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Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testify before Congress about bias on their platforms. Fortune Magazine PBS

Nearly two-thirds of self-described conservatives believe social media companies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are censoring conservative voices, according to a poll released Wednesday.

  by Peter Hasson Twitter reversed course on Monday and suspended a Twitter account that said National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch “has to have her children murdered.” “The only way these people learn is if it affects them directly,” Twitter user Milan Legius wrote in a reply to Loesch on Sunday. “So if Dana Loesch has to have ...

A House committee is reportedly considering issuing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey a subpoena for the social media’s allegations of shadow banning conservatives.

Twitter’s “Trust and Safety” team is allegedly working to ban conservatives, resulting in multiple 12-hour bans on right-leaning accounts Wednesday.

They’ll let you know when you’re idea of freedom needs to be put down.

Twitter is planning to accelerate changes to the company’s speech policies after a backlash from its own employees who want the company to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Twitter suspended conservative commentator Candace Owens on Sunday for imitating New York Times editorial board member Sarah Jeong’s anti-white tweets, but restored Owens’ account access following a backlash on social media.

  by Peter Hasson Twitter sparked backlash after suppressing Republican congressmen as part of an algorithm change that cracks down on “bad-faith actors” Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed an FEC complaint against Twitter and Republican Rep. Devin Nunes is looking at “any legal remedies” available Other conservatives have faced censorship and suppression as well Twitter has stepped up its speech ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday put a spotlight on Twitter’s practice of shadowbanning conservatives on the platform. Twitter “SHADOW BANNING” prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2018 But, what is a shadowban and how can you find out if you’be been pushed ...

  by Dave Brooks Twitter appears to have de-verified Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday, two days after he ranted about “Satanic Jews” and the “Synagogue of Satan.” Farrakhan is a notorious racist and anti-Semite who has close ties to several Democratic members of Congress. “I wonder will you recognize Satan? I wonder, will you see the Satanic Jew and the ...

  by Peter Hasson The Southern Poverty Law Center helps Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Twitter determine what organizations are “hate groups” The SPLC has been plagued with inaccuracies The nonprofit had to retract four articles in March and April Four of the world’s biggest tech platforms have working partnerships with a left-wing nonprofit that has a track record of inaccuracies and ...

While checking Twitter for the latest and greatest … whatever … I noticed that the hashtag #MovieCrossoversIWantToSee was trending and decided to see how clever (or not) the Twitterverse was this morning. Rango Unchained and How to Train Your Dragon to Kill a Mockingbird were the first two that got my attention and it looked like I might be in for some entertaining ...

  by Eric Lieberman Twitter announced Thursday that a recently discovered “bug” left account passwords “unmasked” and thus vulnerable. The social media company is now advising users of the social media platform to change their passwords “out of an abundance of caution.” “I’d emphasize that this is related to our internal systems only, is not a breach and our investigation has shown ...