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Twitter, Facebook silent on pre-election censorship of Hunter Biden story after federal probe was announced

December 10, 2020

Twitter, Facebook silent on pre-election censorship of Hunter Biden story after federal probe was announced

Facebook and Twitter remained silent Thursday on why they censored the pre-election New York Post bombshell about Hunter Biden, after it was revealed that President-elect Joe Biden's son's foreign business dealings are under federal investigation.

Sarah Sanders says liberal media covered up for Hunter Biden during father's presidential campaign

December 10, 2020

Sarah Sanders says liberal media covered up for Hunter Biden during father's presidential campaign

Reacting on "Fox & Friends" to news that Hunter Biden's tax affairs are the subject of a federal investigation on Thursday, Fox News contributor Sarah Sanders said Thursday that liberal media outlets "covered it up" for him during his father's presidential campaign.

Alex Berenson: Big Tech making it 'increasingly hard' to offer countering coronavirus views

December 8, 2020

Alex Berenson: Big Tech making it 'increasingly hard' to offer countering coronavirus views

Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson said Tuesday that Big Tech companies were making it increasingly hard for people to offer opinions outside the mainstream on coronavirus.

Alex Berenson: COVID and the new age of censorship

December 8, 2020

Alex Berenson: COVID and the new age of censorship

Since June, Amazon has twice tried to suppress self-published booklets I have written about COVID-19 and the response to it.

New Yorker writer says free speech is being 'weaponized' against journalists

December 7, 2020

New Yorker writer says free speech is being 'weaponized' against journalists

New Yorker staff writer Steve Coll suggested on Monday that the First Amendment right to freedom of speech was being "weaponized" by journalists in the era of online disinformation.

Trump says he’ll veto defense bill unless Section 230 is terminated

December 2, 2020

Trump says he’ll veto defense bill unless Section 230 is terminated

Rubio blasts Twitter for inaction on Chinese official's tweet with doctored image of Australian soldier

December 1, 2020

Rubio blasts Twitter for inaction on Chinese official's tweet with doctored image of Australian soldier

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took aim at Twitter Tuesday for its inaction against the spread of disinformation by a Chinese government official on its platform.

CNN reporter calls for Twitter to take censorship further, label Trump's account as disinformation

November 30, 2020

CNN reporter calls for Twitter to take censorship further, label Trump's account as disinformation

Big Tech has been widely criticized for censoring conservatives and an overall liberal bias, but a hyper-partisan CNN reporter wants the social media platform to take censorship even further and slap labels on specific accounts.

Media bias in Trump era 'more extreme' than we've ever seen: Karl Rove

November 30, 2020

Media bias in Trump era 'more extreme' than we've ever seen: Karl Rove

Karl Rove tells "America's Newsroom" that Big Tech bias against conservatives is a consistent problem.

Twitter slammed for not acting on Chinese media tweet alleging COVID-19 came from 'imported frozen food'

November 25, 2020

Twitter slammed for not acting on Chinese media tweet alleging COVID-19 came from 'imported frozen food'

Twitter has cracked down on what it deems to be "misinformation" about the coronavirus pandemic for several months, but a recent tweet from a Chinese state media outlet alleging that the virus did not originate in China has yet to be acted on by the tech giant.