Free Speech

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld Texas's “free speech” law on Friday, which would prevent social media companies from censoring certain viewpoints online.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that the ruling was a…

Shortly after Biden said MAGA Republicans represent a threatening “extremism,” the Biden White House heralded that leftist Big Tech companies, in “coordination” with the administration, will be rolling out new tools and policies to combat so-…

All aboard the censorship train! Today’s destinations: YouTube and Eventbrite.

On this week’s episode of CensorTrack with Paiten, we looked at YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s attempt to portray her platform as a haven for free speech. We…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he signed a bill that will radically change how social media companies are required to disclose certain policies.

The law, which Newsom called a “transparency measure,” will require…

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and two other Republican House lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the Biden White House hand over its correspondence allegedly pressuring Big Tech to increase online censorship.

House Energy and Commerce…

What is the Department of Homeland Security doing online in the wake of the death of its failed Disinformation Governance Board? It’s trying to resurrect its remains and make something worse.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…

Despite contentious legal battles, Twitter’s shareholders approved Elon Musk’s deal to purchase the platform for $44 billion.

The Verge reported Tuesday that the company confirmed it has enough votes to approve the purchase. Musk, however…

As another 9/11 anniversary came and went, Facebook censored 9/11 photos rather than what appeared to be an embarrassing suicide joke from President Joe Biden. Even Facebook had to admit its mistake. 

Facebook censored an image of a…

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard allegations of foreign governments meddling in U.S. industry. 

Twitter may have employed at least three foreign intelligence agents and kept Chinese Communist Party-linked advertising accounts on…

YouTube’s CEO said she wants free speech on her platform. The only problem is that she qualified it. 

“We want to enable people to express their points of view and enable as much free speech as we possibly can have.”  YouTube…

Twitter reportedly paid a whistleblower $7 million for his silence on company operations.

Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is citing the transaction to bolster his claims that Twitter misled him and the Securities…

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company did not purchase Twitter because of “bots” on the platform.

On Thursday, the New York Post reported that Iger told attendees at the Vox Code Conference that “hate speech” and “bots” were large…

Big Tech companies often don’t prioritize child safety, and parents know it. 

Eighty-two percent of American parents are concerned about Big Tech’s influence on their children’s lives, according to a new poll by child advocacy…

The Communist China-appeasing oligarchs at TikTok have kicked the platform’s ridiculous censorship apparatus into high gear to nix free speech from its platform.

MRC Free Speech America has been tracking TikTok’s anti-American censorship…

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday struck down a bill that would have allowed big media companies to ignore antitrust laws and jointly negotiate with social media companies on content distribution.

The committee by a vote of 11-10…

The West is at “war.” At least, that’s how liberal journalist Glenn Greenwald described the tumultuous battle raging online that could determine whether or not the internet will be free.

Liberal journalist Glenn Greenwald slammed media…

When in doubt, point to the Trump administration! That’s what White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did Wednesday when she dodged a question about alleged collusion between the Biden administration and social media companies to suppress…

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R) announced in a press release and on Twitter Tuesday that more bombshell documentation about alleged collusion between the Biden administration and Big Tech will be emerging.

The U.S. District…

Two liberal rags pooh-poohed a letter sent Thursday by House Republicans to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that seeks more information from Facebook about its communication with the federal government that led to censorship of the Hunter Biden…

A Washington state court judge ruled last week that Meta intentionally violated campaign finance laws.

In July, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a summary judgment motion arguing that Meta violated the state’s campaign…