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Threats to Democracy: Censorship and Speech Suppression

Recommended Reading / June 7th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

Freedom of speech is a founding principle of the U.S. constitution, read how both sides have threatened that principle.

Threats To Democracy, Free Speech, Censorship, Twitter Files, Book Bans, Big Tech, Vaccine Mandates

Matt Taibbi and the Shifting of American Liberalism

Recommended Reading / April 27th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Journalist Matt Taibbi, a self-described liberal and Democratic hero of the 2010s, has recently endured intense scrutiny from House Democrats and liberal media outlets for his work on the Twitter Files, and he's not the only one. What does this mean for liberalism in America?

Matt Taibbi, Liberalism, Media Bias, Twitter Files, Journalism, House Democrats, MSNBC, Russia

Common Ground Alert: Left and Right Criticize Elon Musk’s Free Speech Record at Twitter

Common Ground / April 13th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

Concerns about censorship on Musk's Twitter haven't been limited to one side of the political spectrum.

Elon Musk, Twitter, Twitter Files, Free Speech, Media Bias, Censorship

How Twitter Became the Pentagon’s War Propaganda Tool

Recommended Reading / January 6th, 2023 / By Upward News Editorial Team

In Part 8 of the Twitter Files, journalist Lee Fang revealed the military’s overseas psychological operations on the platform.

War, Foreign Affairs, World, Pentagon, Twitter, Twitter Files, Propaganda, Military

'Twitter Files' Show Platform's Relationship with Government, Raise Censorship Questions

Story of the Week / December 22nd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Troves of apparent communications between Twitter and government agencies have been made public as part of the releases.

Twitter, Big Tech, Twitter Files, Technology, Censorship, Free Speech, Elon Musk, Hunter Biden Laptop, Hunter Biden, Defense And Security, Pentagon, Role Of Government

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