Jon Schweppe
Conservative Leaders: Tech Companies Pose Existential Threat
Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell and more than 30 conservative leaders issued a statement Monday calling for the breakup of Big Tech companies including Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple after their sweeping acts of censorship against conservatives and President Donald Trump this past week.
Facebook Purges Ad Saying Pro-Trans Biden Would Destroy Girls’ Sports
An ad that was part of the conservative PAC American Principles Project’s (APP PAC) $4 million campaign was labeled “missing context and could mislead people” by Facebook fact-checkers. NBC News wrote that the video, titled “Not Fair,” would not be allowed to run as a paid advertisement after Politifact fact-checked the video on Sept. 15. The 38-second ad states, “All female athletes want is a…
Conservative Org Tells FEC to Examine Big Tech Election Meddling
Conservatives want the federal government to stop social media companies from interfering in the presidential election. American Principles Project Director of Government Affairs Jon Schweppe sent an open letter to the Federal Election Commission demanding it investigate how Big Tech companies are meddling with elections. The recent GOP nomination of Laura Loomer in the U.S. House race for…
Bozell, Conservative Leaders on Ways to Counter Biased Social Media
On Wednesday the Free Speech Alliance (FSA) responded to President Donald Trump's executive order addressing social media platforms' bias against conservatives by releasing the following statement setting out four principles these platforms need to adopt.
Líderes conservadores instan a investigar manejo chino del coronavirus
RESTON, VA – El Centro de Investigación de Medios publicó el martes en la tarde una carta abierta al presidente Donald Trump a nombre de 39 líderes del movimiento conservador. En la misma, exige "una investigación formal para descubrir la verdad” detrás de las acciones del gobierno chino en relación al surgimiento del coronavirus de Wuhan.
Conservative Leaders Urge Probe into China’s Handling of Coronavirus
RESTON, VA -- On Tuesday afternoon, the Media Research Center released an open letter to President Donald Trump on behalf of over 40 leaders in the conservative movement demanding "a more formal investigation to uncover the truth" behind the actions of the Chinese government following the rise of the coronavirus from Wuhan.
MRC VP Dan Gainor at CPAC: Media Want Tech to ‘Restrict’ Conservatives
At a panel at CPAC titled, “The Future of Social Media in the Public Square,” MRC Vice President of Business, Culture, and Techwatch Dan Gainor explained why the tech companies wanted to restrict conservative speech online. “The reason why conservatives are so powerful online is because they were so badly treated by the traditional media. So conservatives went online,” he told the other people…
Conservative Leaders: Big Tech’s Opposition to Free Speech Must End
On Wednesday, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell and other conservative leaders released an open letter to Attorney General Bill Barr. The letter highlighted the deep concerns they have about tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook and the need for transparency and a respect for free speech.
Nets Fail to Call Foul on NBA Exacting Chinese Censorship on Americans
While failing CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell suggested the NBA was in a “free speech dispute with China,” the facts of the matter showed the league was perfectly fine with cracking down on free speech targeting the murderous communist state. In back to back nights, the NBA ejected peaceful advocates for democracy and freedom in Hong Kong from games here in the U.S. Despite the NBA…
Conservative Leaders Call on Google: Stop Blocking Conservatives
On Tuesday, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell and other conservative leaders released a letter calling on Google to explain reports and allegations that the search engine is attempting to block conservative sites and exclude voices that don’t fit the liberal narrative. (A similar letter has also been sent to members of Congress, asking them to investigate.) The letter to Google can…
Conservative Leaders Call on Media to Apologize to the Covington Kids
RESTON, VA: On Tuesday, Media Research Center Founder and President Brent Bozell and 34 conservative leaders issued an open letter to the news media calling on them to apologize to the students from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky for their vicious media coverage against the students following their attendance at the 2019 March for Life.