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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Luis Cornelio | February 20, 2025

So-called independent agencies will no longer be able to exert executive powers without first consulting with Donald Trump, the duly elected president of the United States. This includes agencies that have regulatory control over Big Tech…

Luis Cornelio | February 5, 2025

The Federal Communications Commission has a new general counsel—and he is no fan of Big Tech.