Big Tech companies have continued in their efforts to silence speech they disapprove of, and the secondhand effect of Big Tech’s censorship remains as significant as ever.
As the ill effects of censorship continue to be exposed, Big Tech’s methods have become more elusive in recent years. The days of content or accounts being censored directly have dwindled. Instead, many Big Tech companies have ramped up less transparent censorship practices, such as shadowbanning, freedom of speech but not reach policies or search suppression. In other important ways some Big Tech companies have become more transparent. For example, X explains a position on a post with Community Notes — which Meta has announced it intends to emulate.
Utilizing MRC’s exclusive CensorTrack.org database, MRC Free Speech America researchers have identified and documented 983 cases of…
