Free Speech

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 31, 2018

The Satanic Temple is accusing Twitter of religious discrimination for suspending accounts affiliated with the organization and for refusing to verify those accounts.

According to Boston Magazine, the saga began when Satanic Temple…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 25, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently named former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the Ferguson protesters, and the Parkland students as his favorite accounts to follow on the site. He also advocated for the gun-control platform put forth by the…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 25, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended President Trump’s presence on Twitter during a Q&A session, citing the importance of an “open conversation.”

CNET reported that during a Q&A at the Twitter Australia office on…

Corinne Weaver | May 25, 2018

Social media platforms must work with both sides of the political spectrums if they wish to maintain neutrality. That was the message to top social media companies from a top Republican.

On Friday’s America’s Newsroom, Ronna…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 24, 2018

Conservative legal blog Legal Insurrection had its Amazon Associates partnership terminated in April, according to founder Cornell Law professor William A. Jacobson.

In a post on the site, Jacobson detailed how Legal Insurrection was once…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 23, 2018

At least half of the liberal organizations pushing the “Freedom From Facebook” movement have been funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros. One of the other organizations was also founded by controversial Women’s March…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 22, 2018

Following a 60 Minutes segment that portrayed Google as a monopolistic power, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he hopes the U.S. Department of Justice “takes a serious look” at the power wielded by tech giants.

While…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 21, 2018

Yelp and TripAdvisor have teamed up against Google to fight back against what Yelp calls an “unlawful advantage” given to Google+’s search results over its competitors when it comes to local reviews.

On Sunday, Yelp co-…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 17, 2018

YouTube has admitted it made a mistake when it briefly took down an advertisement by a Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate advertising his “Deportation Bus Tour.”

As reported by The Hill, Georgia state Sen. Michael…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 16, 2018

Facebook revealed there was a 56 percent increase in the number of posts removed for violating the site’s “hate speech” rule.

Facebook’s Community standards Enforcement Preliminary Report showed that between…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 15, 2018

Twitter announced on Tuesday it will institute a new policy to crackdown on how visible allegedly bad tweets are on the site. Users who are believed to be engaging in “troll-like” behavior will be corralled into a “[s]how more…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 15, 2018

A Twitter spokesperson defended Hamas’ ability to maintain a presence on the site, despite Twitter’s rule against supporting and perpetuating violence. According to the spokesperson, the group’s alleged commitment to peace and…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 14, 2018

Apple CEO Tim Cook used his commencement address at Duke University Sunday to grandstand for an array of liberal causes, including climate change, gun control, immigration, and the #MeToo movement.

Immediately after discussing the…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 11, 2018

Google released a new plain language version of its Privacy Policy on Friday in order to comply with European privacy laws.

In a blog post, Google’s director of privacy legal EMEA William Malcolm wrote about the site’s “…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 10, 2018

Music streaming service Spotify has removed two artists from its official playlists and recommendations in light of the site’s new policy against “Hate Content & Hateful Conduct.”

Billboard reported on Thursday that…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 9, 2018

Following Facebook’s lead, Google announced that it is banning all advertisements relating to the Ireland’s upcoming abortion referendum.

On Tuesday, Facebook decided to ban foreign ads related to Ireland’s Eighth…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 9, 2018

Several digital rights organizations have banded together to urge social media sites to be more transparent. The Electronic Freedom Frontier (EFF), the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and other…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 8, 2018

Facebook has started banning foreign advertisements related to Ireland’s referendum on its Eighth Amendment, the constitutional amendment that bans abortion in the country.

The Irish Times reported that on Tuesday, Facebook issued a…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 4, 2018

The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is reportedly the latest organization to lose its ability to raise money through Amazon due to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) anti-conservative mission.

According to a letter by ADF CEO…

Ashley Rae Goldenberg | May 3, 2018

A new Instagram filter will reportedly help crack down on bullying on the site by flagging words reportedly associated with behavior.

On the heels of Facebook publishing its Community Standards, which outline what kinds of language…