Tag: Twitter

James O’Keefe Says He’s Suing CNN for Defamation After Project Veritas Twitter Ban

Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said Sunday that he is filing a defamation lawsuit against CNN after his Twitter account was suspended earlier this month. O’Keefe has already filed a lawsuit against Twitter after its ban of his account, saying  the social media platform falsely accused him of operating fake accounts. Twitter alleged he violated…


Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe Sues Twitter for Defamation After Permanent Ban

Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe filed a lawsuit on April 19 alleging that Twitter had defamed him by claiming that he operated fake accounts on the platform. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court of New York in Westchester County, claims that Twitter knowingly defamed O’Keefe in a statement the company issued explaining his permanent…


Social Media Is a Mighty Pen Indeed

Commentary “The pen is mightier than the sword.” So said English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839. Essentially, Bulwer-Lytton meant that the written word is more effective at achieving lasting results than violence or the threat of violence. It’s not hard to see why this is the case. The threat of violence might lead to outward compliance,…


Facebook And Instagram Block Users From Sharing NY Post Report On BLM Co-Founder’s Multi Million Dollar Property Purchases

Facebook and Instagram are censoring users from sharing a New York Post report regarding the luxury homes purchased by Black Lives Matter Co-founder, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, in predominantly white neighborhoods. The article was published on April 10 and states that Cullors had purchased “four high-end homes for $3.2 million” in the United States since 2016. She had also looked…


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…


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…


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…


Facebook, Twitter Campaign Donations Overwhelmingly Go to Democrats on Oversight Panels, Group Finds

A conservative non-profit advocacy group monitoring Big Tech claims almost all Facebook and Twitter employee and committee campaign contributions went to Democrats on House oversight committees. The Internet Accountability Project (IAP) said in an April 1 statement that, based on campaign finance data compiled by opensecrets.org, Facebook and Twitter (employees and PACs) combined “contributed more…