Autumn Johnson
Contributing Writer

Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats.

Autumn Johnson | May 14, 2021

After being banned by Facebook and Twitter, former President Donald Trump is considering new platforms to share his content.

Trump is reportedly considering Clouthub and FreeSpace, new social media networks created to take on Big Tech.…

Autumn Johnson | May 7, 2021

The Biden administration signaled its intent to join an international agreement to stop “violent” extremism online.

The controversial agreement is named after the New Zealand city where a far-right gunman murdered 51 people in a mosque in…

Autumn Johnson | May 7, 2021

Twitter revealed the “tip jar” feature this week, enabling users to contribute to a small number of users. But the social media giant neglected to mention the sender’s address is revealed to the recipient.

The new feature supports several…

Autumn Johnson | May 4, 2021

The Heritage Foundation has promised to no longer to accept financial support from Big Tech companies so long as the platforms suppress conservative viewpoints. 

Heritage previously rejected a $225,000 donation from Google and…

Autumn Johnson | May 1, 2021

After a controversial blog post banned “societal and political discussions” at Basecamp, roughly one-third of the company’s employees resigned.

Basecamp is a web application development company. The backlash came after company CEO Jason…

Autumn Johnson | April 30, 2021

A third-party fact-checker on Instagram labeled a quote from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on racism in America as “missing context.” The post that was flagged came from Turning Point USA's account.

The fact-checker Science Feedback…