Category: censorship

Former Journalist Chooses to Leave China After Being Harassed for Investigating the ‘Chained Woman’

After several instances of being interrogated while locked onto an iron chair used for death row prisoners, a veteran Chinese journalist and photographer decided to leave China. On August 4, Zhao Lanjian described to the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times his experiences in dealing with Chinese national security. He said, “The environment is…


[Premiering 10:30 AM ET] Trump Lawyer Asks If Twitter Acted on Government Orders for Censorship

Twitter may be committing acts of government censorship under the banner of a private company. This is the basis of a Trump lawsuit against the platform, which will examine whether its act of de-platforming Donald Trump when he was president of the United States was done at the government’s request. According to Alex Kozinski, a…


[PREMIERING NOW] Trump Lawyer Asks If Twitter Acted on Government Orders for Censorship

Twitter may be committing acts of government censorship under the banner of a private company. This is the basis of a Trump lawsuit against the platform, which will examine whether its act of de-platforming Donald Trump when he was president of the United States was done at the government’s request. According to Alex Kozinski, a…


Trump Lawyer Asks If Twitter Acted on Government Orders for Censorship

Twitter may be committing acts of government censorship under the banner of a private company. This is the basis of a Trump lawsuit against the platform, which will examine whether its act of de-platforming Donald Trump when he was president of the United States was done at the government’s request. According to Alex Kozinski, a…


The Fight for Free Speech in Brazil

Commentary Social media companies are often accused of censoring conservative voices. However, the Constitution of Brazil explicitly prohibits all forms of censorship or any hindrance being placed on freedom of expression and freedom of thought. These important freedoms appeared to be considerably restored in Brazil when the nation’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, signed a measure on…


[Premiering 08/05, 10:30 AM ET] Trump Lawyer Asks If Twitter Acted on Government Orders for Censorship

Twitter may be committing acts of government censorship under the banner of a private company. This is the basis of a Trump lawsuit against the platform, which will examine whether its act of de-platforming Donald Trump when he was president of the United States was done at the government’s request. According to Alex Kozinski, a…


Besties: Twitter, Facebook, Google, CDC, NIH, WHO

Commentary Many of us with a libertarian frame of mind presume as a matter of theory that the interests of business are at odds with those of government. That’s generally true for businesses of a certain size. The regulations and taxes one faces in running an enterprise in the “land of free” are utterly shocking,…


Long Live the First Amendment, Now and Forever

Commentary Free speech is under assault. Yes, The Epoch Times was wrongly censored on Twitter. But that is only a symptom. The problem goes so much deeper. This is not a revelatory statement, nor is it particularly controversial. Any honest individual, regardless of political leanings, will admit as much. The only people who would argue…


The Censoring of The Epoch Times

Commentary There was great drama over the weekend when Twitter, without explanation then or now, suddenly started labeling all content from the domain of The Epoch Times as unsafe. The page to which the reader was referred was once reserved for sites that are malicious or spammy or otherwise represent a technological threat. Years ago,…


Capitol Report (Aug. 1): Federal Government to Issue IDs to Illegal Immigrants; Pelosi Heads to Taiwan?

China is ramping up threats as reports say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is visiting Taiwan Tuesday. The White House revealed what Beijing could do and how the United States would respond. Senators this week are taking up two massive spending bills. One is to help veterans, while the other will change how businesses and Americans…