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Facebook’s Stranglehold on Today’s Public Square

Victoria Sinclair: We should all consider the power social media giants like Facebook have over our lives and the very content that we as a society discuss.
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A Silver Lining With the Facebook Oversight Board Ruling?

Shane Vander Hart: Facebook could make some meaningful changes, increase transparency, clarify its standards, and apply those standards consistently. But will they?

Amazon Now Decides What Information You Can Consume

Sarah Kramer: Amazon recently removed books that help people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion.

Family Research Council Hosts Discussion About Online Censorship of Conservatives

Family Research Council hosted a panel discussion entitled “Losing Our Voices: Who Owns Free Speech on the Internet?” featuring Craig Parshall with the American Center for Law and Justice, Brent Skorup from the Mercatus Center, and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).

Cruz and Sasse Ask Mark Zuckerberg About Facebook’s Alleged Bias

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in his appearance in a joint Senate committee about the social network’s alleged political bias. U.S. Senator Ben Sassed asked Zuckerberg about his view of what hate speech includes.

Pro-Life Groups Push Back on Twitter’s Censorship of Pro-Life Advertising

Live Action and SBA List called on Twitter to reevaluate policies about political and advocacy advertising and stop blocking life-affirming advertising.

Twitter Shuts Down Marsha Blackburn’s Video Ad

Twitter rejects Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s Senate campaign’s video ad because her comments about Planned Parenthood were deemed “inflammatory.”

And So It Begins: A Newspaper Restricts Same Sex Marriage Opposition

The Patriot News/PennLive announced that they are restricting letters and op/eds in opposition to same-sex marriage due to the Supreme Court ruling.

Air Force Prohibiting Airmen from Reading NSA Scandal Stories

The Air Force notified airmen that they are forbidden to search, read, access or download any story related to the NSA scandal on Air Force computers.