Articles tagged Social Media Bias

YouTube changes ‘misleading’ disclaimer on pro-life videos after pressure from 16 Republican AGs

YouTube’s bias against pro-life speech could strip the platform of its Section 230 immunity and lead to legal problems with Republican states, a coalition of 16 attorneys general warned.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Mar 6, 2024Mar 7, 2024

Rep. Jim Jordan to chair new committee investigating US gov’t ‘weaponization’ against conservatives

The 'Weaponization of Government' Select Committee will have a broad mandate and wide scope and has been compared to the famous Church Committee of the 1970s.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023

Elon Musk’s Twitter reinstates Donald Trump, Jordan Peterson, Babylon Bee

Trump's account was restored after Musk hosted a poll on the issue which attracted more than 15 million votes.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Nov 19, 2022Nov 21, 2022

Conservatives concerned Twitter chief Elon Musk will betray free speech after meeting with leftist groups

'Twitter will not allow anyone who was de-platformed for violating Twitter rules back on platform until we have a clear process for doing so, which will take at least a few more weeks.'

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Calvin Freiburger

• Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022

Social media posts incite violence against Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe

Posts have included the addresses of the pro-life justices and fantasies about sending them pipe bombs.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Jun 30, 2022Jun 30, 2022

Texas law banning social media censorship can take effect, Fifth Circuit rules

'These social media platforms control the modern-day public square, but they abusively suppress speech in that square,' Texas assistant solicitor general Ryan Baasch argued.

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Calvin Freiburger

• May 12, 2022May 12, 2022