Category: censorship

[PREMIERING 6/17 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. …


How Censorship Does and Does Not Work

Commentary We are watching the unfolding of despotism in real time. It is giving all of us a lesson in how it works. They locked us in our homes, closed our businesses, told us we cannot go to church or to restaurants, restricted our travel, but then a problem began. Many people started objecting and…


Rep. Jim Jordan Threatens White House With Subpoenas Over Social Media Censorship

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has threatened to subpoena the White House for records on how the executive branch allegedly colluded with social media companies to suppress Americans’ free speech. Jordan made the demand in a June 15 letter (pdf) to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, asking him to turn over…


Alberta Premier Accuses Facebook of Censorship Over Temporary Posting Restriction

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her Facebook account is back up and running after a temporary restriction that prompted her to accuse the social media giant of censorship. “Big tech and government censorship is becoming a danger to free speech around the world,” Smith said in a June 14 message on Twitter, announcing, “My Facebook…


UN Secretary-General Proposes ‘Global Digital Compact’ to Push Laws Against Online ‘Hate’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, proposed a “Global Digital Compact,” (GDC) to push sweeping international laws against “hate and lies” online. “The proliferation of hate & lies in the digital space is causing grave global harm. This clear & present global threat demands clear and coordinated global action. We don’t have a moment to lose,”…


Does Tucker Carlson Have Free Speech Rights?

Commentary In a free society, contracts do a great deal of heavy lifting. You do this and I’ll do that, always to our mutual benefit. When a dispute arises, an arbiter can check the words to see who is in breach. If some party has failed to comply with the terms, he or she pays…


The Censorship Hegemon Must Be Stopped

Commentary One year ago, I joined the states of Missouri and Louisiana and several other co-plaintiffs to file a suit in federal court challenging what journalist Michael Shellenberger has called the censorship-industrial complex. While much of the press cooperated with the state’s censorship efforts and has ignored our court battle, we expect that it will ultimately…


Who Is the Ministry of Truth?

Commentary Americans have always been scrappy individuals willing to take enormous risks on something new in order to capitalize on future success. This was in the DNA of our Founding Fathers, and it continues to this day as we live the “American Dream” of building something out of nothing and ensuring prosperity for future generations….


Twenty Grim Realities Unearthed by Lockdowns

Commentary It’s common now to speak of the before times in contrast to the after times. The turning point was of course March 16, 2020, the day of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve, though authoritarian trends predate that. Rights were suddenly broadly throttled, even religious rights. We were told to conduct every aspect of…


More Than 2,000 Chinese Bloggers Interrogated Over 2 Months

China’s most recent cyberspace clean-up operation issued a report on May 27, detailing two months of targeting bloggers and other social media accounts. As part of the campaign, authorities interrogated 2,089 bloggers, closed 66,600 social media accounts, and deleted 1.41 million posts. Meanwhile, increasingly harsh censorship—reflected in the May 18 arrest of a popular stand-up comedian—has…