Twitter CEO Elon Musk says the “new” version of the social media platform under his leadership will put pressure on mainstream media to become more truthful and “stop toeing the line.” The comment was made during a live Q&A session on Dec. 3 while discussing the release of the “Twitter Files,” which exposed the company’s…
‘New Twitter’ Will Push Mainstream Media to Be More Truthful, Musk Says
December 4, 2022
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China Activates Emergency Level of Censorship Following Mass Protests
Chinese officials initiated the highest level of censorship of the protests and ramped up the crackdown on tools used to bypass the nation’s internet control, according to reports, offering a glimpse of how the communist regime responded to the toughest challenges in decades. From the capital Beijing to the remote county of Korla, Chinese citizens took to…
Elon Musk Should Tell EU Censors to Bugger Off
Commentary If Elon Musk truly believes that Twitter is a front in the “battle for the future of civilization,” he has a chance to prove it. The Biden administration has already threatened to investigate Musk on multiple occasions, which isn’t surprising considering its unprecedented antagonizing toward free expression. Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren have promised…
Louisiana Attorney General Alleges Fauci and Big Tech Part of Push to Censor Americans’ Speech
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Missouri’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt in May sued Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the FBI, alleging they censored American’s free speech on social media platforms. Pointedly, Landry stated in an interview that aired on Newsmakers by…
Who Really Owns Big Digital Tech?
December 1, 2022
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Commentary By now it should be perfectly clear that the most prominent Big Digital companies are not strictly private, for-profit companies. As I argued in “Google Archipelago,” they are also state apparatuses, or governmentalities, undertaking state functions, including censorship, propaganda, and surveillance. Katherine Boyle, “a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she invests in companies that…
Protesters in China Bypass Censors to Vent Anger
“Good good good sure sure sure right right right yes yes yes,” someone wrote on Weibo, China’s equivalent to Twitter. The post may not sound like it was written in a bad mood, but on the tightly controlled Chinese internet, the seemingly positive message is one of many ways the Chinese people display their defiance…
Senators Begin Amending Proposed Online Streaming Act Aimed at Regulating the Internet
November 27, 2022
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A Senate committee is rewriting Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act proposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, after it passed third reading in the House of Commons in June. The Senate has been petitioned by multiple large corporations to amend the bill, including YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify. The Standing Senate Committee on Transport…
The Walls Are Closing In on Big Tech
Commentary YouTube is back to its old tricks, strengthening Sen. Ted Cruz’s argument that Big Tech censorship is the “single biggest threat we have to free speech in this country.” But, comedic media personality, Steven Crowder, may have just struck the fatal blow to YouTube and other Big Tech platforms. In 2020, Crowder’s streaming show—Louder with Crowder…
The Left’s Cynical ‘Speech Is Violence’ Ploy
Commentary This week, another evil mass shooter unleashed horror at a gay club in Colorado Springs, killing 5 and wounding another 25. The shooter—whose name I refuse to mention in order to disincentivize future shooters, who seek notoriety—was clearly mentally ill: Just last year, the shooter reportedly threatened his mother with a bomb, resulting in…
LIVE: The Censorship Establishment Fears an Open Twitter; Arizona AG Says the Election Can’t Be Certified
November 22, 2022
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Soon after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, he began restoring accounts that were previously banned and took steps to restore citizen journalism on the platform. As this takes place, former voices of authority have been subject to increasing scrutiny, while community fact checks and Twitter trends are taking a sharp turn away from established narratives….
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