Censorship

Report: Hallmark Channel Edits Lori Loughlin Out of ‘When Calls The Heart’ After Her Indictment in College Admissions Scandal

April 12, 2019

Hallmark Channel's When Calls The Heart, which starred embattled actress Lori Loughlin, reportedly edited out Loughlin from its final episodes of its sixth season. When Calls The Heart is a ratings juggernau...

‘Strange Planet’ Webcomic Author Nathan W. Pyle Targeted For His Pro-Life Beliefs

Spencer Baculi

April 10, 2019

Censorship, Comic Culture

A popular webcomic artist has come under fire due to his personal beliefs regarding the sensitive topic of abortion. In February of 2019, author and cartoonist Nathan Pyle debuted a brand new web comic on hi...

Casting Call for New York City Play States ‘White Artists” to be Paid Less and Attend Mandatory ‘Anti-Racism Training’

Spencer Baculi

April 8, 2019

Censorship

An opening casting call for an upcoming, new play in New York City featured heavy penalties regarding compensation and mandatory diversity training solely for white applicants. In a recent posting to Backsta...

Report: Conservative YouTuber Hunter Avallone’s Account Suspended

John F. Trent

April 8, 2019

Censorship

Conservative YouTuber Hunter Avallone reported he had his YouTube account suspended earlier today. In an Instagram post, Avallone posted a screen shot of the message he received from YouTube indicating his a...

Prince Harry Calls For A Ban Of Fortnite Due to Youth “Addiction”

Spencer Baculi

April 7, 2019

Celebrity, Censorship, Video Games

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, spoke critically of the influence of popular online multiplayer game, Fortnite, is having on younger members of society. On April 2nd, Prince Harry spoke at a YMCA event in west...

After Christchurch Shooting, Petition Calls for PewDiePie to Be Removed From YouTube For Normalizing “White Supremacy”

Jorge Arenas

April 1, 2019

Censorship, Video Games

Following the terrorist attacks in New Zealand, a petition created by Maria Ruiz has called for YouTube to remove popular personality PewDiePie from the platform for normalizing "white supremacy." The petiti...

Game Critics Reviewer Calls for Deplatforming of Indie Adventure Game ‘Beat Cop’ Due To Subject Matter

Spencer Baculi

April 1, 2019

Censorship, Video Game Culture, Video Games

A video game journalist has indicated their intent to deplatform an indie title due to their own personal grievances regarding the game’s subject matter. Two years after it’s original release on Steam in Mar...

Twitter Suspends Pro-Life Film Unplanned’s Account

John F. Trent

March 30, 2019

Censorship, Movies

Earlier today, Twitter suspended the newly released pro-life film Unplanned's twitter account. However, after a number of users notified Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey the account's status was restored....

Nick Rekieta Banned From Twitter Twice in 24 Hours Due to Alleged Mass Reporting Efforts

Nick Rekieta Suspended From Twitter Twice in 24 Hours – He Believes He Was Mass Reported Because of His Support for Vic Mignogna

Spencer Baculi

March 14, 2019

Anime, Censorship

Lawyer and popular legal YouTuber Nick Rekieta was subject to back-to-back Twitter suspensions last week which Rekieta alleges were due to him being targeted by supporters of the #KickVic movement surrounding v...

Twitter Admits Mistakes in Handling of The 'Learn to Code' Controversy as Bans For Using the Phrase Continue

Twitter Admits Mistakes in Handling of The ‘Learn to Code’ Controversy as Suspensions For Using the Phrase Continue

Spencer Baculi

March 13, 2019

Censorship

Earlier this year, in response to layoffs at online news outlets such as Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post, Twitter users began to parrot the phrase “learn to code” as a response to the announcements. The phrase...