White House Creates Tool to Report Tech Censorship

Alexander Hall
May 16th, 2019 11:03 AM

The White House has announced a new system that gives Americans the power to call out foul play by tech companies. As of May 15 it read, “SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH.” “Too many Americans have seen their accounts suspended, banned, or fraudulently reported for unclear ‘violations’ of user policies,” it continued before delivering a bipartisan message that freedom of…

 

Free Speech! White House Refuses to Sign Censorship Call

Corinne Weaver
May 15th, 2019 2:00 PM
The White House slammed both Google and Facebook over the First Amendment when it passed on a New Zealand plea for censorship of online content. The Washington Post reported that while other foreign powers sign on to the Christchurch Call to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online, the White House refused.
 

‘This Is War’: Hollywood Libs Convulse as Alabama Passes Abortion Ban

Culture
Gabriel Hays
May 15th, 2019 11:40 AM

Most Hollywood liberals not only don’t live in Alabama, they don’t visit the state either. But that hadn’t stopped their fury over the state’s attempt to limit the availability of abortion. After the Alabama state senate voted 25-6 in favor of what the liberal media are attacking as a “near-total abortion ban” on May 15, celebrities who celebrate and revere abortion rights reacted on Twitter…

 

You Can’t Watch This: New Documentary Exposes Online Censorship

Alexander Hall
May 14th, 2019 11:09 AM
An upcoming  documentary will explore five people who have been shut down and silenced on social media. The official Twitter account @CensorshipMovie tweeted a trailer of the documentary May 12. The caption read: “Five high profile conservatives vanished from the internet overnight. Now, a major movie explores the wave of censorship silencing conservative voices.” This was paired with a #…
 

Twitter Bans Professor for Transphobia, Claims ‘Mistake’

Alexander Hall
May 13th, 2019 11:24 AM

Twitter will desperately defend its stance on transgender rights, even if it means snuffing out the voices of the opposition. Dr. Ray Blanchard, who helped write the official psychological position on transgender identity, was temporarily blocked on May 12 for voicing his professional beliefs. 

 

James Woods: Done With Twitter ‘Until Free Speech Is Allowed’

Alexander Hall
May 10th, 2019 1:09 PM
After being suspended for paraphrasing an iconic line from Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Woods announced he is done with Twitter. The conservative actor was upset that the platform deleted a tweet of his amid widespread outrage over censorship and deplatforming of conservatives.
 

‘Putin’s GOP’ Conspiracy Listed as Trend on Twitter

Corinne Weaver
May 10th, 2019 12:18 PM
Twitter announced in January that the platform “amplifies the counter narrative” whenever President Trump tweets. On May 9, evidence of that policy surfaced. The Democratic Coalition, a left-wing group headed by Resistance warmonger Scott Dworkin, wanted to get the hashtag #PutinsGOP trending.  
 

Horowitz Suspended from Twitter TWICE in Two Days

Corinne Weaver
May 8th, 2019 2:12 PM
Is it possible for someone to be banned more than once in a week? The answer, according to Twitter, is yes. Conservative pundit and prolific author David Horowitz was suspended from Twitter in April, but appealed and was back online on May 7.  
 

Twitter Suspends Account That Tracks Violence Against MAGA Supporters

Alexander Hall
May 8th, 2019 11:57 AM

A conservative news host’s account tracking violence against Trump supporters was deplatformed. One America News Network host Jack Posobiec’s Twitter account “@MAGAphobia” was taken down from Twitter May 6. Posobiec said he started this account to “track violence against Trump supporters all in one place.” He tweeted, “Today Twitter banned it.” Posobiec defined “MAGAphobia” as either a “…

 

Networks Ignore Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims Bullying Pro-Lifers

Culture
Gabriel Hays
May 7th, 2019 11:44 PM

It takes one “smirk” from a conservative teen in a MAGA hat to generate a national news meltdown, yet prolonged verbal harassment from a Democratic state representative towards an older woman praying in protest at a Planned Parenthood clinic hardly gets any mainstream attention. Neither ABC, CBS or NBC nightly news programming paid any attention to Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Sims…

 

Twitter Silent on AOC Parody Account’s ‘Permanent Suspension’

Corinne Weaver
May 7th, 2019 5:33 PM
There are parody accounts and satire accounts on Twitter for almost every politician, red or blue. But not for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Twitter removed a parody account (that clearly stated multiple times on the account page that it was a parody) for “creating fake and misleading accounts.” The account owner, Michael Morrison, was also “permanently suspended.”
 

Paul Krugman Gets Schooled For Knocking Tiger Woods' Medal of Freedom

Culture
Gabriel Hays
May 7th, 2019 1:07 PM
NYT columnist Paul Krugman just can’t get one right these days. After blasting rural America as a bunch of backward racists, the bitter economist recently took to Twitter to voice his displeasure that President Trump awarded Tiger Woods with the Medal of Freedom, cheapening the honor by insinuating the Woods is a lame choice compared to all the important people receiving the honor before him.
 

Twitter Removes Account Mocking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Corinne Weaver
May 7th, 2019 10:06 AM
Twitter supposedly allows parody and satire accounts on its platform. But those privileges seem to only apply to accounts mocking the GOP. An account that parodied Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was suspended on May 6.  
 
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CNN to Facebook and Twitter: Trump Is ‘Dangerous’ Too

Corinne Weaver
May 6th, 2019 11:45 AM

CNN is ready to push Big Tech into banning President Donald Trump -- as a “dangerous” person. Facebook and Instagram banned six individuals and all links to conspiracy website InfoWars as “dangerous” last week.