Censorship
The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Free Speech Under Trump
The New York Times can’t seem to make up its mind. Is free speech "killing us"? Or is Trump killing free speech?
Will the Real Jeff Bezos Please Stand Up?
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is taking a stand for free speech. Or is he?
Ex-CNN Peace Prize Winner: Ditching Fact-Checkers Is 'Kleptocracy'
Former CNN reporter Maria Ressa won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.” However, as the heads of the social media platforms move past their relationship with fact-checking companies and towards greater freedom of speech, she warned Comedy Central’s The Weekly Show podcast host Jon Stewart that America is sliding towards “kleptocracy.”
MRC-Led Free Speech Alliance to Senate: Confirm Mark Meador
The Media Research Center-led Free Speech Alliance sent a critical message to the U.S. Senate on Friday: we need a free speech majority on the Federal Trade Commission.
PBS: Trump Rifling ‘Dictator’s Playbook’ Like Philippine Strongman
Monday’s PBS News Hour featured former CNN reporter Maria Ressa, who was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression,” but her tough experiences as a journalist in the Philppines taught her the wrong lessons -- that freedom of speech on social media is responsible for the rise in authoritarianism around the world, using the left-wing excuse…
Vance Declares Censorship Would Destroy U.S., Warns Europe
Vice President JD Vance hammered home the importance of free speech during a Monday sit-down with Fox News host Sean Hannity.
FTC Chairman Asks for Censorship Examples: MRC’s CensorTrack Has 8,000
Andrew Ferguson, the new Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), asked the American people to send him examples of Big Tech censorship. The Media Research Center has just the tool to deliver.
N.Y. Slimes: 'In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold'
White House correspondent Peter Baker indulged his paranoia in a story in Friday’s New York Times: “In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold -- A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia.” The odious Russia comparison is not just a…
House Judiciary Wages Pro-Free Speech Battle Against Global Censorship
The House Judiciary Committee made big moves to get to the bottom of foreign attacks on free speech.
Sen. Schmitt SLAMS Dem Senator for Censorship Denial at Key Hearing
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) didn’t spend years fighting Big Tech censorship to let Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) outright deny that censorship faced by conservatives on social media platforms exists.
House Judiciary Committee Challenges Pro-Censorship EU Cash Grab
European bureaucrats eager to crack down on free speech seek major leverage over American social media platforms, House Republicans warned on Sunday.
Oliver: Facebook Ditching Fact-Checkers 'Is Self-Serving Bull****'
Because HBO’s John Oliver waited until last week to kick off the 2025 season of Last Week Tonight, he is still catching up on all the news he missed. On Sunday, Oliver turned his attention to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to ditch its fact-checking partners, calling the decision “self-serving bullshit.” Oliver also tried to dismiss Big Tech censorship concerns, claiming Facebook…
Sen. Schmitt at CPAC: Google ‘Ultimate Black Box’
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) ripped search giant Google for abusing its power to exert influence over the minds of Americans.
