Today, American Principles Project (APP) is urging Republican members of Congress to sign on to the discharge petition introduced by Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) that provides for the consideration of the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act. The legislation is one of the six bipartisan antitrust bills that passed out of the House Judiciary Committee last … Read more
Yesterday, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy pledged that Republicans would act to address the increasing censorship of conservative voices by Big Tech platforms. He specifically called for the companies to lose Section 230 protection if they continue to remove “constitutionally protected speech (not lewd and obscene).” In response, APP President Terry Schilling released the following … Read more
Yesterday evening, Twitter suspended the account of American Principles Project (APP) Director of Policy and Government Affairs Jon Schweppe over a tweet calling on governors to prohibit the chemical castration and surgical mutilation of children with gender dysphoria. Twitter claimed the tweet violated its policy against “hateful conduct.” You can see the full tweet text … Read more
Earlier today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) was reportedly suspended from Twitter due to a tweet pointing out that Dr. Rachel Levine, currently serving as Biden’s Assistant Secretary for Health, is a man. In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project (APP), released the following statement: “This week, Congressman Jim Banks tweeted … Read more
WASHINGTON — Earlier today, American Principles Project (APP) was notified that its YouTube channel had been reinstated after being suspended Monday morning. However, several videos were removed from the account featuring APP staff appearing on the War Room: Pandemic podcast. According to correspondence from YouTube, these videos violated the platform’s policy against “reuploading content from … Read more
WASHINGTON — On Monday morning, American Principles Project (APP) was notified that its eight-year-old organizational YouTube channel had been permanently suspended. No warning was given prior to the suspension, and YouTube provided no specific explanation as to why the suspension was occurring. APP President Terry Schilling released the following statement responding to the move: “At … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, a group of conservative leaders sent a letter to Republican members of Congress urging them to support a package of bipartisan antitrust bills aimed at addressing anticompetitive practices by Big Tech companies. The letter’s signers are Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project (APP); Mike Davis, president of the Internet Accountability Project; … Read more
Yesterday, American Principles Project Director of Policy and Government Affairs Jon Schweppe joined “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to discuss APP’s BigTechFunding.org, which tracks contributions from Big Tech companies to hundreds of public policy groups on both the left and right. You can watch the full appearance below:
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) launched BigTechFunding.org, a new website aimed at providing more transparency around the influence of Big Tech companies in public policy. The website includes a comprehensive database of think tanks, academic centers and advocacy groups funded by Big Tech. It also offers, free to download, a Chrome browser extension … Read more
WASHINGTON — American Principles Project (APP) is urging House Republicans to support a series of antitrust bills that will be marked up in the House Judiciary Committee this week, including: The American Choice and Innovation Online Act The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act The Ending Platform Monopolies Act The Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling … Read more