Tom Olohan
MRC Free Speech America Staff Writer
@tolohan

Tom Olohan joined the Media Research Center as a Staff Writer for MRC Free Speech America in April 2023. Previously Tom worked for America Rising as a Field Researcher and Media Monitoring Associate and interned with Heritage Action and AIPAC.  He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2016 before graduating from Boston College in 2018 with an M.A. in Political Philosophy. 

Meta AI Dings Kirk for Supposed Misinformation, Citing and Praising ‘Neutral’ Wikipedia
Tom Olohan |

Meta AI went after Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk by relying on none other than Wikipedia, exposing the disturbing influence of the online encyclopedia on artificial intelligence.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Rejects Politico Push on Big Tech Censorship
Tom Olohan |

A legacy media host teed up Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to join the chorus of calls for censorship following the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk, but Carr didn’t take the bait. 

CBS News Brings on Biden DOJ Official to Condemn Big Tech Pro-Free Speech Moves After Kirk Murder
Tom Olohan |

A former official from the Biden administration is calling for the silencing of online free speech at a time when the country is mourning the senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was killed while exercising his…

Anti-Free Speech EU Imposes Will on Yet Another Big Tech Company
Tom Olohan |

The European Union (E.U.) is imposing its will on Google with a massive fine. And the European government has some disturbing demands for Google and the rest of Big Tech. 

Wikipedia Editors Trash Charlie Kirk Page with ‘Misinformation’ Jab After Fatal Shooting
Tom Olohan |

When Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot, Wikipedia editors quickly elevated criticism into the lead section of his page.

Nigel Farage Warns of New Threat to Americans Already Battling Censorship
Tom Olohan |

Witnesses at a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing, including Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, sounded the alarm about yet another anti-free speech threat to Americans already battling Big Tech censorship.