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CensorTrack With TR: Big Tech SILENCES Congressman, Mourning Mother

September 1st, 2021 2:30 PM

It’s Week One of MRC’s newest video series, CensorTrack with TR. This week, we talked about Shana Chappell whose heroic son was killed in Afghanistan on August 26th. Her heartfelt lament on Instagram regarding her son’s death granted her a disabled account. We also discussed Congressman Thomas Massie R-KY who posted what Twitter called a  “misleading” tweet regarding vaccine vs natural COVID-…

Bozell: Facebook’s New Censorship Rules Will Impact Conservatives

August 31st, 2021 4:39 PM

Facebook announced on its blog that it will expand testing efforts to reduce political and news content in its News Feed. Media Research Center President Brent Bozell said that the change will “disproportionately” affect conservatives.

Facebook to Form Election Commission: Report

August 26th, 2021 2:53 PM

Facebook is reportedly creating an election commission to weigh in on political affairs across the globe, according to The New York Times.

Parler CEO Blasts Social Media for Allowing Dictators — Banning Trump

August 26th, 2021 10:41 AM

Twitter’s decision to ban “the alleged dictator of America, Donald Trump,” from its platform is startling in light of how the platform has treated accounts run by actual dictatorships like the Taliban and the Chinese Communist Party. On Maria Bartiromo’s Mornings with Maria, Parler CEO George Farmer said it was “terrifying” to see former President Donald “Trump being labeled as a…

PEW: Plurality of Americans Say Gov’t Shouldn’t Censor Speech Online

August 25th, 2021 1:05 PM

Even after years of liberal media and politicians calling for the censorship of online speech, a plurality of Americans still say the government should not intervene — even at the cost of some false information slipping through. A new…

Et Tu, Brute? Leftist Journalists Turn On Facebook

August 24th, 2021 7:16 PM

Leftist journalists appear to be setting their sights on Facebook after the platform allegedly shelved a controversial report from 2021’s first quarter.

Babylon Bee CEO: Facebook Determined to ‘Suppress’ Conservative Satire

August 24th, 2021 8:47 AM

Facebook is doubling down on its efforts to suppress conservative satire, according to Seth Dillion, CEO of The Babylon Bee. Dillon said Facebook uses biased fact-checkers to flag content that leans conservative, especially satire that makes fun of prominent Democrats like President Biden and Speaker Pelosi.

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U.S. Surgeon General to Big Tech: You’re Not Censoring ‘Nearly Enough’

August 23rd, 2021 4:15 PM

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nagged social media companies for not doing more to censor so-called misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facebook Report Undermines NY Times Attacks on Conservative Content

August 23rd, 2021 3:29 PM

A new Facebook report proved the @FacebooksTop10 daily list of 10 most-engaged link posts each day is wildly misleading, given that posts with the most views got far more engagement than posts on the list.

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MRC Debuts Weekly Video Series Fighting Back Against Big Tech

August 23rd, 2021 1:00 PM

Welcome to CensorTrack with TR, a weekly video series about Big Tech censorship. The Media Research Center’s CensorTrack.org will publish the most prominent and worst cases of conservative censorship as well as document cases involving everyday Americans who were punished for challenging the Big Tech worldview.

Facebook Caves to WH Pressure, CENSORS So-Called COVID-19 Misinfo

August 19th, 2021 7:17 PM

Facebook is taking action after pressure from the White House. The Biden administration blamed the platform for the majority of coronavirus “misinformation.”

FTC Refiles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook

August 19th, 2021 7:08 PM

The Federal Trade Commission has refiled its lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that the social media giant is a monopoly.


 

Facebook Censors 20M Posts for Misinfo, Leftist Media Demand More

August 19th, 2021 3:49 PM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CBS This Morning host Gayle King that his platform has removed over 18 million pieces of so-called “misinformation,” but King appeared to want more. She pressed Zuckerberg to reveal how many people view the content before it is taken down.

Taliban Banned on Facebook, Allowed on Twitter -- Trump Still Banned

August 18th, 2021 6:38 PM

"Why Trump's banned and the Taliban aren't: they play by the rules." Such was the absurd comment tweeted by Technology Policy Editor of The Washington Post Mark Seibel. Facebook has issued a blanket ban on the Taliban, but Twitter allows an account purportedly run by its spokesman -- for now.