Free Speech

Catherine Salgado |

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health called out the Biden administration for silencing free speech.

Tim Kilcullen |

Defending free speech has a heavy cost, even if you are the world’s wealthiest man. 

After businessman and futurist Elon Musk purchased Twitter, renamed it X and declared it a haven for “free speech,” Biden-led agencies targeted Musk’s…

Tom Olohan |

The Media Research Center-led Free Speech Alliance sent a critical message to the U.S. Senate on Friday: we need a free speech majority on the Federal Trade Commission. 

Tim Kilcullen |

The Biden administration sabotaged its own workers’ attempts to enforce laws protecting free speech.  

Under then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled and perverted antitrust law, encouraging…

Catherine Salgado |

While Americans celebrated St. Valentine’s Day in February, Big Tech proved that it still loves censorship.

Catherine Salgado |

Democratic lawmakers didn’t stand up for much during President Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress yesterday. Trump’s touting of the restoration of free speech was no exception.

Catherine Salgado |

The state of California under Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is attempting to force a censorship bill on social media companies, but X just dealt that effort a major blow.

Tom Olohan |

Vice President JD Vance hammered home the importance of free speech during a Monday sit-down with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Heather Moon |

Andrew Ferguson, the new Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), asked the American people to send him examples of Big Tech censorship. The Media Research Center has just the tool to deliver.

Catherine Salgado |

A new state bill could lead to a spike in censorship from artificial intelligence.

Tim Kilcullen |

If Linda McMahon is confirmed today as President Donald Trump’s secretary of education, it is imperative that the scourge of media literacy be excised from American schools. 

The Biden administration labored to build more public,…

Tom Olohan |

The House Judiciary Committee made big moves to get to the bottom of foreign attacks on free speech.

Catherine Salgado |

The co-founder of Wikipedia, also one of its most vocal critics, has asked a new government task force to investigate potential federal government ties to the online encyclopedia.

P. Gardner Goldsmith |

In a chilling move for free speech, Apple Inc. has abandoned privacy protection for its to U.K. users. Christina Maas reported for ReclaimTheNet that in the first week of February, Kier Starmer’s for the little guy Labour-led government told…

Catherine Salgado |

Free speech advocates can rejoice following an initial ruling from a lawsuit on Brazil’s online speech crackdown.

Tom Olohan |

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) didn’t spend years fighting Big Tech censorship to let Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) outright deny that censorship faced by conservatives on social media platforms exists.

Catherine Salgado |

It appears that the Donald Trump administration is ready to fight with the European Union and the UK over the fate of online speech.

Catherine Salgado |

A legacy media outlet op-ed is highlighting the good news: “A speech-regulation industry that was booming under Biden has gone bust under Trump,” as free speech advocate and attorney Jonathan Turley put it.

Tom Olohan |

European bureaucrats eager to crack down on free speech seek major leverage over American social media platforms, House Republicans warned on Sunday.

Catherine Salgado |

Meta’s “independent” Oversight Board is reportedly in turmoil over the company’s new free speech overhaul.