1984! Facebook Slammed After Sending ‘Extremism’ Exposure Warnings

July 2nd, 2021 10:05 AM

Facebook is getting bashed for sending notifications to users who it deemed as having been exposed to "extremist content" that may be considered too right wing. Users across the internet torched Facebook for sending them pop-up warnings that they had been exposed to so-called “extremist” content. RedState editor Kira Davis tweeted July 1: "Hey has anyone had this message pop up on their FB? My…

IT’S ON: Trump Advisor Launches ‘Cancel-Free’ Social Media Platform

July 1st, 2021 6:16 PM

Former Trump advisor Jason Miller will launch a new social media platform designed to “declare independence” from Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. “GETTR,” which Miller says evolved from “getting together,” will launch on July 4. However, the platform’s app is already in the App Stores.

Facebook Oversight Board to Review Pro-Hamas Al Jazeera Post

July 1st, 2021 4:10 PM

The Facebook Oversight Board is once again changing how it operates. The pseudo-regulatory body has decided to take up a case entailing not only the removal, but also the reinstatement, of a pro-Hamas post originating from the verified page of state-controlled media outlet Al Jazeera. Hamas has been on the official State Department list of “Foreign Terrorist Organizations” since the Bill…

Cancel Culture Canceled: Bongino Creates Free Speech Payment Processor

July 1st, 2021 2:58 PM

A prominent conservative has finally launched a payment processor so Americans won’t have to worry about PayPal or other woke corporations blacklisting them.

Federal Judge Temporarily BLOCKS Florida Free Speech Law

July 1st, 2021 11:53 AM

A federal judge blocked Florida’s new free speech law from going into effect at the eleventh hour. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction that blocked Florida’s Big Tech law on June 30, only one day before it was supposed to go into effect. The law was intended to fine platforms who censored political candidates. The preliminary injunction only blocks the law from…

Trump Roasts Big Tech for Censoring Lab Leak Narrative

June 30th, 2021 4:34 PM

Liberals jumped the gun on COVID censorship, and former President Donald Trump let them know it in his appearance on "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.” Trump wasn’t shy about taking a victory lap responding to liberals who initially scorned his theory that COVID-19 emerged from a lab in Wuhan: “Now, they're all saying that I was right."

Judge Dismisses Leftist COVID Censorship Suit Against Facebook

June 30th, 2021 2:20 PM

In a second major legal win for Facebook this week, a federal judge dismissed another lawsuit that would have held Facebook accountable for censoring content it disagreed with.

 

Hawley, Buck BASH Big Tech Censorship, Offer Solutions

June 29th, 2021 6:06 PM

Conservative lawmakers appeared ready and willing for a fight to protect free speech from Big Tech’s tyrannical grip at an event hosted to feature solutions. The Ethics & Public Policy Center held a Big Tech Symposium that allowed politicians, experts and attorneys to discuss issues like Section 230 and antitrust, along with possible solutions. Several lawmakers, including Senators Josh…

SoundCloud PURGES Author/Reporter Andy Ngo from Platform

June 29th, 2021 4:00 PM

Journalist and New York Times bestselling author Andy Ngo is famous for putting himself at risk reporting on the front lines of America’s culture war. Now one of the internet’s most popular platforms for listening to music and podcasts has allegedly purged his content.

YouTube Reinstates Channel that Tries to Get Conservatives Banned

June 29th, 2021 12:52 PM

So much for YouTube’s brief neutrality. After a rare case of censoring an organization on the left, YouTube has now reinstated the anti-conservative operation known as Right Wing Watch. YouTube claimed that the ban was an accident.

Judge Dismisses FTC Complaint Against Facebook

June 28th, 2021 4:55 PM

A federal court judge dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook on Monday.

TikTok PURGES Steven Crowder After Soros-Funded Group Attacks Him

June 28th, 2021 4:28 PM

TikTok can be subservient to the genocidal Chinese government, but the platform’s real offense was allowing conservative commentators, a leftist organization said.

Facebook Can Be Held Liable for Human Trafficking Cases, Court Rules

June 28th, 2021 4:14 PM

Big Tech has hidden behind Section 230 protections for years, but a recent decision from the Texas Supreme Court may shape platforms’ ability to skirt around cases involving human trafficking.

Experts SLAM Facebook for Allowing China’s Uyghur Genocide Propaganda

June 28th, 2021 2:41 PM

In light of Facebook banning former President Donald Trump from its platform for at least two years, allowing China to promote genocidal propaganda on its platform raises serious questions about Facebook’s priorities. Experts in the fields of tech policy, human rights and the Uyghur genocide slammed the social media giant for allowing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to push propaganda on its…