Censorship
Algorithmic censorship changes the way we talk
Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language, by Adam Aleksic, Knopf, 256 pages, $29 The kids these days have a lot of silly euphemisms. Porn becomes corn. Sex becomes seggs. Nipples are nip nops and a…
Oregon’s e-cigarette censorship is unconstitutional—and makes no sense
In the stock room at Division Vapor in Portland, Oregon, a sign affixed to a metal rack holding various nicotine solutions reminds employees to "Censor Before Stock!" The sign alludes to state regulations that…
Why “conspiracy theories” explain reality – Frankly Ep8
Is modern society ruled by a “death cult?” Frank Wright unpacks how the state religion of liberal modernity twists reality through euphemisms, censorship, and ideology. From abortion and population collapse to surrogacy and…
Jimmy Kimmel Likes Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel got his job back with ABC but forgive me if I don’t care too much about his underwhelming, delayed apology to keep himself on air or his defense of “free speech.” Kimmel was briefly suspended by…
Google says Biden administration pressured company to remove content
Senior officials in the Biden administration, including some White House officials, "conducted repeated and sustained outreach" and "pressed" Google- and YouTube parent-company Alphabet "regarding…
The forced sale of TikTok is crony capitalist at the core
Who is going to own TikTok? No one really knows for sure. The Trump administration has been touting its deal to put the app in the hands of American investors after Congress threatened to ban TikTok unless it was sold from…
Trump’s vision of broadcast regulation is a threat to conservatives
"When 97 percent of the stories are bad," President Donald Trump declared on Friday, "it's no longer free speech." When TV networks "take a great story" and "make it bad," he…
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