Kayla Sargent
MRC Free Speech America Staff Writer

Kayla Sargent joined MRC Free Speech America as a Staff Writer in August. She recently graduated from Liberty University with a degree in Government: Politics and Policy.

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Nearly all major social media platforms banned former President Donald Trump in January after he called for “peace” following the Capitol riot. A new study from the Pew Research Center revealed just how controversial the bans were to the American…

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A former Dow Jones CEO has decided to launch his own news media startup aimed at handling “misinformation” on social media. Because the world needed another one. Former Dow Jones CEO William Lewis launched “The News Movement” to tackle what he…

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Facebook quietly unpublished a pro-life page as the tech world focused on former President Donald Trump. The platform’s Oversight Board had an upcoming decision on the former president’s Facebook suspension when LifeSiteNews lost its page. The…

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An alleged “vaccine safety” organization has fought to have its case against Facebook censorship heard in court. 

The Children’s Health Defense (CHD) appeared in court May 5 to fight a motion to dismiss its lawsuit against Facebook, CEO…

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Even when decisions appear to go their way, liberal journalists on Twitter still find a way to complain. The Facebook Oversight Board decided to at least temporarily uphold Facebook’s ban of former President Donald Trump but insisted Facebook…

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In a massive blow to free speech online, the Facebook Oversight Board decided to uphold the platform’s ban of former President Donald Trump. But with limits. The Board “upheld” Facebook’s decision to ban Trump after more than three months of…

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Software company Basecamp decided to ban political discussions from its internal forums. The left could not handle the idea of a neutral company and went on the attack. The company banned “societal and political discussions” and even put its…

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Intellectual Dark Web member and podcast host Joe Rogan, once again, appears to have angered the left with recent comments on the COVID-19 vaccine in his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

 

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Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been a hot button issue in the tech policy world. A recent video may encourage lawmakers and everyday citizens to recognize the law’s impact and importance. 

The Federalist Society, also…

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Conservatives have raised the alarm about Big Tech censorship for years. But now a far-left senator has admitted that Big Tech’s power may be a problem. Newly elected Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) spoke out against Facebook’s power in an April 27…

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The Senate has called Facebook, Twitter and Google executives back into the spotlight to testify before a subcommittee on the role their algorithms play in online discourse. High-ranking Facebook, Twitter and Google employees will testify before…

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In response to Big Tech's continued onslaught of censorship against conservatives, the Media Research Center has decided that we've had enough and so we've created a channel on Rumble to promote the use of free-speech-oriented platforms. Rumble,…

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Apple has had a history of charging app developers fees for the honor of having an app in the App Store. But several companies have now accused Apple of “anticompetitive” practices in a Senate subcommittee hearing. The hearing, entitled “…

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Facebook’s fact-checkers are covering for the left’s huge election power grab in H.R. 1. A far left AP fact-checker spent 850 words trying, and failing, to debunk a graphic about the bill. AP News fact-checked a graphic from the Media Research…

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Twitter may soon face a jury over allegations of defamation after it censored guerilla journalism head James O’Keefe. Project Veritas founder O’Keefe has filed a defamation lawsuit against Twitter after the platform suspended his account last…

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In a win for free speech, Apple finally allowed the free speech-oriented app Parler back into the App Store. Apple sent a letter to Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) that stated the App Store would once again host Parler, according to…

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It appears as though one senator is fed up with Big Tech’s power, and has introduced two antitrust bills in the last week to take these massive corporations down. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) recently introduced the “Bust Up Big Tech Act.” The bill…

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One of America’s oldest newspapers can’t catch a break from Big Tech censorship.  Facebook blocked the link to a New York Post story that criticized Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors for purchasing her fourth home. The house…

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The Senate has once again considered legislation to protect the federal government from communist Chinese-owned TikTok. 

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) reintroduced the No TikTok on Government Devices Act to ban the TikTok app from official…

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Big Tech has censored conservatives on social media for years now in a near constant battle for the right to exist in the digital age. But now conservative leaders have come together to develop a strategy to take on Big Tech, fight back.…