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…

Facebook Fights Hate Speech, Except for When It Doesn’t?

August 18th, 2020 3:10 PM

Facebook is all too ready to crack down on hate speech when it has suggested the right has stepped out of line, but its standards do not appear to apply to Indian politician T. Raja Singh, which raises questions about the rules it applies in the United States.
Singh, an important figure in the Bharatiya Janata Party of India, has made…

Babylon Bee Returns after Bogus Twitter Suspension

August 18th, 2020 11:56 AM

Christian conservative satire website The Babylon Bee was suspended and reinstated by Twitter after allegedly “violating” the platform’s rules against “manipulation and spam.” Big Tech companies have proven time and time again that they fear conservative satire. And Twitter just provided more evidence. “It appears the Babylon Bee's Twitter account has been suspended,” The Daily Caller tweeted…

Pro-Trump Radio Host Bill Mitchell Banned by Twitter

August 18th, 2020 11:29 AM

Bill Mitchell, host of a popular online radio show “YourVoice America,” equated Twitter with “the Devil” and said his ban from the site was a “pure political hit job.”


 

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Censored! Big Tech Silences Over 260 Biden Critics Before Nomination

August 18th, 2020 8:24 AM

Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is a popular target on social media. But Big Tech companies have responded by deleting mocking posts and suspending critics. In the months leading up to the Democratic National Convention, more than 260 conservative…

Former GOP Rep and Google Insider Susan Molinari to Speak at DNC

August 17th, 2020 5:51 PM

The Democratic Party tries to push a bipartisan image by inviting Republicans such as pushover former Ohio Governor John Kasich and former Google lobbyist Susan Molinari to speak at the Democratic National Convention. Former congresswoman for the state of New York Susan Molinari is slated to speak tonight at the Democratic National Convention at Milwaukee, CBS has reported August 17. Molinari…

New Trump EO Turns Up Pressure on TikTok: Orders Bytedance to Divest

August 17th, 2020 3:47 PM

President Donald Trump has once again turned up the pressure on the communist Chinese-owned company ByteDance Ltd. In an executive order signed on Friday evening, Trump ordered ByteDance Ltd., the parent company of TikTok, to divest its interest in the app within 90 days of the date of the order, and ordered the company to delete any and all data it has collected from U.S citizens. 

Report: Twitter Feature Asks Users’ Race in Policing Harmful Content

August 17th, 2020 1:10 PM

Twitter users have claimed the site is now asking users what race they are when users have made offensive statements. Twitter appears to be rolling out a new system of double-standards based on race. It announced a new feature last May that would nag users if they were about to post a tweet including “language that could be harmful.” Since then, “Twitter has now annoyed users further by…

Facebook Adds Never-Trump Fact-Checker to Already Liberal Roster

August 17th, 2020 12:14 PM

Facebook’s independent fact-checking program leans heavily to the left. But instead of solving that problem by adding more conservative fact-checkers, the company has added a Never-Trump operation instead.

Candace Owens Accuses Facebook of Censoring Her for Criticizing Harris

August 14th, 2020 4:27 PM

Conservative firebrand Candace Owens scorched Facebook for “election interference” after she was reportedly censored and demonetized over criticism of Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). Owens accused Facebook of “censoring” information about Harris in an August 13 tweet and added that the platform has “demonetized my page for ‘spreading false information about…