PatrioticMe / Facebook Retailer PatrioticMe Permanently Banned from Advertising Pro-America Products on Facebook A business which sells generic apparel for patriotic Americans has been permanently banned from advertising on Facebook. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 12, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Bernie Sanders Says Because Trump Was Censored by Twitter, He Should Be Removed from Office The Vermont senator cited Big Tech’s actions against President Trump as a justification to remove him from office. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 12, 2021
dole777 / Unsplash Dan Calabrese: Facebook and Twitter Are Private Companies, But They Are Still Violating the 1st Amendment 'Some conservatives are right: It’s time for the free market to make Silicon Valley pay a financial price for what it’s doing.' By Dan Calabrese, The Western Journal January 12, 2021
Solen Feyissa / Unsplash Idaho Internet Provider Blocks Facebook, Twitter After Customers Complain About Censorship A North Idaho internet service provider says it will block Twitter and Facebook over their treatment of President Donald Trump. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 12, 2021
Global Panorama / Flickr Mike Huckabee: If Facebook Was the #1 Site for Organizing the Capitol Events, Why Ban Parler? 'Parler has no particular political leanings other than protecting free speech within certain legal limits, like banning threats.' By Mike Huckabee, The Western Journal January 11, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Rep. Nunes Calls for Racketeering and RICO Investigations Into Big Tech 'There should be a racketeering investigation on all the people that coordinated this attack on not only a company but on all of those like us.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 11, 2021
Marten Bjork / Unsplash This Isn't About Trump: Big Tech Went from Temporary POTUS Suspension to Delisting Parler After banning Trump temporarily on Wednesday, Big Tech went on an extraording censorship drive that effectively shut down down Parler. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 11, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Email Service Suspends Trump's Account, Cutting a Vital Link to His Supporters 'There hasn't been any Trump emails for more than 48 hours. Almost unheard of - he sent 33 in the first six days of Jan.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 9, 2021
Brett Jordan / Unsplash Zuckerberg: Trump Undermining Democracy, Accounts Locked Until POTUS Hands Power to Biden 'We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal January 7, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Twitter Silences Trump with Temporary Account Lock, Facebook and YouTube Purge Posts Social media giants acted Wednesday to remove content from President Trump's accounts and limit his ability to connect with his supporters. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 7, 2021
Christian Wiediger / Unsplash Federal Government Orders Facebook, Twitter, Amazon To Hand Over Key Data Although the orders do not have a specific law enforcement purpose, the information gathered could become the basis for future action. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal December 15, 2020
Anthony Quintano / Flickr Facebook Hit with Anti-Trust Lawsuits from US Government and Over 40 States 'Our aim is to roll back Facebook's anticompetitive conduct and restore competition so that innovation and free competition can thrive.' By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal December 9, 2020
Brett Jordan / Unsplash DOJ Sues Facebook for Alleged Discrimination Against American Workers Facebook is discriminating against American workers, in favor of temporary visa holders, according to a new Justice Department lawsuit. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 5, 2020
Shealah Craighead / Flickr Trump Vows To Veto Defense Act If Congress Doesn't Eliminate Section 230 Protections for Tech Giants President Trump wants to remove a provision protecting Big Tech companies from lawsuits over how they handle content on their platforms. By Jennifer Jean Miller, The Western Journal December 2, 2020
Stock Catalog / Flickr Report: DOJ Preparing Multiple Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google and Facebook 'While we strive to do as well as possible and be as precise as possible, we will make mistakes,' Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal November 30, 2020
JD Lasica / Flickr Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Admits Censoring NY Post Story on Hunter Biden Was 'Wrong' Dorsey's admission came two weeks after the election where the story his company squelched could have been decisive for some voters. By Jennifer Jean Miller, The Western Journal November 17, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Ted Cruz Grills Twitter CEO on Voter Fraud - Is Not Happy with the Answer When Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Ted Cruz had his questions ready. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal November 17, 2020
Sean MacEntee / Flickr Big Tech Backfire: Top Dems Blame Facebook & Google Ban on Political Ads for Lackluster Election Just maybe, American citizens aren't willing to hand over their freedom to the liberal elites who wish to control every aspect of our lives. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal November 16, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Spokesman Calls on Facebook To Further Censor Trump and His Supporters 'We knew this would happen. We pleaded with Facebook for over a year to be serious about these problems. They have not.' By The Western Journal November 10, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Facebook Oversight Board Member Claims Potential Trump Loss Is End of 'Wave of Hate and Intolerance' 'With the fall of Trump, the wave of hatred and intolerance will decline in the world, not only in America.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal November 7, 2020
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian / Flickr Twitter Censors 6 Trump Posts Within 24 Hours 'As a result, despite effective action with an hour by Twitter, much of the damage was likely already done.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal November 6, 2020