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Alexander Hall | March 20, 2019

Facebook punished a Pro-Life post by the Texas GOP because it supposedly was considered “clickbait.” Republicans are not convinced. 

The Texas GOP Caucus on March 17 Sunday posted on Facebook about the “Texas Born…

Alexander Hall | March 19, 2019

The White House Director of Social Media, Dan Scavino Jr. announced on Monday that Facebook blocked him from replying to posts. 

“Dear Facebook—AMAZING. WHY ARE YOU STOPPING ME from replying to comments followers have…

Corinne Weaver | March 18, 2019

It should come as no surprise that a “voting company” that partnered with social media companies in 2018 failed to help voters register as advertised.

Facebook and Twitter touted TurboVote as a voting reminder and an aid in…

Corinne Weaver | March 18, 2019

The case against social media platforms and their consistent censorship of conservative content is growing rapidly.

In a new op-ed by Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son slammed Facebook, Instagram, and Google for their latest…

Alexander Hall | March 15, 2019

Social media outlets raced to remove content in the wake of the New Zealand mosque shooting. In the aftermath, media members criticized the tech companies for their inability to restrict the shooter’s footage and manifesto of the New…

Alexander Hall | March 12, 2019

The blog site news blog Zero Hedge complained that Facebook has banned users from sharing its posts. 

Zero Hedge pseudonym "Tyler Durden" (named for the rebellious anti-hero from Fight Club.) has claimed via his blog that…

Alexander Hall | March 7, 2019

Facebook has been the public image of social media with 2.5 billion users. Now Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants the company to focus on making things private.

While tech commentators have debated his motivations, Zuckerberg…

Alexander Hall | March 5, 2019

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt spoke recently about how he has worked with Silicon Valley tech elites to crush speech he finds offensive.

In a February 26 panel hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, Greenblatt announced that he has…

Alexander Hall | February 26, 2019

Facebook has once again betrayed its commitment to being a platform for free speech.

The site announced its ban of activist Tommy Robinson early February 26. Facebook staff alleged he had called for “violence.” Robinson…

Alexander Hall | February 21, 2019

This past weekend, conservative author Rod Dreher and Daily Caller reporter Jen Kerns’ articles were both censored on the site. "You are not allowed to say on Facebook that Jussie Smollett carried out a hate hoax,” Dreher tweeted…

Corinne Weaver | February 21, 2019

Facebook is willing to take down pages funded by Russia. Now it’s facing the question about what to do about other state-funded media outlets like Al Jazeera, BBC and even NPR?

Facebook suspended three pages on February 15 ,…

Corinne Weaver | February 18, 2019

Foreign governments are preparing to crack down on social media monopolies.

An English House of Commons committee, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, released a report claiming Facebook’s flaws were “risking the…

Alexander Hall | February 15, 2019

The man who served as an Obama administration Regulation Czar, Cass Sunstein, is giving more evidence that the left is moving to regulate social media.

Sunstein, who has worked as a Facebook consultant, suggested that Facebook and Twitter…

Corinne Weaver | January 29, 2019

Facebook has mentioned that enforcing policies against “hate speech” is one of its priorities.

In a new announcement released on Facebook’s blog, the platform stated that it was looking into creating a board to help…

Alexander Hall | January 28, 2019

Facebook celebrates that it is “one of the best places to work for LGBTQ equality.” The company’s LGBTQ employment has jumped to eight percent in 2018, far higher than the 2017 Gallup Poll estimate that claims only 4.5 percent…

Corinne Weaver | January 25, 2019

When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about content now, he talks a lot about restricting speech.

Zuckerberg wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal to explain the platform’s nebulous position on free speech. While he admitted…

Corinne Weaver | January 22, 2019

Facebook has demonstrated over the past year alone that it is not interested in promoting freedom of speech on its platform. To say the least.

Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg spoke at the annual DLD Conference in Munich, Germany,…

Alexander Hall | January 17, 2019

Facebook has proposed new rules barring employees from debating politics and religion to protect conservative employees from being bullied by staff liberals.  

The rules, according to an internal Facebook memo published by Business…

Alexander Hall | January 15, 2019

Facebook has been accused of blocking an ad for a new film about the Roe v. Wade case which legalized abortion across America.

Producer/director Nick Loeb complained that he tried to use the “boost” feature on Facebook to…

Corinne Weaver | January 11, 2019

It is important for anyone who identifies as a ‘fact-checker’ to be as objective and neutral as possible. At least in theory.

But Facebook might not have done its homework in finding the right fact-checkers. The…