Censorship

Fever Dreams of MAGA Killing Democracy -- As DirecTV Nixes Newsmax
So. Meta -- aka Facebook -- has announced that it has finally reversed itself and is letting former President Trump back on the trademark social media site. As per Fox News, the report goes like this: Trump issues statement after Meta announces end of 2-year Facebook ban, allowing him to return to the platform.

TWITTER FILES: Twitter Lacked Guts to Out Group Behind Russian Bot Lie
New Twitter Files show the pre-Musk, pro-censorship Twitter regime lacked “the guts to out” a watchdog group with ties to government officials that falsely labeled American accounts “Russian bots.”

Gov’t Agencies, WH Used Foreign Intel Methods to Censor Americans
Newly revealed documents show government agencies used foreign intelligence and propaganda methods to censor Americans’ speech. Some of those same agencies have been exposed for collaborating with Big Tech platforms to censor.

Mostly Non-American Meta Oversight Board Weighs in on Trump Return
Meta announced Wednesday that former President Donald Trump would be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram in the “coming weeks,” and Meta’s largely international Oversight Board responded.
AG Bailey Rips ‘Censorship Enterprise’ Between Big Tech and Biden WH
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey discussed his team’s latest findings from their ongoing lawsuit against the Biden administration for allegedly colluding with Big Tech to censor free speech.

Hawkins: ‘Without Free Speech, There Is No Pro-Life Movement’
Roe v. Wade may be history, but the fight for the rights of the unborn is far from over. Big Tech continues to flex its pro-abortion muscles, targeting pro-life activists and groups.

Twitter, Facebook Unite to Aid Google in Upcoming Section 230 Showdown
Facebook and Twitter are coming to Google’s defense in a lawsuit that could have a great impact on content moderation online. Bloomberg Law reported last week that the companies recently filed their own legal briefs in an upcoming case that “could fundamentally change the way the internet works.”

MSNBC's Hayes: Conservative Censorship Claims 'Never Made Much Sense'
Big Tech censorship of conservative voices has been an issue for years and only seems to be getting worse by the day. This simple, sad fact of life is apparent to every sentient adult in the United States and throughout the world. This obviously doesn’t include MSNBC’s Chris Hayes who took to the airwaves on his show All In on Wednesday to deny it’s something that’s happening.

NEW: Facebook, Instagram to Reinstate Trump in ‘Coming Weeks’
Facebook and Instagram’s egregious censorship of former President Donald Trump seems to have finally run its course.

Jim Jordan Says House Will Investigate Tech-Gov't ‘Attack’ on Speech
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) vowed to hold Big Tech and government accountable for censorship collusion. “I anticipate multiple hearings,” he said. Jordan appeared on the Just the News, No Noise Tuesday where he cited the Twitter Files. Jordan explained that the House Judiciary Committee plans to investigate how the FBI and other government agencies pressured tech platforms to censor users…

Big Tech Blocked Information, Harming Users 275,396,336 Times in 2022
Big Tech is playing games with speech. Its primary concern is with neutralizing conservative influence online. It does this by preventing users from hearing or seeing a message that the left disagrees with.

EU Commissioner Warns TikTok: Obey Draconian Censorship Rules or Else
Europe has previously called on the U.S. to do a better job at tackling so-called “disinformation” online, even challenging new Twitter owner Elon Musk to “increase” the number of moderators in the content. Now, at least one EU commissioner is targeting TikTok.

Facebook Files: NOT JUST TWITTER—How CDC Pressured Facebook to Censor
An ongoing lawsuit alleging Big Tech-government collusion led to the unveiling of “The Facebook Files,” a trove of documents exposing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s sordid influence over Facebook and Instagram’s bloated censorship operations.

CNN: Booting Schiff, Swalwell Off Committee Is Break With 'Tradition'
As House Republicans prepare to kick Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell off the Intelligence Committee, CNN Newsroom co-host Erica Hill condemned Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday for not following “tradition.” Apparently, Hill forgot that history did not begin yesterday.