Censorship Project

It’s as if Big Tech has not already been censoring enough. Now the Biden administration is pushing platforms in an even more censorious direction. COVID-19, like many national crises, has been used to push for more government tyranny. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki explained in a September 24 Morning Joe interview that platforms don't censor Americans enough: “As we’re in the…

The Heritage Foundation has responded after Twitter allegedly censored a video depicting the work of Border Patrol agents.

A Twitter employee announced that the platform is “exploring new controls” for a filter that automatically prevents users from having to see “potentially harmful or offensive” replies.

GoFundMe has deleted a fundraiser in support of harassed students at Arizona State University, according to Reclaim The Net. 

Multiple conservative groups have come out in support of antitrust bills in Congress.

Famous conservative commentator John Stossel reportedly filed suit against Facebook for placing fact-check labels on his videos.

Apple has banned Fortnite, a popular video game among teens, from its app store.

NetChoice, a prominent tech trade group, is suing Texas over its anti-censorship law.

Facebook openly announced its plans it uses to demote content, but at least it’s attempting to be transparent about the process. Right, Facebook?

A startlingly large percentage of U.S. adults still get their news from social media — even after a MRC survey showed that Big Tech and Big Media teamed up to steal the 2020 election.
 

Climate activist James Murdoch gave at least $1 million to a group fighting to undermine state oversight of elections. That same group also backed Big Tech censorship against former President Donald Trump.

Senators met today for a bipartisan session of beating up Big Tech firms for a multitude of controversies — especially the mistreatment of teens. Republicans and Democrats agreed in a rare show of bipartisanship that social media has hidden its harmful side effects much like Big Tobacco.

The Facebook Oversight Board has called for more transparency from the platform after The Wall Street Journal report.

Facebook admitted that data it shared with researchers in Feb. 2020 was severely flawed. The result discredited any study relating to so-called “misinformation,” alleged radicalization or political polarization that used the Facebook information.