Free Speech

Alexander Hall | May 21, 2020
If you install updates on your phone without reading the details then you might get an unwanted surprise. The latest involves contact tracking technology. Contact tracing technology, in theory, will notify users when they have entered the presence…
Alexander Hall | May 21, 2020
MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski has called for Twitter to deplatform a sitting president. Brzezinski used both her show and her Twitter to demand that President Donald Trump be deplatformed. She even went so far as directly accusing him of “…
Heather Moon | May 20, 2020
President Donald Trump retweeted a video on Saturday that was quickly deleted.  The video was a short clip from a speech that conservative Michelle Malkin gave decrying social media censorship of conservative voices.
Alexander Hall | May 20, 2020

While clips will be available on his YouTube channel, world-famous podcast host Joe Rogan is moving his massively popular and free talk show exclusively to the Spotify platform. “The Joe Rogan Experience, one of the most popular podcasts in the…

Corinne Weaver | May 19, 2020
A co-chair of the Facebook Oversight Board admitted that conservatives had reason to believe that the Board was “loaded” with “people from the progressive side of the spectrum.” Four members of the Facebook Oversight…
Alexander Hall | May 19, 2020
Facebook’s CEO has taken flak from both the left and the right for how he runs his platform, but Mark Zuckerberg appears to have set his sights on preventing China from corrupting the internet. Zuckerberg warned in a livestream discussion with…
Corinne Weaver | May 19, 2020
The founder of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger, has some harsh words for his old platform, which he said has changed from what he wanted it to be. “Wikipedia no longer has an effective neutrality policy,” he wrote in his blog on May 14. …
Alexander Hall | May 18, 2020
If normal radical liberals in Big Tech weren’t bad enough, Twitch has named a transgender streamer who self-identifies as a deer to be on the platform’s “Safety Advisory Council.” Steph “FerociouslySteph” Loehr…
Alexander Hall | May 18, 2020

The U.S. Justice Department and state attorneys general may file antitrust lawsuits against search giant Google, The Wall Street Journal reported. Attorney General William Barr, according to The Journal May 15, sees this probe against…

Alexander Hall | May 15, 2020

Liberal website ratings firm NewsGuard has expanded its partnership with Microsoft in order to spread “news literacy.” NewsGuard describes itself as a company that provides “credibility ratings” and detailed “Nutrition Labels” on news and…

Heather Moon | May 15, 2020
Facebook has shut down two of the Michigan shutdown protest groups. “Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine” and “Michigan United for Liberty” were Facebook groups created as a result of the Michigan lockdowns.…
Alexander Hall | May 15, 2020
After years of Big Tech being in the spotlight for anti-conservative bias, Google appears to have cut back its far-left diversity and inclusion programs. “Google has significantly rolled back its diversity and inclusion initiatives in an…
NB Staff | May 14, 2020

Facebook’s new Oversight Board poorly represents conservatives. That was the conclusion of a new Media Research Center report “The Radical Views Behind Facebook’s New Oversight Board.” “If Facebook wants to be a real platform, let people speak…

Alexander Hall | May 14, 2020
Move over Russia. China is waging a massive disinformation war in an attempt to destabilize the United States by scapegoating it for spreading the COVID-19 virus. “An army of bot accounts linked to an alleged Chinese government-backed…
Corinne Weaver | May 14, 2020
Facebook’s new Oversight Board has been criticized as too liberal and too international to decide on American content. The current structure of the board ensures that. Fifteen of the 20 board members are from outside the United States.…
Alexander Hall | May 13, 2020
Facebook unleashed an artificial intelligence program to scour users’ posts for “hate speech” and “misinformation.” “Facebook on Monday released a new report detailing how it uses a combination of artificial…
Corinne Weaver | May 13, 2020
Out of the first 20 members on Facebook’s new Oversight Board, only two are on the right. Michael McConnell, one of those two, told the Media Research Center in an exclusive interview not to expect many more conservatives from the next 20…
Alexander Hall | May 12, 2020
Twitter is now slapping labels and warnings on content to let users know what they are and aren’t allowed to post about the COVID-19 crisis. “Starting today, we’re introducing new labels and warning messages that will provide…
Alexander Hall | May 12, 2020
As U.S. lawmakers close in on Big Tech with antitrust investigations, Facebook is striking back by aiding the launch of a powerful tech lobby. “Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would…
Corinne Weaver | May 11, 2020
In an exclusive interview with the Media Research Center, newly appointed Facebook Oversight Co-Chairman Michael McConnell, said he would like to "audit" Facebook's controversial fact-checkers.