We all know by now that the biggest social media platforms, notably Twitter and Facebook, have done a sterling job of de-platforming anyone who is a conservative, even if they are moderate. It seems that the storming of the Capitol has given them the excuse they have been looking
You’ll forgive me if I decline to take moralising lessons on democratic freedoms from billionaires whose corporations run on Chinese slave labour. At last year’s Academy Awards, Ricky Gervais reminded the audience that, while Apple made self-righteous TV shows “about the importance of dignity and doing the
Horea Christian mises.org So, you’ve heard that big tech companies have transcended the niggling free market and reached the lofty heights of partisan politics — and act accordingly. Unlike prominent political figures you might not make the top of the purge list, but it’s no secret that censorship
Simon Black sovereignman.com Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Monday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. “Spend as much as you can and
Alexander Hall newsbusters.org The hypocrisy is clear: Facebook will eliminate fringe supporters of former-President Donald Trump, Antifa radicals get the opposite treatment and get to operate freely on Facebook. Facebook’s Newsroom released an update proclaiming it had purged dangerous groups, but far-left orgs reportedly tied to
Joseph Vazquez newsbusters.org Parler CEO John Matze flipped the script on Amazon, which had accused his platform of inciting violence and removed it from its web services as a result. Matze and his family have since gone into hiding after reportedly receiving death threats. Matze accused Amazon Web Services
Simon Black sovereignman.com It’s over everyone, you can sleep easy again— the party of peace, tolerance, and reconciliation is back in power. Amen. And Awomen. They claim they want to heal and unify the nation. But clearly the only way to do so is to create enemies lists
Jeffrey Lord papundits.wordpress.com Jeffrey Lord is a Contributing Writer for NewsBusters So here was the headline from The New York Post: “AOC says Congress may form commission to ‘rein in’ media after Capitol riot.” Said the Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “There’s absolutely a commission that’s being
Dr. Joseph Mercola articles.mercola.com STORY AT-A-GLANCE * The COVID-19 pandemic has provided many governments with an excuse to crack down on journalists who counter government narratives. Globally, at least 14 journalists have been arrested for “unfair and imprecise coverage” of the pandemic * Worldwide, 387 journalists were
It’s a tough enough battle defending free speech against the censorious left. It’s even worse when gutless so-called “conservatives” take their side. “The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity,” indeed. Politicians such as the Australian Prime Minister have constantly demanded more
Corinne Weaver Alec Schemmel newsbusters.org Amazon Web Services filed a lawsuit on Jan. 12 that stated, “Compelling AWS to host content that plans, encourages, and incites violence would be unprecedented.” However, the platform has no problem hosting content on Amazon that says, “kill the rich” and glorifies the Columbine
Alec Schemmel newsbusters.org Parler isn’t the only free-speech-friendly tech company facing backlash from the riot at the U.S. Capitol. A new tech startup created by former Republican candidate for Congress Elizabeth Heng, called “The New Internet,” has also been targeted, according to Heng. Heng said
When a breakaway group from the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington last week invaded the US Capitol building, the left-elite swung into action, quicker than you could say “Reichstag fire”. The media immediately pointed the finger at “extreme right social media” such as Gab and Parler, ignoring the
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
Douglas Andrews papundits.wordpress.com A noted researcher points an accusatory finger at Google. Whatever the result of the 2020 presidential election, we can’t say Robert Epstein didn’t warn us. Robert who? you ask. Exactly. Epstein, a Democrat, is also a Harvard-educated behavioural psychologist and the former
