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…

South Korea Cracks Down On Big Tech

August 25th, 2021 6:12 PM

South Korea is cracking down on Big Tech in a move many hope will allow competition to flourish.

Ohio Joins Battle: State Representative Proposes Big Tech Busting Bill

August 25th, 2021 3:47 PM

Ohio State Representative Al Cutrona (R-OH) declared in a new statement that Big Tech “‘should not have the power to dictate what they deem as acceptable speech, that's exactly why we have the First Amendment and why I'm introducing this legislation.”

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…

FSA, Conservatives Urge Fact-Checking Network to Drop PolitiFact

August 25th, 2021 9:30 AM

Media Research Center President Brent Bozell, in conjunction with the Free Speech Alliance, joined 10 other conservative leaders in demanding the International Fact-Checking Network remove PolitiFact as a fact-checker for violating IFCN’s Code of Principles.

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.

UNREAL: The Washington Post Wants to Censor Real News

August 24th, 2021 7:10 PM

On Tuesday, The Washington Post lashed out at The Daily Wire for posting so-called misinformation that actually took the form of real news about COVID vaccines. Along with the Daily Wire, The Post also took aim at TMZ, The Epoch Times, and Breitbart for sharing news “misleadingly” to attract views to its platform.

Trump Requests FL Judge Compel YouTube to Restore His Account: Report

August 24th, 2021 11:58 AM

Former President Donald Trump has demanded access to mainstream social media platforms once again. Trump made political engagement via social media an art, and he’s pushing for a grand reentrance onto the mainstream platforms. “Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a Florida judge to issue a preliminary injunction in his case against YouTube that would compel the company to reinstate…

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.

‘Biased’ Fact-Checker Targets PragerU

August 23rd, 2021 7:00 AM

An independent fact-checker has instructed readers to “proceed with caution” when viewing content from PragerU. NewsGuard described itself as “The Internet Trust Tool,” and claimed it rates websites for truth and credibility. NewsGuard gave PragerU a rating of 57 out of 100.