Category: censorship

Don’t Let Big Tech Hide the Truth From You

Commentary The New York Times editorial board declared on Friday that people should be able to express “unpopular” positions without being canceled or “shut out of public discourse.” A free flow of information is essential for democracy to function, the editors argued. The Times declaration under the headline “America Has a Free Speech Problem” marks…


Russian Regulator Blocks Google News Over ‘Unreliable’ Information on Ukraine Invasion

Russia’s media regulator on Wednesday blocked Google’s news aggregator service, accusing it of providing access to materials containing “unreliable” information about the Russian-Ukraine conflict. Roskomnadzor, the communications regulator, said it had acted on a request from the office of Russia’s prosecutor general. It said access to the online resource news.google.com has been blocked. “The American online…


Facts Matter (March 23): Federal Lawsuit Working to Get 3 GOP Congressmen Disqualified From 2022 Ballot, Allege Insurrection

In Wisconsin, local Democratic Party activists have gotten creative with how they’re trying to win the midterm elections. Specifically, they have filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that three of the incumbent Republicans (one senator and two House members) should actually be barred from serving in office. Their argument is that since these three lawmakers…


The Many Forms of Censorship

Commentary There has been much in the news lately about censorship. The major media have been reporting on Vladimir Putin’s efforts to keep the Russian people from hearing the truth about his war against Ukraine and what President Biden has called war crimes. Dictionary.com offers this definition of a censor: “an official who examines books, plays,…


Independent Journalism Is Solution to Media War on Religions and Censorship: Independent Media

Four independent news organizations described how they counter suppression of information, war on religions, and censorship on social media platforms at a panel discussion held at the 2022 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention. Mainstream media omit certain stories that they do not want people to know about, said Phil Boyce, senior vice president for Spoken…


Chinese Censorship on American Soil

Commentary Billionaire tech investor David Sacks recently summed up the present state of Communist Chinese intimidation of American business, sports leagues like the NBA, and anyone else with commercial interests in China. He sees it getting worse, not better. Appearing on a podcast hosted by former Fox News anchor and NBC talk show host Megyn Kelly, Sacks…


Live Panel: How Independent Journalism Is Breaking the Control of Big Tech and Corporate Media

In a time where social media is censoring critical information, solid journalism from the news media is the last bastion of hope. But who can the faith community turn to and trust to report the news fairly and accurately? How do we find out about the stories that matter, and what can we do to…


How Higher Education Was Brought Low

Riots, censorship, harassment, the squelching of free speech—these and more have been occurring on the campuses of colleges and universities across the country. John M. Ellis discusses how in many, if not all, instances the blame should not be placed on the students, but rather the faculties and administrations of the institutions of higher learning….


Beijing Censors Citizens Condemning Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Despite Beijing’s “pro-Russia” stance, many Chinese citizens are coming forward to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But they are immediately censored on social media, and some have received backlash and threats from cyber-nationalists. On March 2, China abstained from voting at the United Nations General Assembly on the demand for the unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops…


China’s Disappearing Voices That Oppose Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Five renowned historians from five top Chinese universities jointly issued a statement opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 26. However, 1.5 hours later, the statement was deleted and all posts from the social media account that made the post also disappeared. In the past few days, more Chinese scholars have been reposting commitments made…