First Amendment
Zuckerberg trolls Aaron Sorkin in response to free speech open letter
Sorkin’s open letter accused Facebook of “assaulting the truth.”
8chan is struggling to relaunch as “8kun” in the face of censorship and deplatforming campaign
“This is what happens when you try to support the First Amendment and the freedom of speech in America.”
Facebook was censoring comments on Mark Zuckerberg’s “free speech” livestream
Facebook uses “ranking signals” to derank content that it doesn’t like.
Senator Hawley remains skeptical of Zuckerberg’s alleged “free speech” awakening
Zuckerberg has recently been attempting to position Facebook as a company that champions and protects free speech.
Joe Biden thinks he can introduce background checks for accessing 3D printed gun code
The big picture of this issue is that the State Department’s unchecked power to control what information is published online can lead to sweeping censorship.
Trump Jr slams big tech, calls it a threat to free speech
Trump Jr., said that the big tech poses a “threat” to free speech and that it is increasingly promoting liberal perspectives, leading to a politically biased atmosphere across the internet.
Kara Swisher and Sarah Jeong say there is no evidence of social media bias against conservatives
Numerous investigative reports and leaked documents have shown big tech algorithms and employees appearing to suppress conservative content in 2019.
Tulsi: Tech giants against free speech is “a danger to us all”
Gabbard pointed out that the fact Google didn’t hesitate to suspend the account of a member of Congress and a presidential candidate, means that “regular” people and their right to free speech are just as endangered – if with fewer resources to protect themselves.
Social network Gab outlines GabPro tiers with extra benefits for supporters
The funding of alternative platforms is more relevant given that the social networking scene is dominated by giants and the policies behind them that are unsympathetic towards Gab’s brand of free speech.
Mark Zuckerberg agrees there “clearly was bias” in Facebook “fact-check” of pro-life non-profit Live Action
Facebook’s “independent fact-checkers” are being investigated for alleged motive-driven fact-checking on Live Action’s page.
Instagram takes down photo of gun range users, says it’s “violent” and “dangerous”
The photo was posted in June 2018 and appears to have been taken down more than a year after it was originally posted. Instagram issued the following message when taking down the photo:
Facebook says it’s a publisher, invokes First Amendment rights to call Laura Loomer a “dangerous individual”
Facebook’s mind-boggling claim that its First Amendment rights allow it to ban users for exercising their own First Amendment rights – and that’s not even the only puzzling and contradictory point from the filing.