Free Speech

Alexander Hall | February 14, 2022

Facebook reportedly blocked the account of Canadian businesswoman Raechel Allan-Nicholls allegedly for being associated with the Freedom Convoy protesting draconian COVID-19 policies.

As working people fight for their most basic freedoms…

Catherine Salgado | February 11, 2022

Tuesday on SiriusXM Innovative tech entrepreneur David Sacks told Megyn Kelly during her show that “Silicon Valley turned its back on a lot of the principles that it was founded with, in terms of a free and open internet.” Now the very…

Craig Bannister | February 11, 2022

Legacy media professionals say the mix of news people see on social media platforms is one-sided, inaccurate and one-sided – just the way Americans say they view the legacy news media.

A new Medill Media Industry Survey of more than…

Catherine Salgado | February 11, 2022

The leftist group PatriotTakes was part of the release of a controversial video that attacked podcasting star Joe Rogan. PatriotTakes just happens to be reportedly partnered with leftist SuperPAC MeidasTouch, which was funded by actress Bette…

Autumn Johnson | February 10, 2022

Since many on the left have called on Spotify to remove Joe Rogan’s podcast from its lineup, it is worth noting that the podcasts of convicted criminals and alleged racists are still up.

Rogan has faced criticism on the left for allegedly…

Autumn Johnson | February 10, 2022

The Internet Accountability Project launched a national television ad that called for the break up of Big Tech.

The Daily Caller News Foundation first reported the news.

The IAP launched the ad buy on Newsmax in support of two…

Gabriela Pariseau | February 10, 2022

Johns Hopkins Professor of Surgery Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H. said that LinkedIn removed a research letter he co-authored because the scientific research allegedly violated its “Professional Community Policies.” He later tweeted that Linkedin…

Alexander Hall | February 10, 2022

The embattled legendary podcaster Joe Rogan defended his right to speak his mind on his podcast.

Rogan, host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, slammed recent Cancel Culture witch hunts against his show: “This is a political hit-job,…

Catherine Salgado | February 9, 2022

Republican senators slammed President Joe Biden’s FCC nominee Gigi Sohn during her Feb. 9 Senate confirmation hearing. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and others hit her both for her bias and for a “sweetheart deal.”

“Did you disclose that…

Alexander Hall | February 9, 2022

Revealing the home address of public figures has become a predatory tactic among hostile political activist groups.

The Meta Oversight Board demanded that Meta-owned Facebook strengthen its policies against the sharing of private citizens…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | February 9, 2022

Roses are red, violets are blue, I wish that this article wasn't true. Unfortunately, it is. 

OKCupid is an internet dating service. Think of Christian Mingle and then think of the furthest thing from it. That is OKCupid. This year,…

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg | February 9, 2022

It’s episode twenty-four of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week we talked about how Big Tech is censoring groups that advocate for traditional education, fight for parental voice and choice in classrooms and oppose Critical…

Joseph Vazquez, Gabriela Pariseau | February 9, 2022

Big Tech speech restrictions turned COVID-19 into the most pro-censorship environment in the U.S. at least since World War II. Media Research Center has found more than 800 examples of bans, deleted content, and other speech restrictions related…

Autumn Johnson | February 8, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that demanded an investigation into GoFundMe.

GoFundMe faced criticism last week after it banned–and then reinstated–a fundraiser dedicated to the “Freedom Convoy,” a…

Autumn Johnson | February 8, 2022

The Internal Revenue Service reportedly abandoned a plan that required taxpayers to use facial recognition software.

The plan would have required users to independently verify their identity in order to obtain a tax transcript or set…

NB Staff | February 8, 2022

Spotify seems to have targeted Joe Rogan as it still hasn't clarified its overall policy on racial slurs.

The platform continues to host a ton of content chock full of the racial slur, including one Lil’ Jon song that belts the N-word a…

Joseph Vazquez | February 8, 2022

The Heritage Foundation released a damning report blasting censorship and showing that it has jumped fully into the fight against Silicon Valley speech controls. 

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts didn’t mince words about…

Gabriela Pariseau | February 7, 2022

Twitter permanently suspended an anti-critical race theory organization, then reinstated the account after MRC Free Speech America asked the platform for an explanation. A Twitter spokesperson told MRC Free Speech America that the account was “…

Catherine Salgado | February 7, 2022

Meta reportedly predicted that regulations covering online data could prevent the company from offering Facebook and Instagram in Europe.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, stated in an annual report for the U.S. Securities and…

Craig Bannister | February 7, 2022

Grammy Award-winning Country singer Travis Tritt thinks it’s strange that singers who trumpeted free speech in the 60’s and 70’s are now fighting against it. 

“I really find it strange that so many musicians from the 60’s and 70…