Topic: Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been involved in various controversies related to censorship and the suppression of free speech. Its advocacy for stricter definitions of hate speech has influenced major tech platforms to implement policies that often result in the deplatforming and demonetization of individuals and groups labeled as extremist. This raises significant concerns about the implications for free expression and the potential for abuse in the enforcement of such policies.
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FBI Breakup Ends SPLC and ADL Direct Influence
The FBI’s split from the SPLC and ADL ends a years-long entanglement between federal law enforcement and ideologically-driven watchdogs.
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FOIA Requests Target Biden Administration’s Financial Surveillance
FOIA requests target Treasury, FBI, and DHS over alleged financial surveillance of conservatives and coordination with private organizations.
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GETTR bans Nick Fuentes
For allegedly violating GETTR’s “clearly defined terms of use.”
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PayPal co-founder David Sacks laments the company’s dark turn towards censorship
“Get Ready for the ‘No-Buy’ List.”
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Google accused of censoring Mike Cernovich article on alleged SPLC link to mass shooter
The article was only viewable on Google rival DuckDuckGo.
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Twitter bans Nick Fuentes
The SPLC’s “Hatewatch” program appears to be responsible for the takedown.
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Trapt kicked off of Facebook after Proud Boys meme
The group say they’re going to try to sue Facebook.
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YouTube bans Gavin McInnes after 15 years on the platform
McInnes has been scrubbed from all the Big Tech platforms in recent years.
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SPLC says YouTube’s controversial “hate speech” rules were introduced in response to its advocacy
The rules have resulted in the mass demonetization and censorship of many innocuous creators on YouTube.
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Senator Josh Hawley slams Facebook’s conservative bias audit: “it’s a smokescreen disguised as a solution”
The audit has received widespread criticism from both conservatives and liberals.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai fails to answer question about anti-conservative bias
Instead he passed the question on to VP of public policy, Kent Walker.
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The SPLC is being caught up in the Vox-triggered adpocalypse
The SPLC are learning what it’s like to be on the receiving end of the censorship they’ve so often campaigned…