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The Numbers That Prove How Much the Mainstream Media Hate Trump
There may be fake news, but there’s no making up the media’s loathing of President Donald Trump. The press has been unrelenting toward this president since Day One—and the Media Research Center’s data proves it. Even the 89 percent negativity from his early months almost seem benevolent now, with numbers in the 91-93 percent range (the latter…Tony Perkins -
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French Kids May Soon Be Able to Have Sex 3 Years Before They Can Join Facebook
France is considering a new law that would require all children under the age of 16 to get parental approval to open a social media account. The legislation was introduced Wednesday as part of wider push to adapt data privacy regulations. “Joining Facebook will involve parental authorization for minors aged under 16,” said Nicole Belloubet,…Jacob Bojesson -
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Podcast: Is Facebook Destroying Our Culture?
Is a former Facebook executive right about the evils of social media? We debate. Plus we talk about transgenderism and children, the Democrats’ attempts to get the Dreamers legalized, Lois Lerner’s ongoing fight, and whether Netflix shamed Christmas movie fans.Katrina Trinko -
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Some Say Facebook and Amazon Should Be Broken Up. Here’s Why That Thinking Is Wrong.
Is it time for Congress to step in and dismantle Facebook, Amazon, and Google’s ever-expanding internet empires? In recent months, the left has raised sharp cries against the dangers of tech companies’ rapid growth and allegedly ironclad hold of their respective market spaces. Some critics have even argued that internet giants such as “Amazon, Google,…Alden Abbott -
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Growing Number of Americans Oppose Government Regulation of Social Media
Last week’s congressional hearings with Facebook, Twitter, and Google may have had the opposite effect of what lawmakers intended. A new poll from Axios and SurveyMonkey reveals that “more Americans are now wary of the government going too far to regulate web platforms than before the hearings,” according to Axios’ David McCabe. Representatives from Facebook,…Rob Bluey -
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Conservative Group Claims YouTube Is Censoring Its Videos
“We believe everyone should have a voice,” YouTube has said. Everyone, it seems, but conservatives. The internet’s biggest video warehouse isn’t exactly new to the censorship debate. After run-ins with Lila Rose, David Daleiden, and other pro-lifers, people were already suspicious that YouTube was picking sides in the culture debates. Now, after watching YouTube block dozens…Tony Perkins -
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Here Are 2 of the Russian-Bought Facebook Ads That ‘Helped Sway the Election’
Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., shared two Russian-bought Facebook ads Tuesday during a congressional hearing on the foreign adversary’s attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. One post, published by a page called “Being Patriotic,” promoted an apparently phony event in Pennsylvania for “Miners for Trump” and advocated coal-mining jobs. Another alleged that former Secretary…Eric Lieberman -
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Must-See Moments: Why Isn’t the Mainstream Media Covering Uranium One?
The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week, many of which often go underreported or misreported by the mainstream media. This week, Facebook censored conservative Phil Robertson’s video that shows him field dressing a duck because it was too “graphic” and “violent.” The left just doesn’t want kids…Daily Signal Staff -
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Facebook’s Newest Move Could Be Catastrophic for Publishers
Facebook is experimenting with the prospect of removing nonpromoted posts from users’ news feed, meaning smaller organizations that rely on the social media platform for free advertising and engagement may soon be cut off. The change would make the main news feed consist of both friends’ and sponsored posts, respectively, while a separate feed would…Eric Lieberman -
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Facebook Censors His Conservative Posts, Retired Accountant Contends
A retired accountant says Facebook has suspended and otherwise censored him multiple times since the 2016 presidential campaign for posting certain conservative content. Allen Muench, 62, a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, said he spends much of his time running a conservative Facebook page that often supports President Donald Trump and is critical of liberals….Casey Ryan -
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What These 2 Ohio Lawmakers Are Doing to Kill Colleges’ Censorship
The storm of censorship on college campuses continues to swirl around the country. In just the past two weeks, students in Texas sought to shout down an invited speaker, and Oregon students silenced their own college president. But on college campuses and in state legislatures, defenders of free speech are pushing back. With some adjustment,…Jonathan Butcher -
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Russia Used Facebook Ads to Wield Influence in America. We Need Greater Transparency.
The social media giant Facebook has finally acknowledged that it became a tool in Russian influence operations in the U.S. presidential election. On Monday, congressional investigators were given access to the some 3,000 Facebook ads bought by Russian troll farms and front companies, according to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. As such, Facebook will…Helle Dale -
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Jeff Sessions Calls Out College Censorship, Vows to Defend Free Speech
Attorney General Jeff Sessions named names Tuesday in criticizing colleges and universities across the country that censor free speech by students and visitors. Sessions specified problems restricting the First Amendment at Middlebury College in Vermont, University of California, Berkeley, Los Angeles Pierce College, and Kellogg Community College in Michigan. “Freedom of thought and speech on…Fred Lucas -
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Mainstream Media: Trump’s Reaction to Hurricane Harvey Lacks ‘Empathy’
Every week, The Daily Signal’s Facebook show “Problematic Women” highlights strong conservative women, current events, and the hypocrisy of the “feminist” left. This week we’re highlighting some of the more outrageous reactions to Hurricane Harvey, including this idea that President Donald Trump lacked “empathy.” Instead of focusing on Hurricane Harvey victims, the mainstream media viciously attacked…Daily Signal Staff -
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Here Are Some Key Ways the Mainstream Media Distorts the Truth
“Our leading media” are characterized by “indefensibly corrupt manipulations of language repeated incessantly.” Patrick Lawrence in The Nation, Aug. 9, on the media’s reporting of the alleged collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. To understand America’s crises today, one must first understand what has happened to two institutions: the university and the news media….Dennis Prager -
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Late Night Joins Mainstream Media in Attacking Trump
Mainstream media’s not alone in attacking President Donald Trump. Late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, James Corden, Stephen Colbert, and Jim Jefferies have joined in this week. Meanwhile, cities across the country are bracing for the “apocalypse,” formerly known as the solar eclipse. Every week, The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top…Daily Signal Staff -
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How the Mainstream Media Gets Hate Wrong
We have a problem in the United States with hate. We saw this last week in Charlottesville, whether it be racism or anti-Semitism, whether it be the KKK or neo-Nazi. Those are hate groups, and they have no place in the United States and they should be condemned without mincing words without any equivocation. But…Ryan T. Anderson -
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Is Google Right About Gender?
Google fired software engineer James Damore for writing a 10-page memo critical of the company’s diversity policy. The memo violated the company’s code of conduct by “advancing harmful gender stereotypes” by suggesting that biological factors were part of the cause for the male/female gap in the tech industry. I shall make the case that Google’s…Walter E. Williams -
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James Damore: ‘Certain Dogmas You Can’t Dissent Against at Google’
Google officials did not tell him what was incorrect in his research-based observations about men and women before firing him, software engineer James Damore said in an interview Monday night on Fox News Channel. Instead, Damore told Tucker Carlson, colleagues tried to “shame” him amid “huge, emotional outrage” rather than discuss the 10-page memo he…Daily Signal Staff -
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Google Employee Goes to the Chopping Block for Sharing Politically Incorrect Memo
Silicon Valley prides itself on diversity, tolerance, and an adherence to science-based politics. But woe to you if you work for one of the booming tech corridor’s top companies and profess anything other than region’s narrowly constructed political ideology. At least, that’s the message Google sent its employees after firing a top programmer for challenging…Jarrett Stepman