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Twitter Says Employees Were Openly Speaking of Censorship ‘in a Personal Capacity,’ Not for Company
Twitter says that individuals shown in an undercover video casually talking about how they plan on censoring certain viewpoints on the social media platform were speaking only “in a personal capacity.” They “do not represent or speak for Twitter,” a company spokeswoman said. The video in question, secretly recorded by Project Veritas, shows eight current… -
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Podcast: Google’s Double Standard for Conservative, Liberal News Sites
The Federalist’s David Harsanyi joins us today to discuss why Google is presenting “fact checks” to some conservative news sites like The Federalist and The Daily Caller, but not to other sites that have gotten issues wrong, such as CNN. Plus: we talk about whether Democrats are embarrassed about their tax reform “no” votes in… -
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Lawsuit Claims Rank Internal Bias at Google, Sweeping Commitment to Identity Quotas
James Damore, a former Google engineer who was fired after criticizing the company’s diversity policies, filed a class-action lawsuit against the tech giant Tuesday. The lawsuit describes a corporate culture in which managers and employees alike conspire to stifle conservative views and retaliate against conservative employees, while implementing race- and gender-based hiring and advancement criteria that… -
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Podcast: Former Employee Sues Google, Alleges Discrimination Against Conservatives
Former Google employee James Damore is suing Google, accusing the tech giant of discrimination against conservatives and whites. The Heritage Foundation’s Mike Gonzalez joins us to discuss that lawsuit, Silicon Valley’s diversity problem, and why the Census should stop dividing Americans into six ethnic categories. Plus: President Donald Trump shows his love for the national… -
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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… -
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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,… -
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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. -
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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,… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…. -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…. -
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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…