NYT: Facebook Prepares for Possible Crackdown on Trump after Election

August 24th, 2020 1:17 PM

Months before the presidential election, Facebook has already made plans to crack down on President Donald Trump’s posts in case he attempts to use the platform to contest the election’s legitimacy.


An August 21…

Twitter Filters Trump Mail-in Voting Tweet for ‘Election Integrity’

August 24th, 2020 11:02 AM

It happened again. This time, Twitter undermined the president for expressing concern over voter fraud. President Donald Trump wrote an August 23 tweet criticizing “Mail Drop Boxes” as a “voter security disaster.” Twitter responded by placing an interstitial, or filter, over Trump’s tweet. The interstitial declared that Trump’s post expressing concern over potential voter fraud “violated the…

Facebook Censors Mark Dice’s Meme Mocking Kamala Harris

August 21st, 2020 3:24 PM

Big Tech has allowed open season on President Donald Trump for years, but cracks down quickly on criticism of the Democratic presidential ticket. Conservative media analyst and author Mark Dice announced that “Facebook censored a viral meme I posted last week about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris” in a Facebook post yesterday.

Reddit Censored Nearly 7,000 Subreddits for ‘Hate’

August 21st, 2020 2:43 PM

Despite recent news that the social media platform Reddit would allow President Donald Trump’s campaign to run ads on the platform, the company still squashes free speech on the platform.

Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 subreddits since enacting its new…

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OBSESSED: Facebook Fact-Checkers Defend Kamala 60 Times in 10 Days

August 21st, 2020 11:26 AM

Facebook fact-checkers should be “non-partisan and transparent.” But they defended Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) 20 times to one over the course of 10 days. Since former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate, fact-checkers have fallen over themselves to defend her.

 

Leftist Journalists, Organizations Furious Over Recent Facebook Purge

August 20th, 2020 4:19 PM

Facebook’s latest bans include a purge of some Antifa accounts, which the left quickly defended. Leftist organizations and journalists themselves have covered for the banned groups, gaslighting that they are not tied to violence. A joint statement was issued from It’s Going Down and CrimethInc, both of whom are associated with radical-left community organizing. They lamented how Facebook…

Pew: 73% of Americans Think Social Media Sites Censor Political Views

August 20th, 2020 3:58 PM

A recent Pew Research Center (Pew) study found that most Americans are, at least to some extent, concerned about online censorship and the ability of social media companies to handle misinformation. 

The Pew study, published on August 19, found that 73…

Report: Facebook Blocks, Twitter Warns About Plandemic Sequel Video

August 20th, 2020 11:49 AM

In their campaigns to censor opposing viewpoints, Facebook has blocked and Twitter has provided warning labels to the Plandemic: Indoctrination video. NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny tweeted on August 18, “Facebook not allowing users to post new plandemic link.” 

Twitter CEO Dorsey Caught Following Anti-Trump Radical Doxxer

August 19th, 2020 5:17 PM

Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey has been caught following a pro-Antifa radical activist who specializes in doxxing people Gorcenski has accused of being far-right. Just this week Gorcesnki was targeting a pro-Trump boat parade. “A notorious Antifa doxxer was soliciting the public for identifying information of those who participated in the peaceful ‘Trump Boat Parades’ that took place across several…

Facebook Purges QAnon, Militia and Antifa Groups ‘Tied to Violence’

August 19th, 2020 4:37 PM

Facebook revealed its new “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations” policy to crack down on groups the platform said are “tied to violence.” It was the latest of many revisions in Facebook policies in recent weeks, all seemingly connected to the election. “Today we are taking action against Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts…

Facebook COO: We’ll Remove Trump Speech When It Violates Our Standards

August 19th, 2020 2:39 PM

With only a few months left before the presidential election, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg claimed that the platform is prepared to remove posts from President Donald Trump to fight what the platform has deemed misinformation and hate speech. 

OOPS? Facebook Fact-Checked Springsteen’s Pro-Biden ‘The Rising’

August 19th, 2020 2:01 PM

Bleeding-heart liberal Bruce Springsteen’s pro-Biden anthem was flagged by Facebook’s third-party fact-checkers … until Facebook reportedly explained its mistake after backlash. “The Democratic National Convention video of the Bruce Springsteen…

Tech Companies Won’t Un-Ban GOP Candidate Laura Loomer

August 19th, 2020 12:49 PM

The GOP welcomed the “most-banned woman” with open arms as its candidate for the 21st Congressional District House seat in Florida. But tech companies seem reluctant to budge on their bans of Laura Loomer.

Interference? Xfinity Comcast Allegedly Blocks GOP Frontrunner Loomer

August 18th, 2020 5:23 PM

It’s not just social media that’s massively biased anymore! Conservative firebrand and Florida GOP frontrunner Laura Loomer, has reportedly been targeted by a major cable company. NewsMax contributor Carl Higbie announced on Twitter that “Xfinity Comcast just BANNED #LauraLoomer Loomer campaign from sending fundraising emails and text messages.” Higbie also observed that Loomer’s “opponent…