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Google’s Secretive Blacklists
I learned last week from a Silicon Valley whistleblower, who spoke with the intrepid investigative team at Project Veritas, that my namesake news and opinion website is on a Google blacklist. Thank goodness the Big Tech giant hasn’t taken over the newspaper syndication business yet. Twenty years of column writing have allowed me to break…Michelle Malkin -
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Conservatives ‘Lost Trust’ in Facebook, Independent Report Finds
Facebook has a long way to go in reclaiming the trust of conservatives, according to an interim report on the social media giant’s liberal bias overseen by a former U.S. senator. “Many conservatives lost trust in Facebook, believing it discriminated against them,” former Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., wrote in a Tuesday op-ed for The Wall…Rachel del Guidice -
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Student Group Flags Top 5 Instances of Campus Censorship of Conservatives
Why bother with a liberal arts education? Some students at a Washington university wanted to know, but their school administrators canceled a panel scheduled to debate the question. The cancellation, with no reason given, was one of the five biggest incidents of censorship of conservatives on college campuses in the past 12 months, Charlie Copeland,…Carmel Kookogey -
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Employee Accuses Google of Discriminating Against Pregnant Women
A former Google employee alleges that the tech giant discriminates against pregnant women. The woman made the accusation in a memo obtained by Motherboard. The unnamed Google employee's memo is titled “I’m Not Returning to Google After Maternity Leave, and Here is Why.” It has been read by over 10,000 current Google employees after going…Audrey Conklin -
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Dennis Prager Blames Google for YouTube’s Unexplained Bans of PragerU Videos
Google denies viewers access to educational content on its YouTube subsidiary without explanation, radio host and commentator Dennis Prager testified Tuesday at a Senate hearing. “Google, which owns YouTube, has restricted access to 56 of our 320 five-minute videos and other videos we produce,” Prager, co-founder of Prager University, told the Judiciary subcommittee on the…Rachel del Guidice -
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2 Senators Call for Investigation Into Big Tech’s Censorship
Two of the country’s staunchest big tech critics are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate social media companies’ perceived censorship practices. Facebook, Google, and Twitter exercise lots of influence on Americans and they also use their tools to censor some content while amplifying others, Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri…Chris White -
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Trump’s Social Media Summit Spotlights Anti-Conservative Bias by Tech Giants
Donald Trump is America’s first true social media president, so it was only natural that he would convene the first-ever social media summit at the White House. I was honored to attend Thursday. With few details made public before the event, many national news outlets sharply criticized the meeting—just as you might expect virulent anti-Trump…Rob Bluey -
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Trump to Lean on Social Media Giants to Curb Censorship
President Donald Trump, during a free-wheeling speech Thursday, said he would be bringing top social media executives to the White House to push them to stop censoring conservatives and try to ensure free speech for everyone’s opinion. “On behalf of the nation, it’s very important what you’re doing,” Trump said. He praised them for going…Fred Lucas -
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Makes a Huge Political Donation to Planned Parenthood
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is donating $1 million to the political arm of Planned Parenthood as the company wrestles with claims of a conservative bias. “I think this is a very urgent moment where the rights and the choices and the basic health of the most vulnerable women—the women who have been marginalized,…Chris White -
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Social Media Companies Need to Stand Up Against Left
This week, The New York Times ran a massive piece detailing the supposed radicalization of one Caleb Cain. Cain moved from political liberalism toward self-ascribed “tradcon” status from watching YouTube videos. The New York Times charted this nefarious move by following those videos. The suggestion by the Times was simple: If you watch typical conservative…Ben Shapiro -
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This New Social Media Platform Aims to Protect Your Beliefs and Privacy
Facebook has become so big that even one of its initial founders says it’s time for government to break it up. But what if the market solved the problem — and offered users better free speech protection? Enter AllSocial — a new social media platform designed for everyone, with minimal censorship. Read the interview, posted…Daniel Davis -
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Banned on Social Media for ‘Political Bias’? The White House Wants to Hear From You
The White House is inviting Americans to share their experiences having their social media accounts banned or suspended for “unclear” reasons through an online tool that launched Wednesday. “Social media platforms should advance freedom of speech. Yet too many Americans have seen their accounts suspended, banned, or fraudulently reported for unclear ‘violations’ of user policies,”…Evie Fordham -
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How Trump’s Executive Order Can Strengthen the Cybersecurity Workforce
President Donald Trump last week took a big step toward improving the cybersecurity of the nation. Trump signed an executive order aimed at increasing the size and strength of the cybersecurity workforce in the United States and addressing a critical need for protecting America in the cyber domain. “Cyber” is an all-encompassing thing in the…James Di Pane -
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Google Caves to the Intolerant Left, Betraying Its Own Ideals
Believers in internet freedom and all the potential of the digital revolution should be deeply disheartened by Google’s spineless decision last week to abandon its artificial intelligence advisory council. The reason Google dropped the idea? The inclusion on the council of The Heritage Foundation’s president, Kay Coles James. James would have been a conservative voice…Helle Dale -
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Mainstream Media’s Worshipping of Michael Avenatti
Remember celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, the man who represented porn star Stormy Daniels? Well, the media’s favorite guest is back in the news after being indicted on 36 charges Thursday. Two hundred fifty-four—that’s how many times Avenatti was featured on major TV networks in one year, according to NewsBusters. CNN alone featured Avenatti a staggering…Jarrett Stepman -
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Mob’s Push to Oust Heritage President From Google Council Part of Larger Agenda
The left must control the narrative. It will be nasty about making sure it does and won’t care for niceties. It is part of “the will to power” that propelled Lenin and Mussolini to rule. Only this time a gaggle of coddled, probably mostly white, liberals at Google and academia have taken on more than they can…Mike Gonzalez -
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6 Big Topics From Senate Hearing on Censorship by Big Tech
Facebook and Twitter executives testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill about their alleged political bias in the wake of numerous anecdotal instances of censorship reported by users of the social media sites. Carlos Monje Jr., director of public policy for Twitter Inc., and Neil Potts, public policy director for Facebook, appeared before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Assails Left’s Court-Packing Scheme, Social Media Bias
President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized calls by some Democrats and liberals for packing the Supreme Court with more justices and endorsed changes to make social media “fair” to conservative voices. Trump hosted a visit by Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, to the White House, where they held a joint press conference in the Rose…Fred Lucas -
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Facebook Streaming, Location Made New Zealand Attack Unusual Act of Terrorism
Listen to our interview with The Heritage Foundation’s Robin Simcox in the podcast, or read the lightly edited transcript below. Kate Trinko: I’m here with Robin Simcox, the Margaret Thatcher fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Robin focuses here on research, on terrorism, and national security. Thanks for joining us today, Robin. Robin Simcox: Great to…Katrina Trinko -
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Senate Should Keep Pedal to the Metal on Judicial Nominees This Week
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will hold its fourth judicial confirmation hearing of the 116th Congress, this one featuring two nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. This hopefully signals that the new chairman, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will continue a robust pace for hearings on President Donald Trump’s judicial…Thomas Jipping