YouTube Found AI System Over-Censored, Brings Back Humans

September 21st, 2020 5:26 PM

YouTube said it would revert back to using more human moderators to police speech across its platform after automation censored too much. The slated changes came after YouTube admitted to removing “the most videos we've ever removed in a single quarter.”

Twitter Censors Tim Tebow Video About Christian Truth and Love

September 21st, 2020 3:07 PM

It is fairly common for Twitter to censor or flag conservative content it deems offensive. Now, the platform has decided that a video discussing Christian love and truth constitutes sensitive material.


Twitter placed an interstitial, or filter, on a video that former NFL quarterback and Christian icon Tim…

Trump, Carpe Donktum Sued for Parody Meme: Report

September 21st, 2020 2:50 PM

Twitter labelled a meme parodying CNN coverage as “manipulated media” after it had been shared by President Donald Trump. Now a lawsuit is targeting the meme’s creator and Trump himself.

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Facebook, Google Partner with Liberal Org for 2020 Election Strategy

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September 21st, 2020 12:32 PM

Big Tech giant Facebook informed the Media Research Center that it would be partnering with the nonpartisan digital encyclopedia Ballotpedia and the radical left-wing organization Democracy Works to help formulate the online platform’s 2020 election strategy.

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Facebook Fact-Checker Censors Pro-Trump Ad for ‘Missing Context’

September 18th, 2020 4:10 PM

Facebook’s left-wing fact-checking network censored yet another pro-Trump ad. The ad snarkily suggested that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden “accidentally” told the truth in stating that Americans taxes would be raised if he is elected. 

Trump May Nominate Big Tech Bias Hawk as Next FCC Commissioner

September 18th, 2020 2:44 PM

Liberals and Big Tech supporters are panicking about a new potential FCC Commissioner who is reportedly a hawk about online censorship.

OF COURSE! Twitter Public Policy Director Leaves, Joins Biden Campaign

September 18th, 2020 1:14 PM

It’s no secret that Twitter skews sharply to the left. A recent job change by a top employee of the platform shows why.

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Hawley Says Voters Are Tired of Power Wielded by Big Tech ‘Juggernaut’

September 17th, 2020 4:34 PM

American’s rights online have been trampled by major tech companies who have leveraged favorable government policy to suppress or censor user’s content without fear it will come back to hurt them.

Some Spotify Staff Say They Want Rogan Deplatformed: Vice Motherboard

September 17th, 2020 4:15 PM

World-famous podcast host Joe Rogan moved his massively popular and free talk show exclusively to the Spotify platform, and some of its staff members have been triggered ever since. “In a Spotify all-hands company meeting on Wednesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended keeping transphobic content from hugely popular podcaster Joe Rogan on the audio platform,” Vice Motherboard summarized September…

Media Research Center Launches #FreeSpeechAmerica to Battle Big Tech

September 17th, 2020 3:18 PM

Online censorship of conservatives is out of control, and the Media Research Center is doing something about it. The MRC just launched #FreeSpeechAmerica, designed to push back against Big Tech’s abuse of power.

Study: One-Third of Americans Want More Regs on Big Tech

September 17th, 2020 2:36 PM

It's no secret that Americans have a complicated relationship with Big Tech, and a recent study from FleishmanHillard highlights just how complicated this relationship can be. FleishmanHillard, a St. Louis-based marketing agency and public relations firm, found that “consumers want the technology sector to take a long hard look at its policies and practices.”

Twitter Flags Trump Tweet Parodying Biden ‘Despacito’ Disaster

September 17th, 2020 1:06 PM

Twitter proved — again — that it still can’t take a joke. This time the platform labelled a President Donald Trump tweet parody of former Vice President Joe Biden “Manipulated media.” Biden played “Despacito” at a mid-September rally to pander to Hispanic voters. Then Trump shared a parody video where Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden instead appeared to play "F*ck Tha Police.” Twitter…

Facebook Purges Ad Saying Pro-Trans Biden Would Destroy Girls’ Sports

September 17th, 2020 10:17 AM

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…

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Twitter Suspends Accounts Tweeting in Support of J.K. Rowling

September 16th, 2020 6:20 PM

Twitter is apparently censoring accounts that tweet in support of famous Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, while also making additional moves to diminish that support. The day before Rowling released her new book “Troubled Blood,” “#RIPJKRowling” began trending in Twitter’s top spot Monday, giving rise to “#IStandWithJKRowling.”