SocietyCommentary
Nobody Wins in Musk vs. ADL
In the fight between Elon Musk and the Anti-Defamation League, Americans are the biggest losers. Antisemitism and woke politics are both cancers eating away at… Read More
LawCommentary
CAUGHT RED-HANDED: Biden Cronies Scramble to Deny the Obvious in Big Tech Censorship Lawsuit
President Joe Biden and key officials in his administration are scrambling to deny the obvious truth that they pressured Big Tech to censor Americans. They… Read More
SocietyNews
HAWAII ISLANDERS: Ignore Jason Momoa and Come Visit Maui
KIHEI, Hawaii—In the aftermath of the horrific fires that rapidly swept across western Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and possibly killing over 1,000, fellow… Read More
SocietyNews
Did ABC News Bow to Pressure From Climate Activists on Headline on Maui Wildfire Story?
ABC News on Tuesday updated an article on the Maui wildfires in Hawaii ruling out climate change to clarify that it isn’t the “entire” cause… Read More
SocietyNews
NASCAR Driver Out of Races After ‘Liking’ Insensitive George Floyd Meme
NASCAR driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely after he “liked” a meme on Instagram on Saturday that made light of George Floyd, who died… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Popular Social Media Platform’s New AI Feature Gives ‘Advice’ to Kids About Gender Confusion
It’s attractive, easily accessible, and easily understood. It’s also nearly impossible to remove from this popular social media app. And it’s primed to deliver dangerous… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Social Media Censorship BACKFIRES: Biden Admin Flags Itself, Pro-Ukraine Accounts as Russian Disinformation, Docs Reveal
Using the power of the federal government to pressure Big Tech into censoring “disinformation” is a modern Pandora’s box. Sure, the Biden administration may decrease… Read More
SocietyNews
Zuckerberg’s Twitter Rival Is Already Censoring People for Questioning Gender Ideology
The popular conservative social media account Libs of TikTok has already experienced censorship on tech giant Meta’s new text-based app Threads, according to a screenshot… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Parents to Big Tech: ‘We Want Our Children Back!’
Ernest Hemingway once said that for a good speech, “[a]ll you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know.”… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Will Elon Musk Break the Legacy Media Stranglehold?
This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decided to announce his 2024 presidential candidacy on Twitter Spaces, the newest feature on Elon Musk’s Twitter. Musk himself… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s Time to Put Away Our Phones
Next time you go to a restaurant, take a look around the room. Chances are half the people will be sitting in silence staring at… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Does Research Point to Spiritual Crisis as Possible Cause of Teen Mental Health Crisis?
Ask any TikTok user about the app’s “For You” Page, and many will say that it “knows them better than they know themselves.” Between its… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Amid Big Tech Layoffs, Demand Still High for Foreign Workers With H-1B Visas. Something Doesn’t Add Up.
Economist Milton Friedman’s maxim that “nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program” applies to work visas that are supposed to be temporary. Every… Read More
SocietyCommentary
While ‘WWIII’ Trends on Twitter, God Moves on College Campuses
Russia is suspending the last nuclear arms treaty with America. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet. North Korea… Read More
Law Analysis
Supreme Court to Decide Future of Section 230 Protection for Social Media Platforms
Social media companies might have to make significant changes to their platforms, depending on the outcomes of two Supreme Court cases. This week, the justices… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
What Does Facebook’s New Oversight Board Mean for Conservative Posts?
Facebook recently announced the first 20 members of its new oversight board. The role of the board is to guide Facebook through decisions on what… Read More
SocietyCommentary
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… Read More
Social Media Flees Russia as Putin Demands Access to Ukrainians’ Private Data
Internet censorship in Russia is threatening the country’s economic and political freedom, and the threat is spilling over into Ukraine. Pavel Durov, founder and CEO… Read More
Congress Goes Viral: But First, Let Me Take a Selfie
How does a hip congressman get his constituents to care about wonky issues in Washington? For Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), it came down to a… Read More
Censorship Disguised as Cybersecurity: Cambodia’s Proposed Cyber Law
A recently leaked bill before Cambodia’s parliament would be the first to explicitly outlaw cyber crime in the country, but it would also serve as… Read More
In the Twitter Wars, Republicans Win
It took some time for politicians to warm up to social media platforms like Twitter, but these days, they are using it like old pros—especially… Read More
Why Doesn’t the AP Support Freedom of Speech in Cuba?
According to an AP story released yesterday, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is under fire for not being sensitive enough to the Cuban… Read More
Target Twitter: Turkey’s Government’s War on Social Media
Last week, the Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayjip Erdogan became the latest regime to attempt to stem the social media Twitter tide. What… Read More
Facebook Friends, Thanks a Million!
The Heritage Foundation just hit a major milestone on Facebook. Today, our page topped 1 million likes. Thanks to the support of so many of… Read More
Syria: Social Media Step in Where Journalists Must Fear to Tread
Informing the world about the atrocities of the civil war raging in Syria is deadly dangerous business. On October 15, yet another two reporters and… Read More
Internet Freedom in Decline
The recently published Freedom on the Net 2013 report by Freedom House shows a negative movement worldwide, even in the countries listed as “free.” This… Read More
Diplomacy in 140 Characters: U.S. Social Media Efforts Ineffective
Diplomacy is evolving. “Warriors of the cyber heights can more effectively use information to drive the debate, galvanize action, or befuddle the masses,” Heritage’s James… Read More
Iran’s Covert Cyber War
Over the weekend, Hassan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, was officially sworn in as Iran’s new president. Unfortunately, there are no indications that he… Read More
SecurityNews
War of Tweets: The State Department Takes on Islamists
Twitter and other social media are the new battle ground in the war of ideas between Islamist radicals and the U.S. State Department. Since July… Read More
What’s More Dangerous—a Sharknado or an EMP Attack?
The SyFy channel’s newest original movie, Sharknado, took social media by storm earlier this month and continues to gain traction (a sequel is in the… Read More
