Facebook Supreme Court Hands Down Case Decisions: 4 of 5 Overturned

January 28th, 2021 5:03 PM

The Facebook Oversight Board (the Board) released its first several decisions. And as it turns out, Facebook could have saved a lot of time and effort by simply not censoring posts on the platform in the first place. The Board overturned four of the five cases it took on in December 2020. One case regarding a potential “veiled threat” against French president Emmanuel Macron is still pending.…

Brent Bozell Slams Facebook for Abandoning Free Speech

January 28th, 2021 2:44 PM

In response to Facebook overhauling its platform to reduce political posts, Media Research Center (MRC) president Brent Bozell made the following statement on Thursday: 

Facebook Overhauls Platform, Will Reduce Political Posts in Newsfeed

January 28th, 2021 9:46 AM

Facebook, one of the internet’s biggest social media platforms, is planning to depoliticize its users’ newsfeeds.

'Publishing Professionals': Cancel ALL Deals with Trump and Enablers

Culture
January 27th, 2021 5:06 PM

The "guilty by association" thing has gotten out of hand. But what hasn’t these days? "Publishing Professionals" are reportedly trying to deny book deals for any Trump affiliates.

‘Mini Human’: Pregnant Singer Halsey Strays from Pro-Abortion Rhetoric

Culture
January 27th, 2021 3:44 PM

Pop star Halsey gave a very positive and apparently inadvertent pro-life message while sharing photos of her pregnancy with the world. In a pregnancy announcement, the 26 year-old “You should be sad” singer and abortion supporter declared her love for the “mini human,” currently residing in her womb.

Facebook Claims ‘Incitement,’ Censors Trans Criticism: Report

January 27th, 2021 11:39 AM

Facebook may now label speaking out against transgenderism as “violence and incitement.” Facebook reportedly suspended a Bible professor for seven days following a post criticizing President Joe Biden’s new policies towards transgender individuals, and ironically, Facebook censorship.

Mark Dice Says Facebook Warned He’s ‘at Risk of Being Unpublished’

January 27th, 2021 10:09 AM

Facebook’s censorship has gone from removing opinions to threatening to remove entire pages. Conservative YouTuber Mark Dice reported that Facebook took down a post from his page on Twitter. But Dice said the platform went a step further, warning him that, “Your page is at risk of being unpublished." 

Forbes: Facebook Providing User Data Related to Capitol Riot to Gov’t

January 26th, 2021 10:10 AM

Facebook is cooperating with the federal government, and giving information on those who reportedly engaged in the Capitol Hill riot.

Tyrrell Column: The Social Media Conundrum

January 22nd, 2021 4:17 PM

It is a reflection of the vulgarity and even the criminality now stalking our society that social media, as it is called, cannot extricate itself from this awful question of censorship. Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media platforms that are passing judgment on what Americans say today are in the pickle that they are in because the First Amendment freedoms are extended to…

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Lincoln Project Co-Founder: Conservatives Censored Because They ‘Suck’

January 22nd, 2021 2:48 PM

Rick Wilson, the co-founder of the virulently anti-Trump Lincoln Project, said conservatives are being banned because they “suck” and “say evil shit.” Wilson, who is known for making over-the-top attacks on the right, appeared unable to discuss Republican concerns about censorship without reverting to name calling.

Facebook VP Defends Decision to Turn Trump Ban Over to Oversight Board

January 22nd, 2021 8:47 AM

It appears as though Facebook is trying to shift the decision making, and therefore the blame, as to whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed back on the platform.  

Will Facebook Oversight Board Allow Trump Back on Facebook, Instagram?

January 21st, 2021 4:27 PM

Facebook’s infamously liberal Oversight Board has accepted a case to decide whether to allow former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook was one of many Big Tech companies whose choice to censor then-President Donald Trump shocked nations around the world in early January. Since then, “the Oversight Board accepted a case referral from Facebook to examine their…

Facebook PURGES Conspiracy Theorists on Right, Still Allows Antifa

January 21st, 2021 1:51 PM

The hypocrisy is clear: Facebook will eliminate fringe supporters of former-President Donald Trump, Antifa radicals get the opposite treatment and get to operate freely on Facebook.

Morning Joe Hosts: ‘Shut Down’ Facebook for ‘Insurrection’

January 18th, 2021 12:41 PM

Morning Joe is at war with social media. Hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough attacked Facebook and Twitter.