House Ethics Rules May Impose Penalty for Posting ‘Manipulated Media’

January 4th, 2021 2:18 PM

A proposed House of Representatives rule may take the idea of censoring so-called “misinformation” even further. The resolution containing the proposed rules of the 117th Congress could impose penalties for members of Congress and congressional employees for spreading “manipulated” content, including on social media.

No More! Mark Levin Finalizes Departure from Facebook

December 30th, 2020 9:09 AM

Talk radio star Mark Levin told his social media audiences that he would be leaving Facebook. The announcements came after Levin had already hinted at boycotting the social media giant.

Google Clamps Down on Research into ‘Sensitive Topics’

December 29th, 2020 3:01 PM

Google has secured a tight grip around the research done by its staff, according to internal communications and other information obtained by Reuters. A new “sensitive topics” review procedure has, in at least three cases, “…

Top 3 Reasons Why the Right and Left Hate Facebook

December 28th, 2020 4:23 PM

Facebook tries to please everybody but can’t please anybody. 

Both left and right disagree on the issues of censorship on the platform and the Facebook Oversight Board, but many do agree on one thing: that Facebook should be broken up. 

Twitter Censors Trump and Campaign 583 Times, Still Never Biden

December 28th, 2020 11:05 AM

Twitter’s censorship push against President Donald Trump and his campaign continued this week. The site labeled videos from One America News Network. It also labeled part of an address by Trump, and a tweet by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) featuring attorney Jesse Binnall’s Senate testimony about election fraud, among other tweets.

Unsurprising: Amazon Hires Lobbyist Brother of Biden Advisor

December 28th, 2020 10:05 AM

Big Tech has been trying to get on the good side of former Vice President Joe Biden for months, and now, Amazon is trying its best to cozy up to the prospective Biden administration.

The online shopping giant has hired new lobbyist Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of close Biden adviser Steve Ricchetti, according to CNBC. 

Team Biden Upset White House Twitter Accounts Would Start From Zero

December 23rd, 2020 1:03 PM

The left is never happy. Likely president Joe Biden’s team is angry at Twitter because the site won’t transfer all of President Donald Trump’s official followers to Biden.

@POTUS Twitter Account to Start with No Followers

December 22nd, 2020 2:58 PM

Former Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly have a long way to go to build up his Twitter presence, assuming, as currently projected, he takes over as president in January. Twitter has reportedly told the Biden team that the official @POTUS account will be reset to zero followers, and “Donald Trump’s followers will not carry over to the official Twitter accounts assigned to the new…

New Polish Law Aims to Block Big Tech Censorship

December 22nd, 2020 2:33 PM

It often feels as though Big Tech overlords are constantly censoring content they disagree with, leaving users scratching their heads as to why they were censored. But one nation is looking to change the way Big Tech can censor speech. Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro of Poland “announced a legal initiative on Thursday [Dec. 10]  aimed at enabling internet users to file complaints against the…

Reuters Fact-Checker Has Not Updated Election Misinfo Claim

December 22nd, 2020 11:42 AM

So-called “fact”-checking websites often jump at any chance they get to attempt to prove President Donald Trump wrong. But they aren’t so eager to fact-check themselves.

Reuters fact-checked a Nov. 19 tweet from President Donald Trump but has not corrected, or even addressed, the inaccuracies in its own article.

Trial Date Set for DOJ Antitrust Case Against Google: Sept. 2023

December 21st, 2020 4:14 PM

Good things come to those who wait, but it looks like Americans will be waiting a long time before the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google goes to court.

The judge in the Department of Justice’s case against Google has set a tentative trial date, but the trial may still be years away, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Twitter Plans to Censor Posts on COVID-19 Vaccines It Deems Misinfo

December 21st, 2020 2:27 PM

Twitter has joined the brigade against what Big Tech considers “misleading” information on the COVID-19 vaccines.

Beginning next year, Twitter said that it has plans to tackle what it deems to be “misleading” information about the COVID-19 vaccine. Because, as I’m sure we’re all aware, crushing dissent is far better than Big Tech allowing free speech on the efficacy of new and in some…

Twitter Censors Trump and Campaign 543 Times, But Never Biden

December 21st, 2020 12:53 PM

Twitter’s censorship crusade against President Donald Trump and his campaign pressed on this week. The site labeled videos from Fox News and One America News Network. It also labeled Peter Navarro’s report on election irregularities, and the Dominion Voting Systems audit report from Antrim County, Michigan, among other tweets.

25 Times Big Tech Claimed They Censored Conservatives by Mistake

December 21st, 2020 11:31 AM

Big Tech has eviscerated free speech on social media. There have been at least 25 famous, well-documented examples of when Big Tech companies censored conservatives, allegedly by mistake since August 7. 2018.