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.

Joseph Vazquez, Alec Schemmel | February 5, 2021

Fox News host Tucker Carlson tore into Bank of America (BofA) for allegedly searching and releasing private customer data to federal investigators following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

BofA’s target was blatantly ambiguous: anyone it…

Alec Schemmel | February 3, 2021

YouTube has removed video footage of a U.S. Senate hearing — at least the second time the platform has censored a Senate hearing.

YouTube took down “two videos of doctors testifying under oath,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) tweeted on January…

Alec Schemmel | February 2, 2021

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping down and being replaced by the head of Amazon Web Services, which deplatformed Parler.

Bezos became the world’s second-richest man building Amazon from a small online bookseller into one of the world’s…

Alec Schemmel | February 1, 2021

A group called Robinhood Stock Traders lost out to the sheriff — in this case, Facebook. The social media site removed the group from the platform and later restored it without explanation, according to Reuters.

The group is similar to…

Alec Schemmel | January 28, 2021

YouTube said it removed more than 500,000 videos for violating its COVID-19 policies.

CEO Susan Wojcicki announced in a Jan. 26 blog that it removed over half a million videos under its COVID policies since February. The platform’s COVID-…

Alec Schemmel | January 22, 2021

Rick Wilson, the co-founder of the virulently anti-Trump Lincoln Project, said conservatives are being banned because they “suck” and “say evil shit.”

“Twitter and Facebook aren’t banning you because you’re a conservative. They’re banning…