The alliance between Big Tech and Big Media was sealed with censorship and cash. Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. In the fall of 2019, Facebook announced that it would be writing selected media outlets some very […]
European Union approves law forcing social media giants to stop ‘hate speech’ and ‘disinformation’
This could collide with Elon Musk’s free speech absolutism at Twitter, if he implements it. In any case, what are the chances that this law will be used to silence critics of the far-Left agenda? Oh, about 100%. “European Union forces Big Tech to tamp down hate speech, disinformation,” by Kelvin Chan and Raf Casert, Associated […]
Obama: First Amendment Doesn’t Apply to Social Media Giants
New in PJ Media: Barack Obama’s sumptuous Hawaiian waterfront mansion is squared away, and he is done reminding Joe Biden that he is far more popular than the present hapless pseudo-president, so what’s a wealthy alleged elder statesman with time on his hands to do? Obama could have taken up surfing or beekeeping or started appearing in movies playing the […]
Malaysia: Critic of Islam spends night in jail, says ‘I have learnt my lesson. I will keep away from Islam.’
Coercion and intimidation work. That’s why there is so much of them. “Uthaya says will stop writing about Islam after night in lock-up,” by Shakira Buang, Malaysiakini, April 12, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Writer Uthaya Sankar SB who spent a night in lock-up over a Facebook post that allegedly insulted Prophet Muhammad […]
Israel: Adviser to Muslim MK sends condolences to jihad terrorist
Underneath all the dissembling about being “hacked,” it’s quite clear which side Noor Hussein is on, as well as which side Osama Saadi is on. But the American Congress is full of people who hate America, so Israel is just following along with trends. “Arab MK’s adviser sends condolences to Islamic Jihad terrorist,” Israel National […]
Bangladesh: Muslims vandalize Hindu home, set fire, destroy temple fence over rumors of blasphemous Facebook post
“Hurting religious sentiments” means offending Islam. It’s not clear that anyone actually did this, however; the rumor was enough. Laws against “hurting religious sentiments” are the object of a years-long effort by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The OIC wants to force Western countries to adopt laws against “inciting religious hatred,” an extremely subjective category […]
Nigeria: Atheist jailed 24 years for offending Islam on Facebook
“A Nigerian court has sentenced an atheist to 24 years in prison for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam in the West African nation’s northern region.” Notice how such judgements rarely indicate what the “offender” actually said about Islam. Mubarak Bala, who was deemed an apostate (a crime worthy of death, according […]
Bangladesh: Muslim mobs gather, demanding ‘exemplary punishment’ of Hindu arrested for criticizing Muhammad
Narayan Saha’s defenders say he isn’t on Facebook, where the alleged blasphemy is supposed to have been posted. All too often, accusations of blasphemy are used to victimize innocent people, settle personal scores, etc. “Hindu youth held over ‘offensive post’ on Facebook in Khulna,” by Hedait Hossain Molla, Dhaka Tribune, March 20, 2022: Police have […]
Facebook and Instagram allow death threats to Russian soldiers and Putin
This is insane, whatever you think of Russia and Putin. Why? Because once again, it sets a precedent. Facebook and Instagram have already shown themselves to be actively hostile toward those who dissent from the Leftist agenda. How long before death threats are allowed against them? This also is further evidence that “hate speech” is […]
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle fires two more Arab employees for antisemitism
On February 11, Jihad Watch reported that “a number of staffers in Deutsche Welle’s Arabic department” were fired from Germany’s public broadcaster Deutsche Welle “after the employees were accused of antisemitism.” It started out with five termination proceedings, but the investigation was ongoing, and now two more have been added. Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel […]