As Big Tech censorship continues unabated, a new study has found that Americans — particularly conservatives — are increasingly self-censoring.
Reason reported on Dec. 12 about data published in June in Political Science Quarterly showing the disturbing self-censoring trend. “In 2020, more than four in ten people engaged in self-censorship,” Professors James Gibson and Joseph Sutherland wrote in the original publication. Reason highlighted the high percentages of political moderates who are afraid to speak their minds, though conservatives are the most likely to self-censor. In 2023, per Reason, 48 percent of Americans are reportedly “Not Feeling Free to Speak Their Minds.” MRC Free Speech America released a report on the worst censors of 2023, emphasizing just how anti-free speech Big Tech companies can be. Amid all this censorship, Americans…
