…as the “Twitter Files” to prove that Twitter had a political bias problem. Musk said he wanted to reveal the bias because he feared censorship was splintering society. “The reason…
Brazil's 'Darth Vader' Moves Against Musk
…platform to block certain popular accounts, including those of journalists and sitting members of the nation’s legislature, as reported by independent journalist Michael Shellenberger. The Brazilian high court’s censorship demands…
NSF Works To Censor Readers of Bible, Constitution
…of Michigan. A report published this week by the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government revealed the alleged existence of the…
VIDEO: Meta Debuts Twitter Competitor
…took over Twitter and the “Twitter Files” were released, some of the files alleged that federal law enforcement officials worked directly with Twitter’s former safety team to censor Americans, suppress…
Comer: Americans 'Lost Confidence' in FBI
Three high-level Twitter employees appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability last week. The hearing took place on February 8 over Twitter’s alleged censorship of a 2020…
Bill Would Bar Feds from Big Tech Censorship
…The bill comes as ongoing reports show that federal law enforcement and the White House have regularly communicated with social media companies like Facebook and Twitter, pressuring the companies to…
Twitter Files | Gov in 'Censorship Business'
…censorship business.” Taibbi released the first of Musk’s Twitter Files and continues to be one of the reporters given the most access by the company’s new CEO to previously private…
2016 Accusations Led to Twitter Censorship
…denouncing Twitter and its findings as “frankly inadequate on every level.” Crowell then met with congressional leaders and sent an email to then-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and others explaining Twitter’s…
Twitter Files | FBI Influence on Election
As Elon Musk releases his latest deluge of internal Twitter communications, a very close-knit relationship between the social media company and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been revealed….
Court Pauses Texas Free Speech Law Pending Appeal
…U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay regarding Texas H.B. 20, a 2021 law that would prevent large social platforms like Twitter and Facebook from engaging in “censorship…
Feds Allegedly Engage in Widespread Censorship
…denounced the alleged coordination between the federal government and external organizations, claiming that the Department of Homeland Security “acts like a coordinator of a censorship network” to avoid constitutional limitations….
Judge Orders Biden Administration's Cooperation in Social Media Case
A federal district court judge recently ordered President Joe Biden, members of his administration, and certain social media companies to comply with information requests within the next 30 days as…
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Social Media Law
…platforms for removing content based on political opinions. The Texas law prohibits platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok from blocking content based on viewpoint. This statute further…
Federal Judge to Rule on Trump’s Lawsuits Against Social Media
A federal judge is slated to decide the fate of Former President Donald Trump’s class-action lawsuits against YouTube and Twitter. Trump’s briefs in opposition to motions to dismiss are currently…
By Edgar James | Mar 12, 2022
Federal Court Grants Injunction on Texas' Social Media Law
On December 1, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas blocked a Texas law designed to protect free speech by targeting censorship on social media. In September,…
By Jose Nino | Dec 8, 2021