Commentary While checking out the “banned and challenged” display at my local Barnes & Noble recently, I was reminded that the entire kerfuffle is a giant racket. For publishers and booksellers, “banned” books are likely a money-making racket. Virtually every allegedly “banned” book on the display table is already a massive (sometimes generational) bestseller. Not…
Big Tech and Government Collusion Has Created ‘Censorship Industrial Complex,’ Republicans Say
House Republicans said in a March 30 hearing said that collusion between Big Tech and the government amounts to a “censorship industrial complex.” The hearing, the second round for Republicans’ Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, featured witnesses including Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and D. John Sauer, former…
Federal Government Requested Removal of Online Content, Document Shows
Multiple federal departments and agencies have interacted with social media companies to request online content be taken down, often times to have impersonating accounts removed but also to purge posts they deemed offensive. The Canadian government provided the information on March 27 in an Inquiry of Ministry following an order paper submitted by Conservative MP…
LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (March 28): Tennessee Police Release Footage in Christian School Shooting; Sen. Hawley Calls for Hate Crime Probe
Nashville’s police chief on March 28 said there is still no clear motive in the recent Christian school shooting that left six people and the shooter dead, as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called for a federal hate crime investigation. Authorities also released surveillance footage of the shooter, identified as Audrey Hale, entering the school building…
NTD Evening News (March 28): Tennessee Police Release Footage in Christian School Shooting; Sen. Hawley Calls for Hate Crime Probe
Nashville’s police chief on March 28 said there is still no clear motive in the recent Christian school shooting that left six people and the shooter dead, as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called for a federal hate crime investigation. Authorities also released surveillance footage of the shooter, identified as Audrey Hale, entering the school building…
WeChat: The CCP’s Ultimate Tool to Control Chinese Americans
While the world is awakening to the threat of TikTok, WeChat is another Chinese social media platform that is infiltrating and monitoring a huge population of Chinese people overseas. Lydia Liu is a Chinese American who found herself becoming a victim of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) censorship through WeChat, a Chinese-owned social media video-sharing…
Wife Seeks Help for Blogger Husband Secretly Sentenced to 7 Years in Chinese Jail
A Chinese blogger famous for promoting free speech and offering tips to work around the Chinese firewall had been missing for nearly two years. Recently, however, it was revealed that he had been arrested and incarcerated by China’s communist regime before being sentenced on Feb. 10 to seven years in prison under charges of “inciting…
‘Winnie the Pooh’ Film Pulled From Hong Kong Cinemas
HONG KONG—Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong on Tuesday, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city. Film distributor VII Pillars Entertainment announced on Facebook that the release of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” on Thursday had been canceled with “great regret” in…
Judge Dismisses Biden Admin’s Motion to Dismiss Big Tech Collusion Case
A federal court in Louisiana has denied the Biden administration’s motion to dismiss a landmark case alleging collusion between the federal government and Big Tech to censor disfavored users and viewpoints related to COVID-19. In Missouri v. Biden, the states of Louisiana and Missouri allege that social media companies, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and…
[SUNDAY WATCH PARTY] Mike Benz (Part 1): The West’s Burgeoning Censorship Industry and the Government Funds Pouring In–From DHS to DARPA to National Science Foundation
Join us for our ATL Sunday Watch Party! During the Watch Party this Sunday at 7:30pm ET, everyone can watch part one of our episode with Mike Benz for FREE—even without a subscription. Feel free to share this link with your friends and family! This episode was originally published in Feb 2, 2023. “Whoever can…
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