Luis Cornelio
Associate Editor for Free Speech America

Luis is the associate editor for MRC Free Speech America. After graduating cum laude from the CUNY's City College of New York with a political science major, Luis worked for President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. Following the 2020 election, Luis served as the editor-in-chief of the start-up news site El American (now Voz Media) and as an aide at the Thomas More Society. He previously held an internship at The Heritage Foundation.

Zuckerberg Wants Its AI to 'Know You'—In Every Way
Luis Cornelio, Catherine Salgado | May 2, 2025

Picture this: a man walks up to you and says he wants to be your friend, follow you everywhere, read your thoughts, and predict what you'll think before you even think it. Creepy, right? Well, that's exactly what Mark Zuckerberg says he wants his…

Woah! Rubio Hints Trump Cabinet Member Was Targeted by Biden for Censorship
Luis Cornelio | April 30, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled no punches in criticizing some of the Biden-era censorship initiatives within the federal government—even saying his agency had secretly created a dossier on a current Trump administration official.

Meta Launching Ominous New Censorship Feature Aimed at Kids
Catherine Salgado, Luis Cornelio | March 28, 2025

Meta appears to be at a crossroads in the battle for free speech. In spite of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Jan. 7 about-face on free speech, Meta already appears to be foolishly returning to some of its bad old ways.

Trump Calls for NPR’s Defunding—a Day after CEO Maher Grilled over Censorship
Catherine Salgado, Luis Cornelio | March 27, 2025

President Donald Trump called for the defunding of NPR and PBS, just hours after House Republicans grilled NPR CEO Katherine Maher over the outlet’s bias and her involvement in Wikipedia’s suppression of information.

Senate Hearing: MRC Cited after Exposing ‘Most Disturbing Aspects’ of Biden Censorship
Tom Olohan, Luis Cornelio | March 26, 2025

An MRC Free Speech America report exposing the Biden administration’s censorship took center stage at a Senate panel, thanks to the testimony of renowned journalist Benjamin Weingarten.

Zuckerberg’s Pro-Free Speech Promise Kept? MRC Sees Early Surge in Social Traffic
Luis Cornelio | March 25, 2025

Media Research Center data indicates that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s pledge to implement pro-free speech policies across Meta appears to have had an almost immediate impact.