaver | August 1, 2018

Facebook is mistaking anti-fascist pages for Russian fake accounts. The shoe is now on the other foot.

According to the Daily Beast, Facebook removed “fake accounts engaged in covert influence operations against Americans.”…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | July 31, 2018

On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it removed 32 profiles and pages that it suspected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on the site. Of those 32 pages, Facebook said the most popular pages were ones such as “Resisters,…

Corinne Weaver | July 31, 2018

Once again, Missouri Republican congressional candidate Austin Peterson has fallen afoul of Twitter. This time it was for a simple joke.

After a blogger for ShareBlue decided to link Peterson’s campaign with Russian collusion, he…

Corinne Weaver | July 31, 2018

Twitter and Facebook aren’t the only tech companies accused of downplaying or demoting conservative media.

Pastor James MacDonald posted a prayer on Facebook for President Donald Trump just before the new SCOTUS nominee was…