Social Media Tag

Legal Insurrection is Now on Telegram

Posted by Teri Christoph on September 27, 2021 6 Comments

Your favorite political and law blog is now on Telegram. What's Telegram, you ask? It's a messaging app that offers end-to-end encryption, making it somewhat more private and secure than other social media platforms and messaging apps. Even better, there are no Big Tech overlords just waiting to de-platform speech they don't like.

Former Social Media Addict Suggests It’s Destroying Young Lives

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 26, 2021 2 Comments

"As I looked around me, it was obvious that the most plugged in of my friends were consistently the most anxious and insecure."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppa0RXRU-I

Nicki Minaj Responds to Cancel Culture Threats By Revealing Reporters on Instagram As Alleged Bullies

Posted by Stacey Matthews on September 19, 2021 38 Comments

"They're forcing my family to hide out. This is what speaking up looks like. Millions of poor people are treated this way by the ppl you think are 'the good guys.' This is unconscionable," Minaj wrote on Instagram Friday....

WaPo’s Glenn Kessler Embarrasses Himself While Writing Hit Piece on Critical Race Theory Opponent Chris Rufo

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 09, 2021 17 Comments

"The Washington Post 'fact checker' has canceled his hitpiece against me after @DrKarlynB brutally corrected his series of faulty assumptions, pre-conceived narrative, and obvious political bias. Democracy dies when the media lies," Rufo tweeted about Glenn Kessler....

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6265580505001#sp=show-clips

Harvard Lecturer Attacked for Saying There Are Two Sexes

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 01, 2021 73 Comments

"To ignore or downplay the reality of sex and sex-based differences is to perversely handicap our understanding and our ability to increase human health and thriving,” Harvard lecturer Carole Hooven said in a recent interview....

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1416095333877260292

Reporters Rush to Defend White House After Peter Doocy Calls ‘Misinformation Flagging’ Campaign ‘Spying’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 17, 2021 105 Comments

"Once again, we see another example of just lies making their way into the airwaves. But, again, that Fox correspondent has every right to lie or be mistaken about this," CNN's Jake Tapper said of Fox News reporter Peter Doocy....

Biden Admin Calls for Cross-Platform Social Media Deplatforming

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 16, 2021 42 Comments

When fascism comes to America it will look like Jen Psaki and will be carrying the DNC flag....

Psaki Admits Biden Admin Colluding With Big Tech to Flag ‘Disinformation’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 15, 2021 65 Comments

The admin sent a few, um, change "requests" to social media platforms to flag supposed "disinformation." ...

Trump’s Team Launches Social Media Platform GETTR

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 01, 2021 32 Comments

It officially launches on July 4: "This ties in with Independence Day. Independent from social media monopolies, independent from cancel culture; embracing free speech."...

‘Right Wing Watch’ YouTube Page Gets Taste of Its Own ‘Cancel’ Medicine After Temporary Ban

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 29, 2021 4 Comments

"Our efforts to expose the bigoted view and dangerous conspiracy theories spread by right-wing activists has now resulted in @YouTube banning our channel and removing thousands of our videos," RW Watch tweeted Monday morning....

U. North Carolina at Wilmington Prof Posts ‘Blow Up Republicans’ on Facebook

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2021 2 Comments

“The university was made aware of the post and has appropriately addressed it.”...

SCOTUS Rules 8-1 School Wrong to Punish Cheerleader for Profane Snapchat She Took Off School Grounds

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 23, 2021 12 Comments

The Court ruled the school violated Brandi Levy's First Amendment rights with a narrow decision....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtIJXYaYVO8

Flashback: How the Media Crafted False ‘Trump Tear-Gassed Protesters for a Photo Op’ Narrative

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 10, 2021 21 Comments

"If the White House, the President, and his team had to do it all over again, would you have gassed and pummeled protesters to clear the park so the President could have a photo op?" CNN's Jim Acosta asked White House press sec. Kayleigh McEnany...

University of Washington Law School Wants to Police What Students Say on Social Media

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 06, 2021 8 Comments

"Social Media Guidelines"...

Trump Shuts Down Personal Blog After One Month

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 02, 2021 27 Comments

Former President Donald Trump permanently erased his blog "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump" from his website.

Report: USPS ‘Internet Covert Operations Program’ Is ‘Much Broader in Scope Than Previously Known’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 20, 2021 57 Comments

Last month, Yahoo News ripped the lid off of a government surveillance program run by a division of the USPS. The program monitors, scans, and collects information on social media postings considered "inflammatory" enough to pass along to other government agencies. It includes posts promoting the coordination and planning of upcoming political demonstrations.

Pentagon to Monitor Military Social Media for ‘Extremist and Concerning Behavior’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 19, 2021 40 Comments

Legal Insurrection has been following the fallout from the removal of US Space Force Commander Matthew Lohmeier after expressing concerns about the spread of Critical Race Theory and Marxist thought in the military.