Hezbollah Claims Main Twitter, Facebook Accounts Shut Down
June 25th, 2018 3:07 PM
The main Twitter and Facebook accounts representing terrorist group Hezbollah were reportedly shut down over the weekend.
Facebook Removes Splinter Post Linking to Story with Miller’s Number
June 22nd, 2018 2:29 PM
Facebook cracked down this week on Splinter News for sharing a link to its article revealing Stephen Miller’s personal cell phone number. According to Facebook’s Community Standards, posting links that contain an individual’s personal information, such as a person’s private cell phone number, can violate the site’s policy to prevent identity theft.
How Far Left Are NYT Readers? Meet Paper's Biggest Fans on Facebook
June 12th, 2018 4:35 PM
New York Times reporter Jake Lucas performed public relations for the paper’s social media outreach, celebrating a recently established Times Facebook group in Tuesday’s edition. It has a modest membership and a poorly disguised left-wing tilt to its membership.
Majority of New Facebook-Funded Shows Are Liberal
June 8th, 2018 4:51 PM
This summer, Facebook is debuting its own slate of original programming, funded by the tech giant. Out of the seven original shows announced, five have clear left-wing agendas.
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Carlson Interviews 'Roe v. Wade' Producer, Exposes Facebook Censorship
May 27th, 2018 12:35 PM
On his Friday Fox News show, Tucker Carlson interviewed Nick Loeb, co-producer of Roe v. Wade, a dramatic film which plans to show viewers "what happened from 1966 through 1973" that led to the Supreme Court's decision declaring existing laws against abortion unconstitutional. Carlson's interview concentrated primarily on obstacles Loeb has faced in funding the film — obstacles which have…
Facebook Reveals 56 Percent Spike in Posts Removed for ‘Hate Speech’
May 16th, 2018 3:02 PM
Facebook revealed there was a 56 percent increase in the number of posts removed for violating the site’s “hate speech” rule. Facebook’s Community standards Enforcement Preliminary Report showed that between October and December 2017, it “took action” against 1.6 million pieces of content for violating the site’s Community Standards rule against hate speech.
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Bozell Warns Against ‘Threat of Censorship Worldwide’ on Social Media
May 3rd, 2018 11:30 AM
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell on Thursday warned of the “threat of censorship worldwide” from social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Appearing on Varney and Company, he detailed the danger conservatives face: “It is worse than bias. It is censorship.... Never in history has there been a threat of censorship worldwide. These are worldwide platforms.”
Conservatives Urge Fairer Social Media Policies
May 1st, 2018 3:55 PM
MRC Founder and President Brent Bozell, MRC Censorship Project Director Allen West, and 61 prominent conservative leaders issued the following joint statement on Tuesday urging leading social media companies to adopt four key principles in order to ensure that conservatives receive equal treatment on these important platforms.
Congress Looks at Social Media Censorship
April 28th, 2018 2:30 PM
The House Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on social media filtering practices. Unsurprisingly, a Pew Research Center study found that “Today around seven-in-ten Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves.” With so many Americans on these platforms, we should know how the platforms determine the content…
NY Times: Palestinians Paying Terrorists Is a 'Far-Right Conspiracy'
April 24th, 2018 6:53 PM
In a Friday story about former CNN and NBC journalist Campbell Brown, who is now Facebook's "head of new partnerships," New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles claimed that one of the social-media giant's premium services has "been flooded with far-right conspiracy programming." The "conspiracy" example Bowles cited: "Palestinians Pay $400 million Pensions For Terrorist Families." That claim is…
MRC Senior Fellow Allen West Responds to Facebook’s Takedown Policies
April 24th, 2018 3:54 PM
RESTON, VA – Media Research Center (MRC) Senior Fellow LTC Allen B. West (USA, Ret) issued the following statement Tuesday concerning Facebook’s community guidelines publicly released earlier today. LTC West serves as MRC’s primary spokesperson for its Censorship Project.
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MRC's Bozell: Tech Giant Censorship Is Worst in The 'History of Man'
April 17th, 2018 12:05 AM
In a Monday appearance on Fox News Channel’s The Ingraham Angle, MRC founder and president Brent Bozell ripped into the liberal tech giants for censoring conservative thought on their social media platforms. “This is emerging, the greatest censorship of free speech worldwide in the history of man,” he exclaimed, referring to the findings of the blockbuster study conducted by the MRC’s Ashley Rae…
MRC’s Bozell: Tech Companies Must Stop Silencing Conservatives!
April 16th, 2018 10:16 AM
The Media Research Center (MRC) released an extensive report Monday
documenting the censorship of conservative voices by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google.
The release of this report follows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony
last week where he was questioned about the growing concern that Facebook engages in
political bias and censorship.
CENSORED! How Online Media Companies Suppress Conservative Speech
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April 16th, 2018 9:06 AM
Executive Summary Like it or not, social media is the communication form of the future — not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Just Facebook and Twitter combined reach 1.8 billion people. More than two-thirds of all Americans (68 percent) use Facebook. YouTube is pushing out TV as the most popular place to watch video. Google is the No. 1 search engine in both the U.S. and the world. War is…
