A Facebook data scientist accused fellow employees of being “drunk on power” for censoring posts supporting Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who killed two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at the height of last summer’s riots. Read More.
Far-left Pope Francis has joined the chorus of global elites calling for more Big Tech censorship, demanding “in the name of God” that tech companies crack down on “hate speech,” “fake news,” and “conspiracy theories.” Read More.
In this week’s senate hearing, a YouTube executive boasted about how the platform had removed more than a million videos under its “COVID misinformation policy.” Read More.
The Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Pope Francis, the latest restriction to media coverage of the Holy See. Read More.
An event venue in Oregon cancelled its hosting of the Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk Tour on Wednesday after receiving alleged violent threats from Antifa and far-left activists. Read More.
Facebook appeared to censor a meme on Wednesday that placed blame for high gas prices on President Joe Biden, citing a USA Today fact-check to justify the censorship.
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Rutgers University-Newark university leaders recently voted to remove the name of a former Supreme Court justice and prominent alumnus from a campus building. Read More.
Rapper Bryson Gray, whose hit song “Let’s Go, Brandon” has been banned from multiple platforms, said on Tuesday that free speech in the United States only exists for “one side.” Read More.
Two major alternative social media platforms focused on free speech and data portability, YouTube rival Rumble and content subscription service Locals, will combine forces Tuesday to provide online users a new way to interact and make money without fear of being canceled. Read More.
Two Border Patrol agents were fired from a group of 60 who were found to have committed misconduct for participating in a private Facebook group that mocked migrants and lawmakers, congressional investigators said in a report Monday. Read More.
Controversial cartoonist Michael Leunig has been axed from his prime spot in The Age newspaper after a cartoon comparing resistance against mandatory Covid vaccines to the fight for democracy in Tiananmen Square was censored. Read More.
Scotland’s disastrous Covid vaccine passport scheme continues to create more problems than it is solving; the latest revelation about the poor quality of the app being that it is sharing citizens’ personal data with a host of companies. Read More.
The Wall Street Journal has published internal material from anonymous sources at Facebook revealing that the company introduced tools that suppressed the traffic of Breitbart News by 20 percent, and other conservative publishers by double-digit margins. Read More.
According to a report from the Washington Post, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg caved to the government of Vietnam and allowed the censoring of critics of the country's leaders and policies. Read More.
Since Monday, some Instagram users have been receiving a notification that they will no longer be able to use “link stickers,” a feature used by many users to post links to external sites.
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