At the first conference of Stakhanovites in November 1935, Stalin declared to his audience that “Life has improved, Comrades. Life has become more joyous.” For himself and the thieves, psychopaths and rapists in his inner circle, it certainly had. For the millions living in abject poverty and those struggling to survive the aftermath of the […]
Anyone familiar with the Bible is familiar with the Mark of the Beast: Without this mark, no man may buy or sell. Regardless of one’s religious faith or lack thereof, there is an illustrative case in this biblical story: When one cannot buy or sell, one is metaphorically up the creek. Short of producing […]
For several years, I’ve been highlighting Big Tech bias when I encounter it, knowing that my ability to do so online may not last forever. I’ve received a lot of pushback to this. The many examples I’ve provided were algorithmic anomalies, I was told—and I may in fact be suffering from a victimhood complex. So […]
Hungary’s Justice Minister Judit Varga announced that “systematic abuses” of freedom of expression by tech giants should be addressed by the current government.
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One of the most important voices in the international pro life movement, Obianuju Ekeocha, has had something to say about the current purge of social media inspired by the Big Tech/Democrat taking of the White House. Referring to Twitter’s banning of large numbers of critical voices which has seen the closure or blocking of a […]
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Big Tech – the handful of powerful companies who have a near-monopoly on social media and many avenues of public speech – moved in concert last week to ban or severely restrict Donald Trump from communicating with his followers. Mr Trump received 74 million votes in the US Presidential election in November, with some 47% of voters […]
This is now the fourth draft of this article. It is the fourth draft, because in the first three drafts, I had to be very careful what I said. That is because, in this new world that’s emerged over the weekend, you have to be very conscious, on the right, that you’re arguing with one […]
There are a number of things that are remarkable about this tweet from the Chinese Embassy in Washington. The first, though, is that it’s still up, unmolested by twitter, with no warning, or clarification attached. President Trump gets banned for dopey tweets about how he didn’t really lose the election. China, on the other hand, […]
The Iona Institute has hit out at what appears to be a Twitter ban on any advertising from the organisation, after it sought to book an advert on the platform for a video featuring the charitable work of the Catholic Church. Director David Quinn said “Twitter has banned Iona Institute from advertising this extremely inoffensive video. They […]
Universities are supposed to be bastions of free speech. Yet according to a nation-wide poll released today by ADF International (UK), almost 40% of British students admit fears that expressing their views on campus could adversely affect their future career opportunities. Over a third stated that events are being increasingly cancelled on campus due to objections from other student clubs and societies based on the topic and the speakers. “Freedom of speech is the foundation of every free and […]