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Fauci’s Red Guards: The Mass Censoring of Social Media

Michael Senger / September 3, 2022 / Censorship, History, Media / 7 minute read

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By simultaneously threatening both the federal bureaucracy and social media companies, a handful of high-level officials could effectively transform the federal government into a sprawling censorship army reminiscent of Mao’s Red Guards, silencing any opposition to tin-pot public health policies with increasing detachment and certitude as this systematic silencing falsely convinced them that the regime’s policies were just and good.

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Uncovering the Army of Federal Censors

Aaron Kheriaty / September 2, 2022 / Censorship, Media, Policy / 12 minute read

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This evidence suggests we are uncovering the most serious, coordinated, and large-scale violation of First Amendment free speech rights by the federal government’s executive branch in U.S. history.

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The Censorship of Covid Science: Three Examples

Eyal Shahar / July 27, 2022 / Censorship, Public Health, Society / 6 minute read

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It is not easy to show censorship by a small series of rejected letters. Rejection messages contain only boilerplate text, and editors are protected by an obvious argument: They need to make difficult choices, given many submissions.

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The Federal Government Forces Social Media Companies to Censor Americans

Jenin Younes / April 21, 2022 / Censorship, Government, Law / 5 minute read

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The Government is deciding what speech is acceptable and may be heard, and what speech is not acceptable and must be silenced, on the most hotly debated political topics of our time. This strikes at the heart of what the First Amendment is supposed to protect.

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Can Elon Musk Defeat the Censors?

Jeffrey A. Tucker / April 5, 2022 / Censorship, Media, Policy / 7 minute read

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Musk’s taking some control of Twitter is a bright spot. It gives the world a brilliant example of something we’ve not seen for a very long time. It reveals how great wealth can be used to challenge power to stop doing evil. It’s just a beginning.

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Harvard Epidemiologist Censored by LinkedIn for Defending Healthcare Jobs

Brownstone Institute / October 4, 2021 / Censorship, Policy, Public Health / 4 minute read

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In taking this action, LinkedIn has denied crucial information to millions of professionals who deserve to hear a different opinion about the mass firings taking place in light of the vaccine mandates that contradict the known science and freedom in the marketplace for jobs. The move is a direct hit against workers and their career aspirations.

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LinkedIn Censors Harvard Epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff

Brownstone Institute / August 13, 2021 / Censorship, Philosophy, Public Health / 3 minute read

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Receiving less attention has been the rise of censorship on the Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, the social network for professionals that has thus far seemed to be a less active participant in the Covid information wars. Its largely passive approach is starting to change.

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