Censorship Project

Big Tech’s greatest hits have been some of their worst moments in censorship. House Republicans appeared eager to make sure Americans never forget.

In a hearing titled “Reviving Competition, Part 2: Saving the Free and Diverse Press,” House Republicans took a walk down memory lane. They discussed Big Tech’s censorship of the Hunter Biden scandal, the ban of former President Donald…

Everything is bigger in Texas, and state lawmakers have decided to step up where the federal government has failed. So it was in that spirit that the Texas legislature has introduced Senate Bill 12 and House Bill 3001. Both bills would limit the unilateral authority of Big Tech companies to censor content on their platforms. 

In a tweet just after midnight Thursday, former MSNBC host and longtime leftist troll Keith Olbermann reneged on his denunciation from just last week of cancel culture and joined the liberal media mob's push to censor Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson for having dared to criticize New York Times tech reporter Taylor Lorenz as a “deeply unhappy narcissist.”

Facebook has whined about pending antitrust litigation for some time, and now the social media platform has decided to hit back. Facebook filed motions to dismiss two pending antitrust lawsuits against the company and called the claims “misguided.” The Federal Trade Commission, along with a coalition of 48 states and territories, had both filed separate antitrust lawsuits against Facebook.…

State attorneys general Ken Paxton, Lynn Fitch, and Leslie Rutledge all supported using consumer protection laws to fight Big Tech. The three offered their comments in a special Zoom call organized by the Media Research Center.

“What gives @Jack?” House Judiciary Committee Republicans asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Wednesday after the social media platform censored a post of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) – in which he criticizes censorship.

Conservative commentator Steven Crowder said he has been silenced on Twitter for unknown reasons, and proclaimed to TheBlaze: “Behold, the modern 'public square!’" "Twitter has suspended the account of popular BlazeTV host Steven Crowder for at least one week without explanation,” TheBlaze reported March 9.

Many dream of a world without the constant barrage of Big Tech censorship. Soon, a new censorship-free platform may not be confined to their dreams while resting on a MyPillow. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announced plans to launch his own social media platform because “we’ve got to get our voices back,” he said during an interview with Charlie Kirk on The Charlie Kirk Show.

Russia has decided to fight back against Silicon Valley, suing five companies to force removal of posts supporting anti-Putin protests. This is part of a tidal wave of opposition to Big Tech around the world.

Twitter, ever the hypocritical platform, appears to have taken on the facade that it cares about free speech in a lawsuit against Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton. Twitter has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Paxton for allegedly violating the platform’s “First Amendment rights.”

Twitter continued to allow Rev. Louis Farrakhan, the infamous leader of the Nation of Islam, to spread vaccine conspiracies online.
 

Conservatives are debating if free speech online can be pursued as a civil right, because in modern times, access to platforms determines whether Americans can be part of the national conversation.

Apparently, a Facebook fact-checker’s idea of a perfect start to the weekend included censoring memes on the platform. PolitiFact provided a fact-check of a meme that poked fun at the idea of young children being able to “take hormones” and “change [their] sex.” 

The image featured the father and a son from “The Family Circus,” with text that reads, "Can I have a cigarette? No, you’re…

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki declared that Former President Donald Trump would only be allowed back on the platform when YouTube says it’s safe. Don’t hold your breath.