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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.

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?

Parler and MeWe Surge As Conservatives Look for Facebook, Twitter Alternatives

Parler is in the top spot on the free app chart for iPhone and Android phone users, MeWe lands in the 3rd spot for iPhone users and 4th for Android users.

Cloud: Christians, Stop Sharing Fake News and Misleading Memes

Cameron Cloud: If we are going to share our message of truth effectively, we should be careful not to first disqualify ourselves by sharing those that are false.

Government Doesn’t Need to Protect Us From Social Media Addiction

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., offered a bill that would ban certain social media features deemed addictive. This is the epitome of big government.

Counterproductive Conservative Hypocrisy

Phil Bair: Conservatives calling for government regulation on social media companies in an effort to forbid censorship of their views on those platforms is hypocrisy.

More People Now Get Their News From Social Media Than Print Newspapers

Pew Research announced today that for a second year in a row, more Americans say they get their news from social media than from print newspapers.

A Consequence of Facebook’s Anti-Fake News Crusade

Facebook’s crusade to clean up “fake news” from their platform brings consequences that erodes trust. Shane Vander Hart shares two things they can do.

Warner Floats Prospective Social Media Regulations in White Paper

U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) has floated some proposed regulations on social media platforms which represent a large federal footprint in a sector that is largely unregulated.

Twitter’s Lame Response to “Shadow Banning” Accusation

Shane Vander Hart: Twitter’s response to the “shadow banning” controversy is just obfuscation and leaves us with more questions than answers.

Social Media Platforms Do Have a Right to Suppress Speech, But They Shouldn’t

Shane Vander Hart: RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is wrong, Twitter does have the right to shadow ban users, but they shouldn’t.

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.

SPLC Cannot Defend ā€œHate Trackerā€ with #MerryChristmas and #Jesus

The SPLC ā€œHate Trackerā€ page includes the following social media hashtags: #christmas, #merrychristmas, #merrychristmaseve, #jesus, and #whitegenocide and #ineedwhitesupremacybecause this week.

You Don’t Have a Constitutional Right to Tweet at @realDonaldTrump

Shane Vander Hart: President Donald Trump blocking individual users on Twitter does not infringe on their rights protected by the First Amendment.

CNN Threatens to Identify Anonymous Reddit User, The Internet Responds

CNN’s threat to release the identity of an anonymous Reddit user over an anti-CNN GIF he created that went viral due to President Trump has backfired.