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Oct 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: PayPal Says Anti-Misinformation Policy Was an Error After Backlash
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
Update: PayPal has reintroduced a fine for misinformation with similar verbiage to the original policy, adding to its list of restricted activities for which users can be fined $2,500 "Provide[ing] false,
Clare AshcraftJun 11 2019
News
Will Antitrust Action Against Big Tech Resolve Anything?
Being a big company is not a crime. What problem are we trying to fix?
Well, it was bound to happen eventually. After near three years of all-out rhetorical war against tech giants, for politically-shifting sins including bigness, too much censorship, not enough censorship, data hoarding, and being too irresistible, policymakers are ready to move beyond cheap talk and start slapping
ReasonAug 16 2020
Opinion
Conservatives self-censor, and it gets worse with more time spent in college
A new public opinion survey conducted by the Cato Institute examines the relationship between political views and self-censorship. The poll of 2,000 Americans ages 18 and older found that most Americans who identify as conservative self-censor, and this self-censoring gets worse with more time spent in higher education.
According to the survey, 62% of Americans “say the political
Guest Writer - RightOct 15 2020
News
Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing 'New York Post' Story About Joe Biden
Facebook and Twitter took action on Wednesday to limit the distribution of New York Post reporting with unconfirmed claims about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, leading President Trump's campaign and allies to charge the companies with censorship.
Both social media companies said the moves were aimed at slowing the spread of potentially false information. But they gave few
NPR (Online News)Mar 09 2020
Opinion
Is Zero Hedge a Russian Trojan Horse?
About a week before Christmas, I received a most unwelcome email. A criminal complaint had been filed against me in Bulgaria, a country I have never visited and with which I had no personal connection. I stood accused of defamation; attempted censorship; illegally spreading personal, family, and business information; and insulting the memory of someone’s parents and grandparents.
The
New RepublicMay 19 2016
Opinion
Glenn Beck Reveals Details of His Meeting With Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: ‘I Found the Meeting Deeply Disturbing’
Glenn Beck says his Wednesday meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other conservative media leaders was “deeply disturbing.” Zuckerberg invited top some of the top conservative minds in media to discuss allegations of bias and censorship recently made against the social network.
“Yesterday, I had an opportunity to meet with some of the senior staff at Facebook, including Mark
The BlazeJul 09 2019
News
Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme
Once again, responding to a horrendous crime by inflicting knee-jerk, authoritarian restrictions on innocent people proves to be an ineffective means of convincing people to obey. Specifically, New Zealand's government—which also stepped up censorship and domestic surveillance after bloody attacks on two Christchurch mosques earlier this year—is running into stiff resistance to new gun rules
ReasonNov 03 2022
Perspectives Blog
Paul Pelosi Attack Condemned by Both Sides as Theories Persist
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Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized after being attacked at his San Francisco home Friday. An intruder, who was reportedly looking for Nancy, broke into the home and confronted Pelosi in his
AllSides StaffAug 11 2021
News
Rand Paul suspended one week by YouTube over COVID-19 mask claims
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been suspended from YouTube for a week over a video claiming that masks are ineffective against COVID-19.
In a statement to The Hill, a YouTube spokesperson said the platform "removed content from Senator Paul’s channel for including claims that masks are ineffective in preventing the contraction or transmission of COVID-19, in accordance with our COVID-19
The HillJun 14 2019
Opinion
Jordan Peterson announces new social media platform amid Pinterest controversy
Jordan Peterson recently announced he will be launching a social media website alongside Dave Rubin and other key figures. Peterson says the site will have strong free speech policies, and the announcement is quite timely in light of the new Pinterest censorship scandal.
Peterson made the exciting announcement Monday morning on Twitter, stating, “Per the Joe Rogan podcast this week, I'm
Washington Examiner