House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a series of letters on Tuesday, seeking to stay current on the FBI and U.S. Justice Department officials’ efforts to communicate with and potentially sway the behavior of major technology companies like Google and Facebook. The FBI and DOJ have come under past scrutiny for their outreach […]
Dozens gathered for the “Rally to Reclaim Free Speech” outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, as justices heard oral arguments in Murthy v. Missouri on March 18. The case will decide whether the government violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies to censor posts. Rally-goers shared their experiences, saying they were censored […]
Andrew Selepak, a social media professor at the University of Florida, speaks with NTD about two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies while a lawsuit alleging that a slew of high-level federal officials strong-armed social media companies to censor free speech is ongoing. The ruling pauses a preliminary injunction issued in response to what two lower courts found to be a […]
The U.S. Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to review online content moderation laws brought by Florida and Texas—encouraging SCOTUS to strike down relevant portions of these laws that would restrict moderation on social media platforms. The two laws passed in Florida and Texas prohibit social media companies from banning users based on political […]
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and other Republican Senators hold a press conference about stopping the Biden administration’s big tech censorship. A federal judge recently ruled the Biden administration working with social media companies to censor speech was unconstitutional in the Missouri v. Biden case. The Biden administration then filed an injunction to continue censoring Americans, but was […]
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has pleaded guilty to two federal tax misdemeanors while striking a deal with federal prosecutors regarding a felony gun charge, the Justice Department stated in court filings on June 20. The plea ends a long-running Justice Department investigation. YouTube has censored presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over an interview […]
In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg said that Big Tech firms were asked to censor COVID-19 information that ended up being true, and that this undermines trust. NTD spoke with Jeffrey Tucker, Epoch Times senior columnist, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, and author of “Liberty or Lockdown,” to dive into […]
The U.S. House Energy Communications and Technology Subcommittee holds a hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on March 28 on “Preserving Free Speech and Reining in Big Tech Censorship.”
Newsmakers spoke with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry about the recent deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci. He says Fauci forgot key information about his COVID policies. The larger lawsuit accuses the government of colluding with Big Tech to censor Americans’ speech. Landry also talks about the significance of a case like this in taming governmental […]
Most people think Big Tech has too much power, according to almost every survey conducted on the topic. So, what can be done about it? That’s where opinions divide. Mike Davis, founder and president of the Internet Accountability Project, says Congress has a golden bipartisan opportunity right now to break up the tech titans. He […]
President Joe Biden called “MAGA Republicans” a threat to democracy. What is the president now saying about Trump supporters, and how is the White House explaining the backdrop of Thursday’s speech? Reacting to the president’s speech from Thursday night, we have Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert and president of the Convention of States Mark Meckler. Hiring […]
House Republicans are pushing for new legislation that would punish federal employees and bureaucrats who use their authority to promote censorship of speech or pressure tech companies to censor speech. The bill (pdf) named “Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act,” authored by three top Republicans, aims at preventing federal employees’ ability to violate free speech […]
The Biden administration is facing a lawsuit from Missouri and Louisiana for allegedly colluding with Big Tech to censor free speech. Jason Miller, CEO of social media platform Gettr, shares with NTD his thoughts on the issue.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been a vocal critic of many things, two of which are vaccine mandates and Big Tech censorship. Twitter permanently banned the congressman, and NTD had a chance to talk to her about it.
Twitter, Facebook, and Google have just gone through another round of purging voices that they say don’t conform to their policies. However, the lines remained blurred as they have not offered any specifics. NTD spoke with Texas congressman Michael Cloud about big tech censorship.
In this special episode, we sat down with James Gorrie, a blogger, filmmaker, and author of “The China Crisis.” He touched on China’s clampdown on Big Tech, the Evergrande crisis, and the energy shortage in China. Gorrie said about China’s clampdown on Big Tech: “Ultimately, it’s about control. And China’s run by the Chinese Communist Party […]
Stories of Big Tech censorship are everywhere these days. For a country based on free speech and the ideal that everyone is entitled to their opinion, it seems some opinions and life experiences aren’t wanted. That’s what Pastor Jim Domen says he’s been up against. His organization Church United was kicked off the Vimeo video […]
