Today, a trove of information was made public, via reporting by journalist Matt Taibbi, on content moderation practices at Twitter, including the events surrounding the platform’s censorship of the New York Post’s story on Hunter Biden’s laptop in October 2020. These latest revelations add further evidence to the case made in the American Principles Project … Read more
Today, Twitter agreed to Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company and take it private. Musk explained his rationale for the purchase in a statement, saying: “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.” In response, Jon … Read more
According to reports today, U.S. Senate candidate and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) was locked out of her Twitter account after tweeting that “Women’s Sports are for Women, not men pretending to be women.” In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project (APP), released the following statement blasting the social media platform: “Here we go … 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