Catherine Salgado
Contributing Writer/Contractor

Catherine Salgado is a Contributing Writer and former Staff Writer/Researcher with MRC Free Speech America. She also has a column, Washington's Bayonette, on The Rogue Review and her own SubStack newsletter, Pro Deo et Libertate. Catherine previously wrote for The National Pulse and is a graduate of Christendom College with a degree in Classical Languages and Theology. She received the Andrew Breitbart MVP award for August 2021 from The Rogue Review.

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The state of California under Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is attempting to force a censorship bill on social media companies, but X just dealt that effort a major blow.

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A new state bill could lead to a spike in censorship from artificial intelligence.

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The co-founder of Wikipedia, also one of its most vocal critics, has asked a new government task force to investigate potential federal government ties to the online encyclopedia.

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Free speech advocates can rejoice following an initial ruling from a lawsuit on Brazil’s online speech crackdown.

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It appears that the Donald Trump administration is ready to fight with the European Union and the UK over the fate of online speech.

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A legacy media outlet op-ed is highlighting the good news: “A speech-regulation industry that was booming under Biden has gone bust under Trump,” as free speech advocate and attorney Jonathan Turley put it.

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Meta’s “independent” Oversight Board is reportedly in turmoil over the company’s new free speech overhaul.

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X owner Elon Musk is looking to overhaul the platform’s Community Notes fact-checking, which is good news for free speech advocates.

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DOGE employees working under X owner Elon Musk are now reportedly listed as staff at a federal agency infamous for its censorship efforts.

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The new head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking the American people to help him address potentially illegal social media censorship.

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Google and Meta artificial intelligence stunningly seemed to defend CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan’s crazy assertion that free speech caused a genocide.

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Two American tech companies have sued a controversial Brazilian judge over an alleged violation of America’s First Amendment.

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Two Democrat congressmen appear to be in panic mode after a federal agency infamous for pressuring social media began placing censorship employees on leave.

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As Meta continues to battle with the European Union over censorship, the struggle threatens to involve multiple governments on both sides of the Atlantic—including the U.S.

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The Communist Chinese government is increasingly infamous for domestic censorship and foreign data harvesting through apps like TikTok, yet two U.S. companies are deepening ties with China.

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After years of Big Tech censors aggressively targeting him for alleged health “misinformation,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed as Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary.

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Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) was eviscerated online after she stated her explicit goal of trampling free speech.

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Tech behemoth Google is apparently changing its products to appease President Donald Trump—after aggressively working to sway the 2024 election against him.

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Big Tech executives are singing a different tune after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, but their companies continue to silence free speech.

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Pro-free speech platform Rumble just got a boost, reportedly thanks to President Donald Trump.