Category: Social Media

Facebook Removes Advertisements for Professor’s Book Critiquing ‘Toxic Femininity’

Facebook recently removed advertisements for a book critiquing a radical form of feminism, claiming the book didn’t comply with its policies. A message to Guadalupe Gifts, a Catholic gift store, showed that the company rejected the ads for “The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing The Culture From Toxic Femininity,” while citing a set of rules for what products…


Texas Working on Bill to Prevent Big Tech Censorship Following Florida’s Footsteps

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Sunday that he was working on a bill with legislators in his state to prevent big tech companies taking action to moderate user content based on their political viewpoint. “We are working with Sen. [Bryan] Hughes on legislation to prevent social media providers like Facebook & Twitter from cancelling…


YouTube, Vimeo Take Down Lindell Election Fraud Video

YouTube and Vimeo have removed a video from MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell that alleged election fraud during the Nov. 3, 2020, election from their platforms. The two video-hosting platforms took down copies of the video, called “Absolute Proof,” and Facebook placed labels on posts made by Lindell, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump. “Per…


Gab CEO Denies Trump Signed Up for Website

The CEO of social media platform Gab disputed news reports that stated former President Donald Trump has begun posting on the platform. In a video blog posted on Saturday night, Gab CEO Andrew Torba said that an account had been reserved for Trump since 2016 and contains an archive of all of Trump’s tweets. “Dozens…


Gab CEO Says Trump Hasn’t Signed Up for Website

The CEO of social media platform Gab has disputed news reports that said former President Donald Trump has begun posting on the network. In a video blog posted on Feb. 6, Andrew Torba said that an account had been reserved for Trump since 2016 and contains an archive of all of Trump’s tweets. “Dozens of…


Twitter Permanently Suspends ‘The Gateway Pundit’ Account

Twitter has permanently suspended The Gateway Pundit’s account over what it says are “repeated violations” of the platform’s rules. The social media giant said the account, run by conservative Jim Hoft, was suspended for repeated violations of its “civic integrity policy,” according to a statement viewed by media outlets. The Epoch Times has reached out to…


Twitter Permanently Suspends ‘Gateway Pundit’ Account

Twitter has permanently suspended The Gateway Pundit website’s account over what the social media company says are “repeated violations” of the platform’s rules. The social media giant said the account, run by conservative Jim Hoft, was suspended for repeated violations of its “civic integrity policy,” according to a statement viewed by media outlets. The policy states that…


Trump Mulling Whether to Launch Own Social Media Platform, Says Jason Miller

Senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, Jason Miller, said on Saturday that Trump is deciding how he will reemerge on social media, including considering whether to create his own platform. “I would expect that we will see the president reemerge on social media,” Miller told Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125. “Whether that’s joining an existing…


Trump Mulling Whether to Launch Own Social Media Platform: Senior Adviser

Jason Miller, senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, said on Feb. 6 that Trump is deciding how he will reemerge on social media, including considering whether to create his own platform. “I would expect that we will see the president reemerge on social media,” Miller told Breitbart News on Feb. 6 on radio channel SiriusXM…


Rugby Star Isreal Folau Cancelled for Second Time Due to Religious Views

The St. George Illawarra Dragons rugby league team have backflipped on signing star player Israel Folau after backlash from sponsors in response to controversy over Folau’s religious views which he expressed on social media in 2019. On Tuesday, the Dragons said they made inquiries to the National Rugby League (NRL) about pursuing the code-hopping, 31-year-old…