Category: censorship

3rd Generation Princeling Speaks Up for Chained Woman

A third generation red princeling has spoken up for the chained woman in Xuzhou, saying that the incident was “definitely just the tip of the iceberg.” This is the first comment on the chained woman from the party’s powerful cadre offspring. Ye Jingzi, also known as Maggie Ip, is the granddaughter of Ye Jianying, a…


‘Truth Finds a Way to Be Told’

“You can get information online,” investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson says, “but trust your cognitive dissonance and talk to the people around you. You’ll get a whole different picture of what’s really happening.” In this episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek talks about censorship and finding truth with Sharyl Attkisson, host of “Full Measure”…


Virginia Mom Debunks Claims About Parents Pushing Back Against Explicit Library Books: ‘It’s Not Censorship’

In October 2021, conservative advocacy group Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) produced a TV advertisement containing illustrations from a book found at a local public school library. The ad had been rejected as too explicit to run during late-night hours, with some stations unwilling to broadcast even with the images blurred. “They wouldn’t run this ad…


George Washington University Reverses Decision to Censor Posters Criticizing Beijing Olympics

George Washington University (GW), amid widespread criticism, has reversed its decision to censor criticism of Beijing, admitting it was a mistake to remove political posters on campus at the behest of a Chinese student group controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The posters in question are designed in a way that at the first…


Twitter Suspends Main Account, Multiple Staff Accounts for Education Website That Highlights CRT

Twitter has suspended four accounts associated with “The Chalkboard Review,” a website that includes a detailed guide to critical race theory (CRT) along with other resources and commentary on education. The social media company, which named Parag Agrawal as CEO after founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from the role in November, suspended the publication’s main…


Twitter Suspends Main Account, Multiple Staff Accounts for Education Website That Highlights Dangers of CRT

Twitter has suspended four accounts associated with “The Chalkboard Review,” a website that includes a detailed guide to critical race theory (CRT) along with other resources and commentary on education. The social media company, which named Parag Agrawal as CEO after founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from the role in November, suspended the publication’s main…


Facts Matter (Feb. 2): Collusion of White House, Legacy Media, and Big Tech Reveals State-Sanctioned Censorship

It was just revealed that Hershey’s chocolate company has begun to fire the unvaccinated employees at its corporate offices. And besides letting them go, the company is also requesting that these employees sign a confidentiality agreement, and pledge to never talk about what happened. It’s interesting to note though, that this applies only to the…


China Demands Even More Self-Censorship—Will Hollywood Comply?

Commentary LeBron James is a basketball star. He also happens to be a movie star. Last year, he played the lead role in “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” an unmitigated flop that was, as authors at The Hollywood Reporter wrote, “tailored to appeal above all else to the mighty Chinese market.” After all, they noted, James…


Censorship in China and 5 Other Countries Hurts US Businesses: Report

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released part of an investigation into six foreign countries’ censorship affecting American firms, with a focus on China. Two senators have urged the United States to fight back with trade tools. On Jan. 27, USITC unveiled the first report of the investigation (pdf), calling out China, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, India,…


Kulldorff Deleted: Famed Epidemiologist and Early Opponent of Lockdowns Banned by LinkedIn

Commentary Just a few days ago, I linked to an epic article in the history of the pandemic response. It was posted April 10, 2020, less than a month after lockdowns. The legendary Harvard epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff, whose impeccable academic record includes writing statistical packages used the world over to assess vaccine safety, could not find…