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Policy analyst Clare Morrel and constitutional law professor Philip Hamburger, Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2021, argue that Big Tech censorship is in need of regulation. “A statute limiting the ability of a Big Tech company to express its own views,” they write, “would almost certainly be unconstitutional. What about a law limiting viewpoint discrimination where the companies serve as a publicly accessible conduit for the speech of others?” Mike Masnick of techdirt, August 4,

The Center for Countering Digital Hate reported that 84 percent of antisemitic content endured online even though users had flagged them. (The Hill, August 2, 2021, by Alexandra Kelley) Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok had the capacity to act but choose not to. The companies did not take action on 89 percent of the antisemitic conspiracy theories, 80 percent of posts denying the Holocaust and 70 percent of the posts with neo-Nazi and white

Local reporters say they have encountered backlash in covering the surge. Many don’t want to hear the numbers are up and make their feelings known. (CNN Business, August 2, 2021) Local news outlets are giving play to the opinions of notorious purveyors of Covid-19 information, most prominent Dr. Joseph Mercola, who peddles the falsehood that the vaccines are like gene therapy and useless. Scores of local newspapers and TV and radio stations have provide platforms

Emeritus English and history professor Harvey J. Graff, Inside Higher Education, August 2, 2021, casts the conservative attack on critical race theory as racist, based on falsehoods and a threat to free speech rights of students and teachers. Contrary to their claims, there is no evidence that current teaching about race teaches white youth to hate America and see themselves as racist. “A firm grounding in an accurate and complete American history,” writes Graff, “is