Cancel Culture
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Center for Countering Digital Hate: Ending 'disinformation' while taking aim at Musk, conservatives
Perhaps lesser known than media watchdogs NewsGuard and Media Matters for America, CCDH is still powerful in helping decide what information reaches American news media consumers.
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Powerhouse progressive watchdog Media Matters hunkers down amid legal, financial challenges
Media Matters for America was founded in 2004 by progressive former journalist David Brock. Time magazine in 2015 called him “One of the most influential operatives in the Democrat Party.”
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Among the media watchdogs, NewsGuard, which often targets conservative outlets, is most feared
Unlike the other media watchdogs, NewsGuard is a for-profit company, making money in a variety of ways that include licensing its rating.
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Twitter files unmask censorship collaboration with feds, earlier effort to hamper Trump account
Former president was being “visibility filtered” well before being banned.
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FBI agent's testimony implicates headquarters brass in social media censorship
Elvis Chan estimated social media companies took censorship action 50% of the time when FBI asked.
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Musk says Twitter under his leadership will put pressure on mainstream media to be more truthful
The new Twitter, Musk says, will give users an "unfiltered narrative" and allow them, through tweets, to have a say in what is the story.
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Actress under fire for championing traditional marriage touts new network's family-friendly content
Former Hallmark Channel star Candace Cameron Bure takes aim at media for sowing cultural division.
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Twitter removes warning flag on JTN ballot harvesting story, after direct appeal to Musk
JTN's John Solomon made the post Thursday that included a link to his interview with the whistleblower.
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Election 'misinformation' policing returns as Twitter flags JTN ballot harvesting report
Twitter's Musk era begins with throttling of JTN report on Democrat alleging ballot harvesting in Florida. Fed-backed consortium flags "rumors" about arrest of poll worker management firm's CEO for alleged storage of data on Chinese servers.
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On Musk's first day, Twitter flags Just the News on-record story on election ballots as 'unsafe'
Editor John Solomon asks new owner to intervene: "Mr. Musk, tear down this wall of censorship."
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'Buzzkill': Obama joins chorus slamming liberal cancel culture
44th president tells Democrats to "cool down the temperature."
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Can comic canceled for 'right' reason light the way for those canceled for wrong reasons?
#Me Too casualty is forging a comeback on his own terms, and his success may offer a path for comedians willing to push beyond what mainstream gatekeepers allow.
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Twitter censorship targets Florida, but not FDA adviser, for undermining COVID vaccines
State surgeon general temporarily banned from sharing Florida's findings about COVID vaccines in men under 40, while Twitter leaves alone FDA adviser who has repeatedly challenged the feds' one-size-fits-all COVID vaccine policy.