Alec Schemmel
MRC Free Speech America Staff Writer/Researcher

Alec Schemmel is a Staff Writer/Researcher for the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America. He previously spent time with The Daily Caller and his work has appeared in other places, including The Western Journal, The College Fix and InfluenceWatch.org. Schemmel graduated in May 2020 with a BA in Journalism and Political Science from American University. While in college, he wrote for numerous campus publications and also interned on Capitol Hill. Originally, he is from Charlotte, NC, but currently lives in the D.C. Metro area.

Alec Schemmel | April 15, 2021

Roughly two months after banning Project Veritas, Twitter has permanently suspended the investigative outlet’s founder James O’Keefe.

O’Keefe’s ban came after Project Veritas released undercover video of a CNN staffer bragging…

Alec Schemmel | April 9, 2021

Posts on social media are considered to have historical significance. But Twitter put its anti-conservative bias and outright disdain for former President Donald Trump on full display when it declared it would not allow his archived tweets to…

Alec Schemmel | March 23, 2021

Facebook has vowed to keep users “Safe and Informed” about the coronavirus. In an effort to meet its authoritarian goal, it censored millions of posts.

The massive social networking platform deleted “12 million pieces of content about…

Alec Schemmel | March 12, 2021

Amazon has decided to support the far left when it comes to the debate on gender dysphoria. America’s largest online marketplace has now made it clear that dissenting opinions are no longer welcome there.

Amazon stated on its positions…

Alec Schemmel | February 24, 2021

Facebook has come to an agreement with the Australian government in order to bring back Australian news to its platform.

In retaliation to a proposed law in Australia that would require tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for news…

Corinne Weaver, Alec Schemmel | February 16, 2021

Amazon deplatformed the social media site Parler for violent content, but it has no problem providing violent, terrorist or Nazi content to its customers.

A flag from the terrorist group Hamas, a beanie that has the word “lynching”…