Free Speech

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) condemned Google, suggesting the platform meddled with America’s democratic process in a scathing post.

Australian eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant called for a “recalibration” of “freedom of speech” online during the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland on Monday. BusinessWorld contributing editor Pranjal Sharma also claimed that governments should have “the right on our data as citizens,” including private medical data.

The Disinformation Governance Board may be paused, but senators on Monday demanded the Biden administration release documents and communications from the entity many have nicknamed the “Ministry of Truth.”

The United States Postal Service asked for an expanded role in digital identity verification. 

Facebook censored then later restored Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) post saying “[b]iological men have no place in women's sports." The platform removed Blackburn’s post for violating its alleged hate speech policy. “Big Tech is censoring me for…

Comedian, actor and commentator Russell Brand wrecked the very idea of a Disinformation Governance Board and the war on disinformation itself: “Who gives a shit about disinformation? Sort out getting baby food!”

Disinformation Governance Board advisor Michael Chertoff has a demonstrated anti-conservative bias as well as ties to the leftist, George Soros-funded Aspen Institute.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the left is out to get him after he announced he would vote Republican.

The head of Instagram said Big Tech should take a step back from controlling user content.

On Thursday, Twitter announced that it launched a new “crisis information policy” to thwart the recommendation or amplification of “viral, false content that can further harm already vulnerable groups.” “People turn to Twitter during crisis times to share news, find support, and stay connected,” Twitter said. “Today, we’re launching a crisis misinformation policy so Twitter doesn’t recommend…

Republican lawmakers called for the Senate to defund the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board

Billionaire industrialist and free speech warrior Elon Musk threw down the gauntlet. The world’s richest man called out political disinformation when he condemned those who pushed the Steele dossier falsely claiming former President Donald Trump was tied to Russia.

Months ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, Google leadership reportedly ignored GOP senators’ legitimate questions about Gmail’s apparent suppression of conservative political candidates’ emails.

A Meta executive reportedly forbade employees from debating about abortion policy, as part of the platform’s internal “Respectful Communication Policy.” The new policy reportedly also aims  to avoid creating a “hostile” workplace.