Alec Schemmel
MRC Free Speech America Staff Writer/Researcher

Alec Schemmel is a Staff Writer/Researcher for the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America. He previously spent time with The Daily Caller and his work has appeared in other places, including The Western Journal, The College Fix and InfluenceWatch.org. Schemmel graduated in May 2020 with a BA in Journalism and Political Science from American University. While in college, he wrote for numerous campus publications and also interned on Capitol Hill. Originally, he is from Charlotte, NC, but currently lives in the D.C. Metro area.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, admitted he doesn’t know much about the First Amendment, but that didn’t stop him from calling it “bonkers” and blaming social media platforms for trying to “redefine what free speech means.” The Duke of Sussex…

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Twitter is now even restricting statements made by former President Donald Trump on its platform. The social media giant has reportedly censored accounts that have shared statements from Trump, which he released from his new website, From the…

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Former President Donald Trump did not take the recent decision by the Facebook Oversight Board lying down. Trump blasted Big Tech as “a total disgrace” in a statement following the Board’s decision to at least temporarily uphold a ban on his…

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Facebook has once again shown that on its platform only certain viewpoints are allowed in discussions about controversial topics. Facebook announced it would be censoring so-called “misinformation” and “hate speech” regarding the verdict in…

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Roughly two months after banning Project Veritas, Twitter has permanently suspended the investigative outlet’s founder James O’Keefe. O’Keefe’s ban came after Project Veritas released undercover video of a CNN staffer bragging about helping Joe…

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Posts on social media are considered to have historical significance. But Twitter put its anti-conservative bias and outright disdain for former President Donald Trump on full display when it declared it would not allow his archived tweets to…

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Facebook has vowed to keep users “Safe and Informed” about the coronavirus. In an effort to meet its authoritarian goal, it censored millions of posts. Facebook’s Vice President of Integrity Guy Rosen admitted to washing Facebook of coronavirus…

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America’s largest online marketplace has now made it clear that dissenting opinions are no longer welcome there. Amazon said in a letter that inclusion of opposing viewpoints in the debate on gender dysphoria will no longer be allowed on its…

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In retaliation to a proposed law in Australia that would require tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for news content on their platforms, Facebook blocked all local and global news sites from Australia. Facebook’s Australian news blackout…

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Amazon deplatformed the social media site Parler for violent content, but it has no problem providing violent, terrorist or Nazi content to its customers. A flag from the terrorist group Hamas, a beanie that has the word “lynching” emblazoned…

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson tore into Bank of America (BofA) for allegedly searching and releasing private customer data to federal investigators following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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YouTube has removed video footage of a U.S. Senate hearing — at least the second time the platform has censored a Senate hearing. YouTube took down “two videos of doctors testifying under oath,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) tweeted on January 27. The…

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping down and being replaced by the head of Amazon Web Services, which deplatformed Parler. Andy Jassy, who has led the company’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) division, will reportedly take over as the company’s CEO. AWS…

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A group called Robinhood Stock Traders lost out to the sheriff — in this case, Facebook. The social media site removed the group from the platform and later restored it without explanation, according to Reuters.

The group is similar to…

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CEO Susan Wojcicki announced in a Jan. 26 blog that it removed over half a million videos under its COVID policies since February. It’s not just wacky conspiracy theories being taken down either. “We’ve continued to make updates to our COVID-19…

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Rick Wilson, the co-founder of the virulently anti-Trump Lincoln Project, said conservatives are being banned because they “suck” and “say evil shit.” Wilson, who is known for making over-the-top attacks on the right, appeared unable to discuss…

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Amazon Web Services filed a lawsuit on Jan. 12 that stated, “Compelling AWS to host content that plans, encourages, and incites violence would be unprecedented.” However, the platform has no problem hosting content on Amazon that says, “kill the…

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Parler isn’t the only free-speech-friendly tech company facing backlash from the riot at the U.S. Capitol. A new tech startup created by former Republican candidate for Congress Elizabeth Heng, called “The New Internet,” has also been targeted.…

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Amazon terminated its contract with free speech platform Parler for “violent content on your website.” But Amazon itself deals with merchandise that advocates the death of all Republicans or specifically targets President Donald Trump.

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One of the world’s largest e-commerce service providers removed online stores operated by The Trump Organization and Trump Campaign following the siege of the U.S. Capitol building by pro-Trump protesters. The online stores, Shop.DonaldJTrump.com…