Facebook Oversight Board Calls for More Transparency

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

Misinformation Studies Relied on Bogus Facebook Data

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.

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53-to-1: Big Tech Censors GOP Members of Congress Tons More than Dems

Censorship has hit Republican Senators Rand Paul (KY) and Ron Johnson (WI), Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) and other Republicans in Congress. But besides censoring those Republicans already in Congress, Big Tech has also reportedly taken measures that impact new Republicans attempting to join the legislative body.

Facebook Exec on Defense, Says WSJ Series Mischaracterizes Platform

Facebook criticized The Wall Street Journal after it conducted a deep-dive investigation into the platform and some of its practices.

 

‘Removed Mistakenly’; YouTube Censors, Reinstates 9/11 Video

Twenty years after the biggest terror attack in America’s history, YouTube censored a video commemorating its victims. YouTube removed a Sept. 11, 2001 commemorative video posted by an ACT For America staffer, explaining: “[W]e think it violates our violent criminal organizations policy. We know you may not have realized this was a violation of our policies, so we're not applying a strike to…

Alabama Joins 10 Other States to Support Florida ‘Free Speech’ Law

Alabama is the eleventh state to join Florida’s fight against Big Tech.

 

Claremont Files Brief, Asks Judge to ‘Declare Google a Public Utility’

The Claremont Institute has joined Big Tech in the ring. It hopes to give Google the ol’ one-two by asking an Ohio judge to declare Google to be a public utility.

Minaj Says She Was in ‘Twitter Jail’ after Vax Tweet, Sharing Fox Clip

Rapper Nicki Minaj claimed to have been penalized by Twitter after she posted tweets expressing skepticism over COVID-19 vaccinations and apparent agreement with Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Conservatives Push Back on FEC’s Twitter Ruling

This week, conservatives have strongly pushed back on Twitter against the Federal Election Commission after it ruled that the social media platform didn't violate federal election law for censor a new story. The case centered on when it censored the New York Post’s bombshell story last fall on the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop and detailed a series of stinging allegations against both…

75% of Americans Believe Big Tech Uses DC Power to Avoid Regs: Report

Americans have become quite suspicious of Big Tech’s influence. A recent survey reported on by Breitbart News revealed that three-quarters of American citizens believe that Big Tech companies avoid regulation by using their power to influence Washington, D.C.

GO FIGURE: Lila Rose Says Google BANNED Live Action’s Pro-Life Ads

Live Action founder and president Lila Rose said Google banned the organization's pro-life ads. “BREAKING: At the request of abortion activists, @Google has just BANNED all of @LiveAction's pro-life ads, including those promoting the Abortion Pill Reversal treatment, a resource that has saved 2500 children to date...” she tweeted.

Candace Owens Slams Instagram For Alleged Censorship

Conservative media personality Candace Owens says Facebook is targeting old posts from her Instagram account.

FEC Backs Twitter, Says Platform Didn’t Break the Law

The Federal Election Commission has ruled that Twitter did not break the law when it deliberately censored the Hunter Biden laptop story.

Does Facebook Have Different Rules for VIPs? Report Suggests It Does

Facebook reportedly has a specific set of elite users who don't have to follow the same censorship rules applied to average users.