Apparently the word ‘illegal’ violates Twitter’s ‘hate speech’ rules
Slippery slope alert
View ArticleMan caught spray painting swastika on college campus is black
A 52-year-old black man is being charged after allegedly spray-painting a swastika inside campus living quarters at the University of Maryland.
View ArticleFree speech shrinks due to bans on hostile or offensive speech
On Thanksgiving, give thanks for freedom of speech, or what's left of it,
View ArticleTwitter plans ‘hate speech’ crackdown after employee backlash over decision...
'There is a growing belief that speech can be considered violence, that racist speech is by definition violence, and that conservative thought is inherently racist. I don’t need a whiteboard or lizard...
View ArticleThe Left’s latest offensive in its war on free speech
In a way, I wish the crusade against conservatives was limited just to the cases noted so far. But the sad reality is that the Left is using every underhanded tactic it can muster to shut down the free...
View ArticleTwitter now considers ‘illegal alien’ to be ‘hateful speech,’ will punish...
Among the other charming traits of the Left, one that I never get tired of writing about is their fondness for words intended to mask some of the harsh realities of life.
View ArticleFB claims message detailing harassment of rabbi by Farrakhan supporters...
What makes Facebook's decision doubly incomprehensible is that liberals no longer run interference for Farrakhan, mainly because to defend him would appear hypocritical against the background of their...
View ArticleGoogle sought to block Breitbart from advertising, emails show
Breitbart obtained the emails and published them Monday night, one day before Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. A Google spokeswoman confirmed the...
View ArticleCuomo attacks free speech to deflect attention from his harmful policies
New York's state government is harassing Jewish religious schools and has said little about anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City. Perhaps to deflect attention from this, Democtatoc Gov. Andrew...
View ArticleNYT: ‘Numerous gaps, biases, errors’ found in Facebook’s rules governing...
As a result of the ongoing censorship, many have turned to alternative outlets that support free speech online. Even so, Facebook remains the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room, and with enough...
View ArticleWhy hasn’t Twitter banned the accounts of users who called for death of...
In March 2018, Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey sought advice on how Twitter could become the ‘most trusted service in the world.’ I could recommend about a thousand ways he could achieve that...
View ArticleFacebook post reporting Rashida Tlaib’s impeachment plans ruled ‘hate speech’
'It truly is Orwell circa 2019,' he added. 'With Facebook, it’s their way or the highway.'
View ArticleTwitter drops SPLC following controversy. Will Facebook and Google follow suit?
Twitter has distanced itself from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following reports suggesting that the group scams liberal donors out of money.
View ArticleStudent wrongly arrested for rating female classmates on Twitter
Even if the school has the power to discipline him for the speech, the criminal justice system doesn't have the power to jail him for it, because prosecutors can't punish speech that is vulgar or...
View ArticleWaPo ‘accidentally’ characterizes Louis Farrakhan as ‘far-right’
No reader of the Post is going to believe that Farrakhan is conservative, nor is it likely the writers of this piece, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg, attempted to put one over on readers. But —...
View ArticleInternet hate-speech rules open a Pandora’s box of problems
Broad definitions of hate speech aren't based on the First Amendment. In the past, the Supreme Court has ruled that there is no "hate speech" exception to the First Amendment, which protects speech...
View ArticleLiberals cry censorship after YouTube demonetizing frenzy hits SPLC content
'A policy that attempts to ban hateful content is only as effective as the mechanisms implemented to enforce such rules.'
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