Category: censorship

Biden Revokes Trump Order Protecting Users From Censorship on Social Media

President Joe Biden this week revoked an order from the previous Trump administration that sought to protect users from unfair or deceptive content restriction practices by Big Tech companies. The effect of the revocation would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the heads of executive departments to take steps to rescind any regulations…


The American Oligarchy Is Being Exposed

Commentary Although Donald Trump has made few public appearances since leaving the White House on Jan. 20 this year, he has still made his presence felt in other ways. One of the biggest impacts Trump has had on the country both as president and as a private citizen has been awakening millions of Americans to…


2 Face Trial as China Enforces Online Control Amid Pandemic

TAIPEI, Taiwan—More than a year after two amateur computer coders were taken by police from their Beijing homes, they are set to be tried Tuesday in a case that illustrates the Chinese regime’s growing online censorship and heightened sensitivity to any deviation from the official narrative on its COVID-19 response. Authorities have not said specifically why…


Elites In Hollywood Pushed a Subversive Agenda—Interview With K. Lloyd Billingsley

The Chinese government places heavy restrictions on Hollywood filmmakers looking to get their movies into China, but for many in the industry, censorship is not seen as something new. Many look to history and point to the Hollywood Blacklist during the Cold War, and claim that the United States also had its own forms of…


Louisiana Senate Rejects Bill Allowing Social Media Companies to Be Sued for Limiting Speech

A bill that would allow Louisiana residents to sue social media companies for deleting or limiting religious or political speech has failed to advance in the state’s Senate this week. The proposed law, known as Senate Bill 196 (pdf), would also have allowed legal actions against social media companies with more than 75 million users that use…


Challenging the Media Bullies in Court

Commentary We grew up knowing our parents would punish us if we did something wrong. If it involved lying or picking on a playmate, we’d have to apologize for it. So, how about applying the same notion to Big Tech and Big Media? More and more people who feel unfairly characterized or canceled by these…


The Growing Cartel of Big Government, Big Media, and Big Tech—Rachel Bovard

“You have this growing cartel between big government, big media, and big tech” that is “punishing any individual that disagrees,” says Rachel Bovard, Senior Director of Policy at the Conservative Partnership Institute. Criticisms of mask mandates and lockdowns are being suppressed, including Governor Ron DeSantis’ roundtable with leading doctors and public policy experts. How does…


Hong Kong Journalist Improperly Accessed Public Records, Court Rules

HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court found a journalist guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain data for a documentary on the police handling of a mob attack on pro-democracy protesters, reporters, and bystanders in 2019. The case has fueled concern over a crackdown on press freedom in the Chinese-ruled city, which has become…


Project Veritas Founder O’Keefe to Sue Twitter Over Account Suspension

Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe said he will sue Twitter for defamation after the social media platform permanently suspended O’Keefe’s account on Thursday. “I am suing Twitter for defamation because they said I, James O’Keefe, ‘operated fake accounts.’ This is false, this is defamatory, and they will pay. Section 230 may have protected them before, but it…


Project Veritas Founder O’Keefe to Sue Twitter Following Account Suspension

Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe said he will sue Twitter for defamation after the social media platform permanently suspended O’Keefe’s account on Thursday. “I am suing Twitter for defamation because they said I, James O’Keefe, ‘operated fake accounts.’ This is false, this is defamatory, and they will pay. Section 230 may have protected them before, but it…