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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Twitter, saving the world from Valentine’s Day memes since 2021, apparently. 

Twitter slapped a warning label on a Valentine’s Day meme from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) due to a “risk of violence.” 

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While Congress and the Senate were wrapped up in impeaching and acquitting former President Donald Trump mostly along partisan lines (again), one state decided to take the issue of Big Tech dominance into its own hands.  A new North Dakota bill…

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Another day, another conservative censored on Facebook. This time, Hercules said his account got censored.

Christian, conservative actor Kevin Sorbo, known for his role in the TV series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” said  Facebook…

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Twitter has once again demonstrated that its policies are perhaps more flexible in some cases: namely, if you’re not a conservative. Twitter banned Project Veritas and temporarily locked its founder James O'Keefe’s account for allegedly posting “…

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Big Tech companies have doubled down in their efforts to suppress content they have deemed “misinformation” about COVID-19 and vaccinations. Facebook and YouTube have reportedly removed a video questioning the COVID-19 vaccine. Facebook also…

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The YouTube censorship Gestapo has struck again. YouTube has reportedly entirely banned the pro-life group LifeSiteNews from the platform in its latest attempt to silence conservative voices. 

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Twitter’s obvious bias against conservatives becomes more ridiculous by the minute. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) lied and falsely accused Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) of “trying to get [her] killed”, and has now refused to apologize for her…

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Senate Democrats have decided to take a swing at reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and if it censors more speech, it will do far more harm than good. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN…

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The self-proclaimed truth overlords have struck again, lest anyone raise questions about possible election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. 

YouTube and Vimeo have removed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s documentary Absolute Proof,…

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) apparently expects her supporters to cover for her lying. Ocasio-Cortez has now reportedly encouraged her supporters to report social media users who call her out for the fact that she was not…

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Twitter slapped warning labels on tweets questioning the results of the 2020 presidential election all day long. But if a Democrat congressman falsely accuses a conservative senator of attempted murder, the platform turns a blind eye. A sitting…

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The Facebook Oversight Board (the Board) released its first several decisions. And as it turns out, Facebook could have saved a lot of time and effort by simply not censoring posts on the platform in the first place. The Board overturned four of…

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A group of users on Reddit essentially decided to poke Wall Street with a stick. The result was a surge of GameStop’s stock, crocodile tears from hedge fund managers, and of course, Big Tech censorship. 

Discord reportedly banned the…

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Facebook may now label speaking out against transgenderism as “violence and incitement.” Facebook reportedly suspended a Bible professor for seven days following a post criticizing President Joe Biden’s new policies towards transgender…

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Perhaps Twitter was losing sleep over the fact that it’s been a whole three days since it censored a prominent conservative. Twitter banned MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, making him only the latest conservative censored on the platform this month…

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As if constantly labeling tweets wasn’t enough, Twitter has now introduced a new method to tackle what it deems to be “misinformation.” Twitter’s new innovation in censorship, Birdwatch, is intended to allow Twitter users to rat out and “provide…

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Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been a hot topic for quite some time, and now, the left appears to be using the liability shield as an excuse to attempt to further regulate free speech online. 

Democrats in Congress and…

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Twitter has been particularly egregious in its censorship in the last few weeks, but sometimes, the platform chooses to ignore particularly egregious content. Now, a recent lawsuit has alleged that the platform may have allowed child pornography…

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It appears as though Facebook is trying to shift the decision making, and therefore the blame, as to whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed back on the platform.  

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While Twitter loves censoring conservatives, the platform is often hesitant to take action against other world leaders. However, the platform has finally taken at least a little action against harmful propaganda from China.