Category: Social Media

China Relies on Twitter, Facebook to Counter International Criticism Over Xinjiang

The communist regime in China has become more active on both Twitter and Facebook to spread propaganda and disinformation in order to silence international condemnation of its persecution against Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang, according to a recent report. The disinformation campaign was a joint effort between Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, China’s state-run media,…


Twitter Refuses to Host Archive of Trump’s Banned Tweets

Twitter will not put former President Donald Trump’s tweets back on its platform, the company said this week, making it more difficult for the National Archives (NARA) to archive the missives Trump sent when he was commander-in-chief. “Given that we permanently suspended @realDonaldTrump, the content from the account will not appear on Twitter as it…


Facebook Has No Plans of Notifying More Than 530 Million Users Whose Data Was Leaked

A Facebook spokesperson said on Wednesday that the tech company didn’t notify the more than 530 million users whose personal data was obtained through inappropriate means, further noting that they don’t have the intention to do so either. Business Insider first reported the data leak which included information about user’s phone numbers, Facebook IDs and…


YouTube Suddenly Deletes COVID-19 Roundtable Hosted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Google-owned YouTube took down a video of a roundtable conference hosted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), featuring former White House coronavirus task force member and medical scholar Scott Atlas, and the three co-authors of the Great Barrington Declaration. “The efforts in Florida to protect the elderly while permitting the rest of society to function…


YouTube Suddenly Deletes Video of DeSantis’s COVID-19 Roundtable

YouTube took down a video of a roundtable conference hosted by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, which featured former White House coronavirus task force member and medical scholar Dr. Scott Atlas and the three co-authors of the Great Barrington Declaration. “The efforts in Florida to protect the elderly while permitting the rest of society to…


As Cancel Culture Increases Control of America’s Public Square, Conservatives Are Responding

Commentary In his speech at Mount Rushmore last July 4, former President Donald J. Trump showed how well he understood the agenda of the increasingly radical American progressive left when it comes to their determination to change America’s cultural foundations. Standing in front of the sculpted faces of some of America’s greatest presidents, Trump told…


Facebook and the Fact Checkers

Commentary Recently, Facebook took down Lara Trump’s interview with former President Donald Trump, warning that Trump’s content was banned on the platform. In doing this, Facebook made a new escalation in its censorship project. First, Facebook took the position Trump could not post because his claims of election fraud, leading up to the events of…


Ending Big Tech Tyranny

Commentary On Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas announced that the Supreme Court soon will have to put an end to big tech tyranny. He cited the “glaring” problem of social media platforms like Facebook and Google wielding unlimited power to censor users whose views they don’t like. These tech giants, he argued, ought to be regulated…


Google, Facebook, Apple Face Scrutiny in UK as New Regulator Launches

Google, Facebook, Apple, and other tech giants are expected to face closer scrutiny in the UK, as a new watchdog launched on Wednesday. The new Digital Markets Unit (DMU), announced last November to give the UK independent regulating powers after Brexit, is a dedicated unit within the the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that aims to curb…


Apple CEO Tim Cook Hopes Parler ‘Comes Back’ After Fixing Content Moderation

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he hopes social media platform Parler returns to his company’s app store after they fix issues with content moderation. The technology giant’s top executive made the comments during an interview on the Sway podcast after defending his company’s decision to remove Parler over its alleged lax approach to violent content…