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Conservatives Condemn Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over Gab Criticism

The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott (R), sparked controversy and condemnation from Jewish conservatives on social media after he branded the free-speech friendly social network Gab an “antisemitic platform,” a charge strongly denied by the company.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's State of the State Address

Rep. Matt Gaetz Reconsiders Support for Establishment Media Cartel Act

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said he was reconsidering whether he should be a cosponsor of the deceptively-named Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), after hearing testimony from Glenn Greenwald and others about how the Act would empower many of the Big Media conglomerates that drove Silicon Valley censorship.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks during the House Judiciary Subcomm

Free Speech Platform Gab Teases Clubhouse Competitor

Gab, the free speech internet company known for its First Amendment friendly Twitter competitor, has teased a potential new project, aimed at competing with the fledgling voice-chat app Clubhouse.

The Associated Press

Rep. Steve Scalise Reminds Democrats of Attempted Assassination by Leftist

As Democrats try to capitalize on the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Republican minority whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) reminded his colleagues that leftist rhetoric inspired the congressional baseball game shooting of 2017, which almost resulted in the congressman losing his life.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 02: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) walks out of the Wes

Bokhari: BuzzFeed’s ‘Exposé’ of Facebook, Translated

BuzzFeed published a four-thousand-plus word article Sunday about how Facebook goes easy on conservatives. Yes, goes easy on them. To help readers understand what Buzzfeed is trying to accomplish, we’ve compiled a guide to what they say in the article, and what they really mean. 

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives t

FCC Republicans Blast Democrat Attempt to Censor Cable Networks

The two Republican commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington, have blasted attempts by House Democrats to have cable carriers drop conservative networks like Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN.

Rep Anna Eshoo

Google Teams Up with News Corp in International Deal

Google has struck a deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to pay the international media giant for the use of its premium content in the U.S., UK, and Australia, a major win for NewsCorp that could have far-reaching consequences for the relationship between news companies and the Masters of the Universe.

Right Wing

Laura Loomer’s Big Tech Censorship Case Hits Supreme Court Docket

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether or not to hear a case brought by Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch against Google, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, alleging that the Masters of the Universe have been discriminating on the basis of viewpoint and coordinating with each other in an anticompetitive manner.

Masters of the Universe

Biden Breaks Historic Political Norms, Fires Independent Board Appointees

The Biden administration has broken with historical norms by firing Trump-appointed members of independent agencies serving fixed terms, a move that one appointee claims is illegal in a lawsuit. At least one Democrat supporting the effort says this must be done because some of the appointees are too white.

U.S. President Joe Biden stops to briefly speak with reporters on his way to Marine One on

Google Quietly Escalates Manual Search Censorship

Google has quietly escalated censorship of its market-dominating search engine, adding a range of new topics where human moderates are allowed to manually penalize websites, suppressing them in search results.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Cox Media Goes Dark on DirecTV Ahead of Super Bowl

Cox Media Group, a network of local broadcast TV stations owned by the investment giant Apollo Global Management, is cutting off DirecTV customers ahead of the Super Bowl amid a retransmission consent dispute with the provider.

Super Bowl

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Launches Ambitious Crackdown on Big Tech

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced a major push to curb Big Tech’s political bias and censorship today, with measures including a ban on the censorship of political candidates and mandatory opt-outs of content filters for citizens of the Sunshine State.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces that he wants t

‘Facebook Supreme Court’ Hears First Cases

The Facebook oversight board, popularly known as the “Facebook Supreme Court,” the body established by the company to check its content moderation decisions, has ruled on its first cases.

Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg