Censorship News and Blog Posts
Proposal #6: Ye Olde First Amendment
Recommended Reading / December 4th, 2024 / by David A. Foster

Today we rely upon a for-profit media system that’s desperate for eyeballs, we have social media and extreme polarization, and we are drowning in cheap speech.
See moreThe Top Misinformation of 2023
Misinformation Watch / December 28th, 2023 / by Henry A. Brechter

2023 leaves many unanswered questions. However, it’s not always as simple as real versus fake or true versus false.
See moreThreats 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.
See moreMisinformation Watch: Book Bans in the United States
Misinformation Watch / May 26th, 2023 / by Andy Gorel

Book restrictions have been a widely covered topic by outlets across the spectrum for quite some time now. However, coverage often tends to imply differently what a "book ban" really is, who's responsible for it, and how it affects availability of texts.
See moreViral NBC Story Misrepresents 'This Book Is Gay' Controversy
Recommended Reading / May 18th, 2023 / by Upward News Editorial Team

Legacy media refuse to cover book-banning controversies fairly or informatively.
See moreCommon 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.
See more'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.
See moreAllStances™: Is Section 230 Good or Bad?
AllStances / September 7th, 2022 / by Ethan Horowitz

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is currently one of the most highly contested pieces of legislation on the books, largely due to its vast consequences on the way we are interact with the internet. Explore the various perspectives of those that want to revoke, reform, or leave alone, Section 230.
See moreIs Democracy in Peril? Where the Left and Right Agree and Disagree
Recommended Reading / August 22nd, 2022 / by Clare Ashcraft

Both sides are concerned about democracy being under threat — but often for very different reasons.
See moreWhen Donald Trump Gets Back Onto Twitter
Recommended Reading / May 2nd, 2022 / by Dan Schnur

An unleashed Trump, freed to reassume his forceful but divisive role in the national political debate, could provide an inadvertent rescue to his Democratic foes.
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