Free Speech
Facebook Censors The BFD
It was only a matter of time before the BFD caught the attention of media censors. Facebook has fired a warning shot over The BFD this week advising that the site’s page does not adhere to their community guidelines. BFD writer Stephen Berry was banned from Twitter for “platform
“This Is Our Moment to Shine”
On Monday night, millions of Parler users suddenly found that the site was no longer available. Amazon had followed through on its threat to purge the site from the internet. Parler is suing, of course (and looks to have an excellent case against the corporate giant), but in the meantime,
NY Post Points Out Hypocrisy of What Twitter Chooses Not to Censor
Kayla Sargent newsbusters.org Twitter clearly has no problem censoring President Donald Trump. It’s what the social media company has chosen not to censor that has the New York Post crying foul. The New York Post pointed out Twitter’s blatant hypocrisy in a recent article pointing out that
As I Was Saying …
Robert Hutchinson mercatornet.com Robert J. Hutchinson is the author, most recently, of What Really Happened: The Death of Hitler. In 1933, the newly-elected Nazi Party used a firebomb attack on the German parliament building, the Reichstag, as an excuse to push through what was called the Reichstag Fire
Facebook Locks Out Ron Paul Following Column Criticizing Big Tech Censorship, Cites ‘Error’
Jon Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
The ‘War on Terror’ Comes Home
Ron Paul ronpaulinstitute.org Last week’s massive social media purges – starting with President Trump’s permanent ban from Twitter and other outlets – was shocking and chilling, particularly to those of us who value free expression and the free exchange of ideas. The justifications given for the silencing of wide
Ron Paul Joins the Ranks of the Digitally Purged
The Great Digital Terror in the US continues unabated. Like so many Soviet commissars, more and more “politically suspect” US citizens are being purged and un-personed by the billionaire oligarchs of Silicon Valley. Former Republican congressman Ron Paul says he’s been blocked by Facebook from managing his account
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
Ten seconds later… Twitter, like other media platforms, claims to aim at keeping people safe. In fact, it simply doesn’t see hate speech or harassment from those on its own political wavelength. Thus the account which produced this obnoxious screed – which seeks to dehumanise anyone not voting for Democrat
Mexican President Defends Trump After Twitter Ban
When even Mexico’s president is going in to bat for Donald Trump, you know that Facebook has royally screwed up. Facebook joined the big tech pile-on to crush free speech and un-person Trump from the internet. While New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern showed her true authoritarian colours
Big Tech Is Trying To Destroy Parler
Fox News contributor Dan Bongino, who also has a stake in Parler, breaks down how he got the news of a possible Parler ban. After President Trump got permanently banned from Twitter, it was announced he has created an account with Parler, a free-speech platform that is partially owned
Really? Whoopi Compares Big Tech Censorship to Baking Gay Wedding Cake
Kristine Marsh newsbusters.org Last Friday evening, Twitter permanently banned President Trump from their platform. Google, Apple and Amazon immediately followed suit by booting the “free speech” platform Parler, which conservatives flocked to as an alternative to Twitter, from its respective app stores and web services. But the liberal hosts