UNREAL: The Washington Post Wants to Censor Real News

August 24th, 2021 7:10 PM

On Tuesday, The Washington Post lashed out at The Daily Wire for posting so-called misinformation that actually took the form of real news about COVID vaccines. Along with the Daily Wire, The Post also took aim at TMZ, The Epoch Times, and Breitbart for sharing news “misleadingly” to attract views to its platform.

Trump Requests FL Judge Compel YouTube to Restore His Account: Report

August 24th, 2021 11:58 AM

Former President Donald Trump has demanded access to mainstream social media platforms once again. Trump made political engagement via social media an art, and he’s pushing for a grand reentrance onto the mainstream platforms. “Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a Florida judge to issue a preliminary injunction in his case against YouTube that would compel the company to reinstate…

Babylon Bee CEO: Facebook Determined to ‘Suppress’ Conservative Satire

August 24th, 2021 8:47 AM

Facebook is doubling down on its efforts to suppress conservative satire, according to Seth Dillion, CEO of The Babylon Bee. Dillon said Facebook uses biased fact-checkers to flag content that leans conservative, especially satire that makes fun of prominent Democrats like President Biden and Speaker Pelosi.

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U.S. Surgeon General to Big Tech: You’re Not Censoring ‘Nearly Enough’

August 23rd, 2021 4:15 PM

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nagged social media companies for not doing more to censor so-called misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facebook Report Undermines NY Times Attacks on Conservative Content

August 23rd, 2021 3:29 PM

A new Facebook report proved the @FacebooksTop10 daily list of 10 most-engaged link posts each day is wildly misleading, given that posts with the most views got far more engagement than posts on the list.

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MRC Debuts Weekly Video Series Fighting Back Against Big Tech

August 23rd, 2021 1:00 PM

Welcome to CensorTrack with TR, a weekly video series about Big Tech censorship. The Media Research Center’s CensorTrack.org will publish the most prominent and worst cases of conservative censorship as well as document cases involving everyday Americans who were punished for challenging the Big Tech worldview.

‘Biased’ Fact-Checker Targets PragerU

August 23rd, 2021 7:00 AM

An independent fact-checker has instructed readers to “proceed with caution” when viewing content from PragerU. NewsGuard described itself as “The Internet Trust Tool,” and claimed it rates websites for truth and credibility. NewsGuard gave PragerU a rating of 57 out of 100.

DeSantis Press Sec Back on Twitter after Suspension

August 21st, 2021 5:28 PM

Christina Pushaw is back on Twitter after a twelve-hour suspension--and she’s ready to set the record straight about Big Tech.

BREAKING: Twitter Temporarily Suspends Ron Desantis’ Press Secretary

August 20th, 2021 7:25 PM

On Friday night, Twitter decided that, without warning, it would temporarily suspend Christina Pushaw, the press secretary for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Kernen TORCHES ADL, Big Tech for Pushing Censorship of Conservatives

August 20th, 2021 3:36 PM

Infamous liberal ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt may have joined Squawk Box to condemn the Taliban’s presence on social media, but the show’s co-anchor Joe Kernen raked him over the coals for advocating censorship of Americans at home.

Big Brother Alert! Apple, Google to Launch Digital COVID Vax Passports

August 20th, 2021 3:13 PM

Though the Biden administration suggested it would not implement a federal COVID-19 verification system, Big Tech has taken the reins and plans to step in as Big Brother. Google and Apple have announced updates that will allow users to display their coronavirus vaccination status.

Facebook Caves to WH Pressure, CENSORS So-Called COVID-19 Misinfo

August 19th, 2021 7:17 PM

Facebook is taking action after pressure from the White House. The Biden administration blamed the platform for the majority of coronavirus “misinformation.”

Facebook for Terrorists But Not Trump? CNN Op-Ed Defends Taliban

August 19th, 2021 1:27 PM

Left-wing author of “Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism” Jillian C. York condemned former President Donald Trump for fomenting unrest in the past, but expressed wariness over Facebook’s ban of the infamous Taliban.

Taliban Banned on Facebook, Allowed on Twitter -- Trump Still Banned

August 18th, 2021 6:38 PM

"Why Trump's banned and the Taliban aren't: they play by the rules." Such was the absurd comment tweeted by Technology Policy Editor of The Washington Post Mark Seibel. Facebook has issued a blanket ban on the Taliban, but Twitter allows an account purportedly run by its spokesman -- for now.