Alexander Hall
MRC Free Speech America Staff Writer

Alexander Hall works as a Staff Writer for the Free Speech America division of NewsBusters at the Media Research Center. He is also the host of TechShark, a show featuring weekly tech/politics stories, a joint project of MRC Free Speech America and MRCTV. Before his current position, he graduated from Saint Mary’s College of California with a bachelor’s degree in Communications.

Alexander Hall | July 1, 2019

Hate preacher Louis Farrakhan and his Nation of Islam organization’s pages were deplatformed from Facebook on May 2 during its purge of “hate speech.” While most remain banished, Facebook strangely has allowed one dedicated to…

Alexander Hall | June 28, 2019

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg doesn’t even pretend to be neutral. She donated $1 million to Planned Parenthood’s abortion advocacy to aid ‘marginalized,’ ‘women of color.’

HuffPost quoted Sandberg in a June 28 article, where she said “I…

Alexander Hall | June 27, 2019

Twitter is launching a new program to flag tweets as offensive. And it’s No.1 target appears to be President Donald Trump. 

The company announced via its blog June 27 that it will mark the tweets of politicians who break its…

Alexander Hall | June 27, 2019

Democratic leaders have not only accused social media of enabling misinformation, but speculated Big Tech companies profit from it. 

Politicians on both sides of the aisle raked social media over the coals at a June 26 hearing before…

Alexander Hall | June 26, 2019

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) warned Big Tech companies and his Democratic counterparts Wednesday that free speech is a fundamental value, and losing it will “tear us apart.”

Crenshaw was commenting during the June 26 hearing (…

Alexander Hall | June 25, 2019

When the U.S.-based crowdfunding website GoFundMe booted Australian athlete Israel Folau, critics had no idea it would be the best thing they could do for him. 

Folau is a popular national figure both as an athlete and an outspoken…