Category: censorship

Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León Refuses to Resign After Racist Remarks Leaked | The Larry Elder Show | Ep. 73

Embattled Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León said he has no intention of resigning despite calls to step down by protesters, his fellow councilmembers, and even President Joe Biden. De León is embroiled in a City Hall scandal in which he and two other councilmembers were recorded in a conversation making racist remarks and…


The Attempt to Burn Me at the Stake

Commentary In recent weeks, an offensive has been launched against me in the Flemish media. I’ve been accused of being a liar, a far-right extremist, a conspiracy theorist, controlled opposition, and of indoctrinating my students. I’ve quietly listened to every voice that felt called to make itself heard. And I have the impression that everyone who had something to…


Why the Censors Fear Information Freedom

Commentary This is the age of censorship, pushed by government and interests and enacted by wholly-captured Big Tech firms. If you doubt it, look through the hundred or so pages of emails dug up in court discovery between government agencies and social media firms during the COVID crisis. The relationship is warm and wholly normalized….


Canceling the Cancelers at Yale Law School

Commentary Last month at the Sixth Annual Kentucky Chapters Conference of the Federalist Society, Judge James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (disclosure: my former boss) issued a call to arms. Ho, who earlier this year ruffled feathers at Georgetown University Law Center by using the occasion of his…


Despite Initial Pullback, PayPal Will Continue to Fine Users for ‘Intolerance’ and ‘Hate’

PayPal intends to fine users who engage in activities that the payment service believes come under the categories of “hate” and “intolerance,” according to its last updated Acceptable User Policy (AUP). In September, PayPal announced that it was amending its AUP, which is scheduled to come into effect in November. The policy stated that PayPal…


FBI Agents Involved in Facebook’s Suppression of Hunter Biden Laptop Story Were Democrat Donors: Records

Two FBI agents whose communications with Meta resulted in the social media company’s suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story were donors of the Democratic Party, records show. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, told Joe Rogan in late August that the company actively reduced the reach of social media posts about the…


Trump Declares Return of the Silent Majority; New Censorship Attempt Fails At Launch

Former President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that “The silent majority is back.” The question of a “silent majority” was raised in both the 2016 and 2020 elections as being essential to a potential Trump victory, under the allegation that censorship and social pressure are keeping his supporters silent. Meanwhile, there’s a large-scale movement…


Live 10:30 AM ET: Trump Declares Return of the Silent Majority; New Censorship Attempt Fails At Launch

Former President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that “The silent majority is back.” The question of a “silent majority” was raised in both the 2016 and 2020 elections as being essential to a potential Trump victory, under the allegation that censorship and social pressure are keeping his supporters silent. Meanwhile, there’s a large-scale movement…


LIVE: Trump Declares Return of the Silent Majority; New Censorship Attempt Fails At Launch

Former President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that “The silent majority is back.” The question of a “silent majority” was raised in both the 2016 and 2020 elections as being essential to a potential Trump victory, under the allegation that censorship and social pressure are keeping his supporters silent. Meanwhile, there’s a large-scale movement…


47 New Biden Administration Defendants Named in Government–Big Tech Censorship Lawsuit

Nearly 50 new government defendants have been added to the lawsuit that alleges the government induced censorship of state officials and others on social media. The second amended complaint in the case, Missouri v. Biden, includes six new agencies, bringing the total to 13, and 41 new individual defendants, bringing the total to 54. Altogether,…