Twitter Bans More Infowars Accounts, But Leaves Farrakhan Alone
October 23rd, 2018 3:18 PM
Anti-semitism gets a free pass on Twitter, but conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and company do not. https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-jones-and-infowars-are-still-on-twitter-despite-ban?source=articles&via=rssOn October 22, Twitter suspended 18 accounts that were affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Infowars, in a follow up move to the platform’s ban on Alex Jones’ ban on…
Left-Leaning Outlet Buys 16 Million Page Views on Facebook Ads
October 23rd, 2018 10:22 AM
In the past year leading up to the midterm elections, political ads on social media have been critical. No one understands this more than the Democrats. Between May 7 to October 16, according to the Atlantic, Facebook political spending was topped by Beto O’Rourke, the challenger to Senator Ted Cruz in Texas.
Twitter Locks Conservative Site Out for ‘Hate’ Citing Facts About STDs
October 19th, 2018 2:37 PM
Citing facts is now considered hate speech, according to Twitter. LifeSiteNews, a pro-life conservative news outlet, was locked out of its Twitter account on October 18 after Twitter found an article posted four years ago violated its “rules against hateful conduct.” In the article in question, Dr. Gerard M. Nadal, president of the Coalition on Abortion, stated that HIV, syphilis, and gonorrhea…
Facebook Removes Farrakhan’s Post, But Twitter Won’t?
October 19th, 2018 11:50 AM
Anti-semitism is bad. This is something everyone can agree on. Except for Twitter. On October 18, Facebook removed a video of Rev. Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, referring to Jewish people as “termites” from his page. On October 18, Facebook removed a video of Rev. Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, referring to Jewish people as “termites” from his page. However, the…
Jewish Leaders Join With MRC’s Bozell in Slamming Twitter’s Hypocrisy
October 19th, 2018 11:49 AM
On the 23rd anniversary of the Million Man March, organizer Louis Farrakhan was in Detroit, Michigan delivering a speech. A video he posted online showed him standing at the pulpit receiving applause and laughter while he compared Jewish people to “termites” and called Jews “stupid.” In response to Farrakhan’s language and Twitter’s subsequent failure to act appropriately, we have talked to…
Facebook, Twitter Censor Pro-Life Group for ‘Hate Speech’
October 19th, 2018 9:50 AM
In the wake of Rev. Louis Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic rant posted to his social media accounts, one would think Facebook and Twitter had just stopped ensuring “healthy conversation.” But it turns out this isn’t the case.
Farrakhan Calling Jewish People ‘Termites’ Is Not a Twitter Violation
October 17th, 2018 4:58 PM
Twitter is very keen on promoting “healthy conversation” and removing “dehumanizing language.” The exception to the rule? Louis Farrakhan. In a video tweeted by Farrakhan, the minister compared Jewish people to“termites.”
Report: Google News Biased Toward the Left 4-to-1
October 17th, 2018 4:51 PM
Is Google News neutral? Not according to a new report that studied the issue and determined that its results were skewed liberal. AllSides, a media technology group, spent two weeks analyzing Google News’ homepage and determined that news outlets with a left-leaning bias were always at the top of the list.
Lib Kathy Griffin Clickbaits Fans in Order to Get People to Vote
October 17th, 2018 3:10 PM
Celebrities and other leftists are excited to unleash the awesome electoral power of #Resist during the midterm elections in November. The catch is, they must actually mobilize people to vote - and if they can’t do it by getting arrested, lying, calling their adversaries “racist,” or actually inspiring civic duty in people (too much trouble nowadays), they must resort to other methods. Kelly…
Supreme Court Case Could Determine Free Speech on Social Media
October 17th, 2018 11:48 AM
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine the status of social media companies as state actors. On October 12, the court accepted Manhattan Community Access Corp v. Halleck, a case where two producers sued the Manhattan Neighborhood Network for suspending them for expressing critical views.
Twitter CEO Dorsey: Comment Backing ‘Free Speech’ Was “a Joke”
October 16th, 2018 3:49 PM
So much for Twitter being the “free speech wing of the free speech party.” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey couldn’t have distanced himself further from that famous 2012 quote. He told a “Wired 25” audience Tuesday that the original quote “was a joke.”
In 2012, then-Twitter UK General Manager Tony Wang told a media summit that the company tried to be “neutral” because of its principles. "Generally, we…
Google Relies on Soros as an ‘Expert’ in Good Censor’ Report
October 12th, 2018 9:40 AM
Google wants to cite only the best experts in their fields in order to justify its position. Who better than liberal billionaire George Soros? In the Google presentation, “The Good Censor,” leaked to Breitbart, the search media company cited 27 so-called “experts” for different aspects of digital freedom and online censorship.
Healthy Conversation? Hillary’s Uncivil Call Is Okay With Twitter
October 11th, 2018 12:30 PM
Twitter restricts users who say or do things that violate its world view. Sometimes. That’s not what happened to former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after some disturbing comments she made while on CNN. That’s not what happened to former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after some disturbing comments she made while on CNN.
MRC Poll: 49% of Conservatives Do Not Trust Twitter
October 11th, 2018 9:16 AM
The Media Research Center (MRC) today released a new poll, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, specifically looking at conservatives’ attitudes towards the social media platform, Twitter. According to the poll, almost half of the conservatives (49 percent) surveyed do not trust Twitter to treat all of its users equally, regardless of their political beliefs. That’s nearly three times as…
