Category: censorship

Sluggish Recovery Post COVID for Chinese Film Industry

June was a big month for the Chinese movie industry, with the glitzy Shanghai International Film Festival proclaiming a rebound for the industry post-COVID. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Fresh Wave International Film Festival sounded a more sobering note as organizers not-so-subtly highlighted Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censorship. The two festivals provided a perspective on a movie…


We Don’t Like What You Say or How You Say It

Commentary An exercise physiologist at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Michael Joyner, has been admonished by the Clinic in part for having suggested in public that testosterone gives transgender women a lasting and unfair advantage when they compete in sports against ordinary women. He has been threatened with dismissal if he doesn’t desist from making such…


[PREMIERING NOW] Twitter Bows to EU Censorship as New Global Info Controls Roll Out

After a long bout with Europe’s information police, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Twitter will bow to new laws on censorship currently being rolled out under the European Union. The news comes from an interview Musk gave on French TV. During a back and forth with the interviewer, Musk defended the rights of…


Twitter Bows to EU Censorship as New Global Info Controls Roll Out

After a long bout with Europe’s information police, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Twitter will bow to new laws on censorship currently being rolled out under the European Union. The news comes from an interview Musk gave on French TV. During a back and forth with the interviewer, Musk defended the rights of…


Key Figure Departs From the Biden Administration’s ‘Vast Censorship Enterprise’

President Joe Biden’s digital director Rob Flaherty, a central figure in the administration’s efforts to shape social media narratives as part of a censorship-by-proxy effort, is leaving the White House by the end of the month, a court filing shows. Flaherty, a veteran of Biden’s 2020 campaign, has been overseeing the biggest-ever White House digital…


[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET] Twitter Bows to EU Censorship as New Global Info Controls Roll Out

After a long bout with Europe’s information police, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Twitter will bow to new laws on censorship currently being rolled out under the European Union. The news comes from an interview Musk gave on French TV. During a back and forth with the interviewer, Musk defended the rights of…


Canada’s Access to Information System ‘Continues to Have Flaws’: Federal Report

In an effort to prevent federal censorship of public records, the Commons access to information committee is requesting Ottawa to conduct a system overhaul so that Canadians can obtain the information they need to hold the government to account. As first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, the committee says Canada’s access to information system “continues to…


Proposed ‘Hate Speech’ Law in Michigan Threatens First Amendment Rights, Conservatives Warn

A bill moving through the Democrat-controlled Michigan State Legislature would make it easier for prosecutors to bring felonious “hate crime” charges against dissident speech. The possible implications for preachers, school administrators, teachers, parents, politicians, and citizen activists have alarmed conservatives concerned about the effect the bill may have on free speech. The proposed legislation, HB…


[PREMIERING at 4 PM ET] Media Censorship Takes Dark Turn With Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Letter

In today’s episode of Counterculture, Danielle discusses what happened to Tucker Carlson—how he was released from Fox News before launching his own show on Twitter, only to be served cease and desist papers by Fox News. Danielle interviews New York Post journalist Isabel Vincent about objective reporting—and more. …


Media Censorship Takes Dark Turn With Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Letter

In today’s episode of Counterculture, Danielle discusses what happened to Tucker Carlson—how he was released from Fox News before launching his own show on Twitter, only to be served cease and desist papers by Fox News. Danielle interviews New York Post journalist Isabel Vincent about objective reporting—and more. …